As BBC Three prepares to become an online-only destination from next year, the UK broadcaster is already making moves to position the Web-based incarnation ahead of the offline ‘linear’ broadcast channel. In a Netflix-style move, all six episodes of Chris Lilley’s Jonah From Tonga, a new series from the same writer behind the magnificent Angry Boys and Summer Heights High, will be made available on iPlayer from May 2 for a 48-hour period. It will then be broadcast through the traditional televisual conduit from May 8. The move constitutes part of an international simulcast with ABC Australia’s iPlayer-style iview service….
This story continues at The Next Web
Read more : BBC Three will premiere all six episodes of Chris Lilley’s new comedy on iPlayer
0 Responses
Stay in touch with the conversation, subscribe to the RSS feed for comments on this post.