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³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ to offer "series stacking"
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The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ is to offer viewers the chance to catch up on every episode of some of their favourite series as "series stacking" is introduced to ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ iPlayer and programme sites from 13 September 2008.
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Viewers will be able to enjoy any episode, after it has first been broadcast, for the duration of the entire series.
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Highlights of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s autumn schedule being series stacked include new ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One dramas Merlin, Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Little Dorrit and Survivors; the best of popular and insightful factual output from ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Two such as The History Of Climate Change and Bruce Parry's Amazon; ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ÌýThree comedy premiere Clone and other new and returning factual series; and Walking With Beeching and The Story Of Maths from ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Four.
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Series stacking extends the catch-up availability window for individual episodes beyond seven days after their transmission, giving viewers the opportunity to catch up on multiple episodes, up to a maximum of 13.
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Simon Nelson, Controller of Multiplatform and Portfolio, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Vision, says: "Series stacking will really make the unmissable, unmissable.
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"Now, you'll be able to join a series half way through following a friend's recommendation and catch up on all the previous episodes – or watch them all in one go over a weekend.
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"Series stacking marks a key development in our strategy to let audiences view our programmes whenever and wherever they want."
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Notes to Editors
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1. The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Trust granted the Executive conditional approval to offer "series stacking" in April 2007.
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2. In its approvals, the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Trust set an annual quota for series stacking of no more than 15% of all television content offered on-demand. The quota is to be applied as an average throughout the year. This guideline is to be reviewed after 24 months.
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3. Series stacking applies only to the first run transmission of the individual episodes of a series on any ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ television public service.
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4. Stacking will first be introduced to the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s online streaming catch-up services – ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ iPlayer – and the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s programme websites.
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The feature will be made available for online downloads and within ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ iPlayer for TV platforms in due course.
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