Doctor Who is returning to popular streaming platform Twitch, starting from 5th January 2019, the BBC has confirmed!
2018 saw a hugely positive reaction from fans - old and new - who tuned in to watch episodes from the Classic Series, which were streamed on Twitch. Meme's such as Ian and Barbara returning to "London 1965" catapulted the service to reach even more fans, and talented personalities such as Pip Madeley (@pipmadeley) emerged. Madeley (previously of the Planet Skaro site) produced trailers for the stream as well as some hilarious observations.
For a full list of streams, episodes and times, check out the doctorwho.tv website.
[Source: BBC Studios]
Following our recent news items that Netflix & Hulu will no longer have the rights to stream Doctor Who (as of 1st February 2016), Amazon Prime in the USA have just announced they have secured the rights to stream Series 1-8 of Doctor Who.
The confirmation, which came in the form of a tweet and included a video (link below), has since been removed, but upon further investigation, DWO can confirm the news is correct and that episodes will be available at some point in March 2016.
The original tweet, which was posted on 22nd February, read:
"Want to know the future? Now you can! Here’s what’s coming to #PrimeVideo in March. #Bosch #DrWhohttps://t.co/r3rVSiZLC7
— Amazon Video (@AmazonVideo) February 22, 2016"
You can watch the trailer on the following link: https://t.co/r3rVSiZLC7
Unfortunately news isn't good for UK fans, as a number of our visitors have reported receiving an email from Amazon Prime, confirming they will no longer have Doctor Who episodes as of 16th March.
This now means that unless Netflix UK renew their rights to stream Doctor Who (which expires on 1st May 2016), there will be no streaming partners outside of iTunes and BBC Store in the UK.
DWO have made several attempts to contact Netflix UK via Twitter, but unlike their American partners, who responded to us quite quickly, our questions about renewing have all gone unanswered.
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[Sources: DWO; Amazon Prime]
Following on from yesterday's confirmation that Netflix will no longer have the rights to stream Doctor Who episodes from 1st February 2016, Hulu have now also confirmed to DWO that they too will no longer have the rights.
Earlier today we asked Hulu, via Twitter, if the recent rumours regarding them losing the rights were in fact true:
To which Hulu responded:
We then asked if there was any way around the issue, and once again got a reply:
Speculation is that the BBC are pulling streaming rights to give more focus to their own BBC Store service, but this has yet to be officially confirmed.
UPDATE - 28th January 2016
In a recent article on Decider.com, the BBC stated: “We hope to announce a new digital partner for Doctor Who shortly”. Whether this means the re-inking of a deal with Netflix or Hulu, or their own stateside streaming service, is yet to be confirmed.
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[Sources: DWO; Hulu]
The news recently hit the headlines that Netflix were dropping their entire library of Doctor Who episodes as of 1st February 2016. Having received literally hundreds of emails from our visitors wanting to know what was happening, DWO sent Netflix the following tweet:
Today, the Netflix team replied to us, clarifying that Doctor Who will remain on Netflix UK, but that it will be removed from 1st February in the USA only, due to "a variety of factors". Below are the tweeted replies:
This then prompted some of our followers to enquire about Netflix' streaming service in Canada, and whether Doctor Who episodes would be pulled their, also. Fortunately Canada will not be affected either:
It seems all hope may not be lost, however, as Netflix further clarified their wish on working to get Doctor Who back again:
UPDATE - 27th January 2016
Hulu have also confirmed they too will lose the rights to air Doctor Who in the USA as of 1st February 2016.
UPDATE - 28th January 2016
In a recent article on Decider.com, the BBC stated: “We hope to announce a new digital partner for Doctor Who shortly”. Whether this means the re-inking of a deal with Netflix or Hulu, or their own stateside streaming service, is yet to be confirmed.
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[Sources: DWO; Netflix]
