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'''Doctor Who''' is available around the world 24/7 on a number of subscription-based, pay-per-view and freeview platforms such as '''TV-on-demand''' and '''streaming''' services.
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Currently (as at 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'''
 
[[File:BritBoxDW.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Classic Doctor Who on BritBox]]
 
[[File:BritBoxDW.jpg|right|thumb|300px|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.
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The following sites have just the New Series available to buy or rent:  
 
 
Digital copies of the [[NEW SERIES|new series]] (2005 to date) are available to buy or rent from sites such as:  
 
 
*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-8/8d6kgwzqvlvd?source=feed&activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab Microsoft Store / Xbox LIVE]
 
*[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/season-8/8d6kgwzqvlvd?source=feed&activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab Microsoft Store / Xbox LIVE]
 
*[https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UV0077-NPVA36859_CN-0000000000073558 Playstation Store].  
 
*[https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UV0077-NPVA36859_CN-0000000000073558 Playstation Store].  
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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.
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'''CLASSIC SERIES'''
  
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 stories to form its base minimum streaming package.
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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:
  
Most of the stories featuring the Daleks were absent from the sites 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 missing from the selection.
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*[[iTunes]] -- '''2008''' to current
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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 current
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*[[Vudu]] -- '''2017''' to current
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*[[HBO Max]] -- coming in '''2020''' to …
  
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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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 stories to form its base minimum "streaming package".
  
Currently (as at late 2019), the New Series and a selection of '''Classic''' serials can be accessed via a number of online services, although some of these sites are region-locked for the US and/or UK only.  
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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.
  
The ones that offered the Classic series and have a dedicated page are linked below:
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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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The ones that offered / offer the Classic series and have a dedicated page on this site are linked below:
  
  

Revision as of 23:02, 19 October 2019

Doctor Who is available around the world 24/7 on a number of subscription-based, pay-per-view and freeview platforms such as TV-on-demand and streaming services.

Currently (as at 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 stories to form its 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.

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