Source · Select Committees · Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 13
13
The BBC is currently unable to put all its back catalogue onto iPlayer because it...
Conclusion
The BBC is currently unable to put all its back catalogue onto iPlayer because it no longer holds the intellectual property (IP) for many of its programmes. Since the introduction of the Terms of Trade rules, the IP is held by the independent production company which was commissioned to make the programme. (Conclusion, Paragraph 80)