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[[File:BritBoxDW.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Classic Doctor Who on BritBox]]
 
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'''Doctor Who''' is available on a number of subscription-based, pay-per-view and freeview platforms such '''TV-on-demand''' and '''streaming''' services.  
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'''Doctor Who''' is available around the world on a number of subscription-based, pay-per-view and freeview platforms such as '''TV-on-demand''' and '''streaming''' services.  
  
Digital copies of the [[NEW SERIES|new series]] were also able to buy or rent from sites such as [https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/doctor-who-season-10/id1211884580?ign-mpt=uo%3D5 iTunes], [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-8/8d6kgwzqvlvd?source=feed&activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab Microsoft Store / Xbox LIVE], and [https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UV0077-NPVA36859_CN-0000000000073558 Playstation Store].  
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Digital copies of the [[NEW SERIES|new series]] are available to buy or rent from sites such as:  
 
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*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-8/8d6kgwzqvlvd?source=feed&activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab Microsoft Store / Xbox LIVE]
While the full run of [[NEW SERIES|New Series]] episodes is readily available on most online providers, rights restrictions limit what classic series stories can be accessed. <!--Only three services that we know of - [[iTunes]], [[BritBox]] and [[BBC Store]] - that had the rights to the entire back-catalogue of classic series stories.
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*[https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UV0077-NPVA36859_CN-0000000000073558 Playstation Store].  
 
 
The other providers usually omitted stories featuring the Daleks from their menus; and most bizarrely, some of the stations offering the Key to Time series were missing the third and final stories, [[The Stones of Blood]] and/or [[The Armageddon Factor]] from the selection.
 
 
 
Since the core list of stories on these platforms is virtually identical across all providers, the BBC must have sold the "streaming rights" to that particular 'minimum batch' as part of a package to which they could add additional stories. -->
 
 
 
Currently (as at September 2019), the New Series and a selection of '''Classic''' serials can be viewed on a number of online providers, although some of these sites are region-locked for the US and/or UK only:
 
*[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071KQBJTK/ref=atv_feed_catalog&tag=couchpop1-20 Amazon Prime Video]
 
 
*[https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=XOrPOdWv2XE&cdid=tvseason-52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Google Play Store]
 
*[https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=XOrPOdWv2XE&cdid=tvseason-52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Google Play Store]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130822042757/https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Doctor_Who?id=XOrPOdWv2XE Archived menu (2013)]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130822042757/https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Doctor_Who?id=XOrPOdWv2XE Archived menu (2013)]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20190402071026/https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=XOrPOdWv2XE&cdid=tvseason-52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Archived menu (2019)]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20190402071026/https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?id=XOrPOdWv2XE&cdid=tvseason-52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Archived menu (2019)]
*[[Pluto TV]]
 
*[https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Doctor-Who-Season-11/986460 Vudu]
 
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ YouTube]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ YouTube]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20181030175115/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Archived menu (2018)]
 
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20181030175115/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL52KDmpWHAV5BXzkSjglUtQ Archived menu (2018)]
  
  
The Classic Series had been available on several other streaming sites, such as those listed below which have dedicated pages:
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While the full run of [[NEW SERIES|New Series]] episodes (2005 to date) is readily available on most online providers, rights restrictions limit what '''Classic series''' stories can be accessed. Since the core list of stories across the various platforms was virtually identical, the BBC must have cleared the "streaming rights" to those serials to make up the basic package minimum.
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Most of the stories featuring the Daleks were absent from the menus due to ongoing rights restrictions. 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 the one that was missing.
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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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Currently (as at late 2019), the New Series and a selection of '''Classic''' serials can be viewed on a number of online providers, although some of these sites are region-locked for the US and/or UK only.
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The ones that offered the Classic series and have a dedicated page are linked below:
  
<!-- Confusingly, the content of one provider could sometimes be accessed by another's tech - for instance [[BritBox]]'s catalogue could be viewed via the [[Amazon Prime]] mobile app. -->
 
  
  

Revision as of 00:59, 14 October 2019

Classic Doctor Who on BritBox

Doctor Who is available around the world on a number of subscription-based, pay-per-view and freeview platforms such as TV-on-demand and streaming services.

Digital copies of the new series are available to buy or rent from sites such as:


While the full run of New Series episodes (2005 to date) is readily available on most online providers, rights restrictions limit what Classic series stories can be accessed. Since the core list of stories across the various platforms was virtually identical, the BBC must have cleared the "streaming rights" to those serials to make up the basic package minimum.

Most of the stories featuring the Daleks were absent from the menus due to ongoing rights restrictions. 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 the one that was missing.

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.

Currently (as at late 2019), the New Series and a selection of Classic serials can be viewed on a number of online providers, although some of these sites are region-locked for the US and/or UK only.

The ones that offered the Classic series and have a dedicated page are linked below: