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The BBC has become embroiled in a row with television companies after attempting to extend iPlayer shows from one month to one year. Earlier this month, Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, allowed BBC iPlayer to extend the amount of time box sets could be viewed from 30 days to one year. The BBC warned that it would become “irrelevant” unless it is allowed to offer box sets and keep shows on iPlayer for at least a year to compete with on-demand platforms such as Netflix and Amazon. But independent TV producers say that keeping their shows on iPlayer longer means that they are less valuable when they are later allowed to be sold on to other distributors, which they are currently allowed to do 18 months after they have aired on the BBC.

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