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STV Player
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Developer(s)	STV Group plc
Initial release	August 2008
Operating system	Windows, Mac, Linux
Platform	Online
Available in	English
Type	Television catch-up / archive
Website	www.stvplayer.tv

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The STV Player is a website based video on demand service accessible though the main STV website and separately in the distinct domain name stvplayer.tv. Current programmes are available for 30 days after transmission on the main STV channel, with archive programming available longer-term. The service was titled 'stv.tv/video' when first launched in 2008, but in July 2009 was rebranded as 'STV Player' to give it a distinct proposition.

Most STV primetime, and some daytime, shows are available on the website; however, some sports, movies, imported programming and network programmes with copyright issues do not.

Programming

The STV Player is intended to combine network programming shown by STV, such as Emmerdale, Coronation Street and The Jeremy Kyle Show, plus regional programming, such as Made in Scotland, The Hour and STV Rugby, and archive STV programming, like The Steamie and High Times, on one online portal. Regional news bulletins from STV's Northern and Central regions are also available.

In general, programmes are available in their entirety, but in some cases (such as segments of wknd@stv), STV does not have the right to broadcast all the content online; in these instances, the segments of the show which are not subject to these rights issues are loaded onto STV Player, with the un-cleared segments excluded.

The rebranded service is currently in the BETA phase while technically issues are corrected. Since its launch in July 2009, the STV Player has been heavily marketed on STV.

Supported platforms

The website uses Brightcove Flash technology, similar to those used by the services provided by the BBC and Channel 4. It is available on various operating systems, including Windows, Mac and Linux, and multiple internet browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, AOL and Safari.

References

External links

STV Player at stv.tv

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-The '''STV Player''' is a [[website]] based video on demand service accessible though the main [[STV]] website and separately in the distinct domain name ''stvplayer.tv''. Current programmes are available for 30 days after transmission on the main STV channel, with archive [[programming]] available longer-term. The service was established to hold full programming and "long-form" content, separate from the existing STV Video site, which would then be rebuilt to hold "short-form" content, news, weather and clips.
+The '''STV Player''' is a [[website]] based video on demand service accessible though the main [[STV]] website and separately in the distinct domain name ''stvplayer.tv''. Current programmes are available for 30 days after transmission on the main STV channel, with archive [[programming]] available longer-term. The service was titled 'stv.tv/video' when first launched in [[2008]], but in July 2009 was rebranded as 'STV Player' to give it a distinct proposition.
 Most STV [[STV Productions|primetime]], and some daytime, shows are available on the website; however, some sports, movies, imported programming and network programmes with copyright issues do not.
 ==Programming==
-The STV Player is intended to combine network programming shown by STV, such as ''[[Emmerdale]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[The Jeremy Kyle Show]]'', plus regional programming, such as ''[[Made in Scotland]]'', ''[[The Hour (UK TV series)|The Hour]]'' and ''[[STV Rugby]]'', and archive STV programming, like ''[[The Steamie]]'' and ''[[High Times (TV series)|High Times]]'', in a separate site from other, "short-form" videos.
+The STV Player is intended to combine network programming shown by STV, such as ''[[Emmerdale]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[The Jeremy Kyle Show]]'', plus regional programming, such as ''[[Made in Scotland]]'', ''[[The Hour (UK TV series)|The Hour]]'' and ''[[STV Rugby]]'', and archive STV programming, like ''[[The Steamie]]'' and ''[[High Times (TV series)|High Times]]'', on one online portal. Regional news bulletins from STV's Northern and Central regions are also available.
 In general, programmes are available in their entirety, but in some cases (such as segments of ''[[wknd@stv]]''), STV does not have the right to broadcast all the content online; in these instances, the segments of the show which are not subject to these rights issues are loaded onto STV Player, with the un-cleared segments excluded.
-Since its launch in July 2009, the STV Player has been heavily marketed on STV.
+The rebranded service is currently in the ''BETA'' phase while technically issues are corrected. Since its launch in July 2009, the STV Player has been heavily marketed on STV.
 ==Supported platforms==