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'''Doctor Who''' has been available on a number of subscription-based, pay-per-view and freeview platforms such '''TV-on-demand''' and '''live streaming''' services.
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'''Doctor Who''' is available around the world 24/7 on a number of subscription-based, pay-per-view and freeview TV-on-demand and streaming platforms, accessed through apps such as '''iPlayer''' via devices - i.e. TVs, PCs, tablets and phones - connected to the internet.
  
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Some of the services are region-locked, and are available only in the US or UK.  
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Currently (as of late 2019), the [[NEW SERIES|New Series]] (2005 to date) and a selection of '''Classic serials''' (1963 to 1989) can be accessed online, although some of these sites are geo-blocked for the US and/or UK only.
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'''NEW SERIES ONLY'''
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[[File:BritBoxDW.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Classic Doctor Who on BritBox]]
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The following sites have just the New Series available to buy or rent:
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*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-8/8d6kgwzqvlvd?source=feed&activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab Microsoft Store / Xbox LIVE]
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*[https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UV0077-NPVA36859_CN-0000000000073558 Playstation Store].
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*[https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=XOrPOdWv2XE&cdid=tvseason-52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Google Play Store]
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130822042757/https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Doctor_Who?id=XOrPOdWv2XE Archived menu (2013)]
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20190402071026/https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=XOrPOdWv2XE&cdid=tvseason-52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Archived menu (2019)]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ YouTube]
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20181030175115/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Archived menu (2018)]
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'''CLASSIC SERIES'''
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The following sites have the [[NEW SERIES|New Series]] but also had or still have '''Classic series''' on offer, although rights restrictions have limited what stories are available:
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*[[iTunes]] -- '''2008''' to current
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*[[BBC Global iPlayer]] -- '''2011''' until '''2015'''
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*[[Amazon Prime]] -- '''2011''' until '''2020'''
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*[[Netflix]] -- '''2013''' until '''2016'''
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*[[Hulu]] -- '''2013''' until '''2016'''
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*[[BBC Store]] -- '''2015''' until '''2017'''
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*[[BritBox]] -- '''2017''' to '''2023'''
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*[[Vudu]] -- '''2017''' to current
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*[[Roku]] -- '''2021''' to current
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*[[Disney+]] -- '''2023''' to current
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*[[Plex]] -- current
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Although the number of stories supplied by each provider was different, there was a small list of a dozen or so common titles that they all had, which suggests that the BBC had cleared the "online rights" on those particular serials to form a base minimum "streaming package".
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Most of the stories featuring the Daleks were absent from the sites due to ongoing rights problems. And most bizarrely, some of the providers who offered the Key to Time season couldn't supply all the serials, with [[The Stones of Blood]] usually missing from the selection.
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Only one site that we know of had the rights to the '''entire''' back-catalogue of Classic series stories, and that was [[BritBox]]. [[BBC Store]] was a close second, having most of but not all the 1963 to 1989 run of stories on its menu for the brief period that it was operating. 
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Many of the streaming sites listed here had to remove the series from their catalogues during 2023 when [[Disney+]] secured the global distribution rights to '''Doctor Who'''.
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The ones that offered / offer the Classic series and have a dedicated page on this site are linked below.
  
  

Latest revision as of 19:50, 28 February 2024

Doctor Who is available around the world 24/7 on a number of subscription-based, pay-per-view and freeview TV-on-demand and streaming platforms, accessed through apps such as iPlayer via devices - i.e. TVs, PCs, tablets and phones - connected to the internet.

Currently (as of late 2019), the New Series (2005 to date) and a selection of Classic serials (1963 to 1989) can be accessed online, although some of these sites are geo-blocked for the US and/or UK only.


NEW SERIES ONLY

Classic Doctor Who on BritBox

The following sites have just the New Series available to buy or rent:


CLASSIC SERIES

The following sites have the New Series but also had or still have Classic series on offer, although rights restrictions have limited what stories are available:

Although the number of stories supplied by each provider was different, there was a small list of a dozen or so common titles that they all had, which suggests that the BBC had cleared the "online rights" on those particular serials to form a base minimum "streaming package".

Most of the stories featuring the Daleks were absent from the sites due to ongoing rights problems. And most bizarrely, some of the providers who offered the Key to Time season couldn't supply all the serials, with The Stones of Blood usually missing from the selection.

Only one site that we know of had the rights to the entire back-catalogue of Classic series stories, and that was BritBox. BBC Store was a close second, having most of but not all the 1963 to 1989 run of stories on its menu for the brief period that it was operating.

Many of the streaming sites listed here had to remove the series from their catalogues during 2023 when Disney+ secured the global distribution rights to Doctor Who.


The ones that offered / offer the Classic series and have a dedicated page on this site are linked below.

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