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| Original author(s) | Channel Four Television Corporation |
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| Developer(s) | Channel Four Television Corporation |
| Initial release | 16 November 2006 |
| Stable release |
30 March 2015
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| Operating system |
Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8) Mac OS X |
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Channel4.com (30 days + archive) Virgin Media (7 days + archive) YouView including BT TV and TalkTalk Plus TV (30 days) Sky (30 days + archive) Roku PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 (30 days + archive) iOS (30 days + archive and watch offline) Android (30 days + archive and watch offline) Samsung TV (30 days + archive) Freesat (30 days + archive) Windows 8 (30 days + archive) Xbox 360 (30 days + archive) Windows Phone 8 Now TV |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Television catch-up |
| Website | http://www.channel4.com |
All 4 is a video on demand service from Channel Four Television Corporation. The service launched on 16 November 2006 as 4oD (shorthand for 4 on Demand). The service offers a variety of programmes recently shown on Channel 4, E4, More4 or from their archives. However some programmes and movies are not available due to rights issues.
The cable and IPTV versions are operated through an appropriate set-top box whilst the internet variant can be accessed via their website. All 4 generated around 215 million long-form video views on all platforms where it is available in the first half of 2011, making Channel 4 the biggest commercial UK broadcaster in the video on-demand market during the period.
On 30 March 2015, 4oD was merged into and renamed All 4.
All 4 is the main source of on demand programmes from Channel 4, E4, and More4. The catch up service currently lasts 30 days, and the archive has thousands of hours of programming.
As of April 2009, the internet version is fully available to Mac, and Windows users with Adobe Flash Player installed.
The "catch-up" service offers content free of charge for 30 days after a programme's broadcast on Channel 4. At this time, not all content is available to Irish users, due to licensing restrictions; however, the majority of the programming is available. Live streaming of Channel 4 and its sister channels is not available outside the UK.
Channel 4 relaunched 4oD on 31 August 2011. At the heart of the changes is 'My 4oD', allowing registered users to build playlists, schedule shows, maintain a record of what they have watched, save their favourites in a single place, and receive in-page reminders from Channel 4 whenever a new episode is available for them to watch. Other features include better full-page viewing and optimised site navigation during viewing.
Since 2014, the service stops users with ad-blocking software from watching videos on All 4.
Amazon Instant Video has a content deal with Channel 4, giving its members streaming access to All 4's archive in a specially branded All 4 collection.
Blinkbox previously acquired licenses for a number of programmes to be access on its website, although All 4 itself is not available. Some TV series are available for free, such as Balls of Steel, Embarrassing Bodies, Shameless UK, and Skins, while others, for example ER , Shameless US, and The Big Bang Theory, have to be bought.
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