BBC IPlayer Launches 24/7 Pokémon Streaming Channel

BBC has unveiled a new Pokémon-themed live-streaming channel on its video-on-demand service, BBC iPlayer.

This dedicated channel will offer non-stop 24/7 live stream of the Pokémon anime, and will stream over 600 episodes, which is roughly half of the entire Pokémon anime library.

Included in the line-up is the original series, which follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum, as well as the latest series, titled Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

The new Pokémon channel will exclusively be available to viewers in the United Kingdom. Due to regional restrictions, the BBC iPlayer service won’t be available elsewhere.

Pokémon is a Japanese anime television series, part of The Pokémon Company’s Pokémon media franchise, which premiered on TV Tokyo in April 1997.

The anime franchise consists of eight sequential series in Japan, each based on a main installment of the Pokémon video game series. In the international broadcasts, these series are split across 26 seasons, featuring Ash and Pikachu.

However, by the 26th season, a new cast is featured, with new protagonists Liko and Roy.

As of 2020, there have been 23 animated films and one live action film. They were directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Tetsuo Yajima, and written by Takeshi Shudo, Hideki Sonoda, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Shōji Yonemura, Eiji Umehara, and Aya Takaha.

Pokémon is currently available for streaming on Netflix in 216 regions and countries. It is also available on Hulu (in the United States and Japan), Amazon Prime Video (in the United States), and JioCinema (in India).

Source: BBC