<s>
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
service	O
owned	O
by	O
STV	O
Group	O
and	O
available	O
free-of-charge	O
across	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
online	O
,	O
on	O
mobile	O
and	O
on	O
all	O
major	O
TV	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Sky	O
Glass	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
Roku	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
Play	I-Device
,	O
Freesat	O
and	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
launched	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
following	O
a	O
soft	O
launch	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
was	O
initially	O
established	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
catch-up	O
service	O
for	O
viewers	O
of	O
the	O
STV	O
channel	O
in	O
Scotland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
has	O
since	O
rolled	O
out	O
UK-wide	O
as	O
an	O
advertising-based	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
(	O
AVOD	O
)	O
service	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
international	O
drama	O
box	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
after	O
launching	O
on	O
Sky	O
Q	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
nations	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
the	O
previous	O
month	O
,	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
reported	O
that	O
its	O
monthly	O
active	O
user	O
base	O
had	O
grown	O
by	O
a	O
fifth	O
and	O
online	O
viewing	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
had	O
doubled	O
year-on-year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
provides	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Channel	O
3	O
network	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
Coronation	O
Street	O
,	O
The	O
Masked	O
Singer	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
a	O
Celebrity	O
...	O
Get	O
Me	O
Out	O
of	O
Here	O
!,	O
home-grown	O
productions	O
such	O
as	O
Scotland	O
Tonight	O
and	O
Taggart	O
,	O
and	O
international	O
drama	O
box	O
sets	O
including	O
The	O
Bridge	O
,	O
Janet	O
King	O
and	O
Ice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
3	O
network	O
content	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
to	O
viewers	O
outside	O
North	O
and	O
Central	O
Scotland	O
,	O
as	O
ITVX	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
show	O
this	O
in	O
ITV	B-Device
plc	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
STV	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
provide	O
every	O
episode	O
of	O
classic	O
soap	O
opera	O
Take	O
the	O
High	O
Road	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
its	O
production	O
arm	O
STV	O
Studios	O
between	O
1980	O
and	O
2003	O
,	O
on	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
content	O
deal	O
with	O
distributor	O
Banijay	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
described	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
's	O
"	O
biggest	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
brought	O
over	O
1,200	O
hours	O
of	O
new	O
drama	O
and	O
factual	O
programming	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
viewers	O
across	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
distributor	O
All3Media	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
streaming	O
service	O
to	O
provide	O
every	O
episode	O
of	O
classic	O
soap	O
Brookside	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
by	O
Channel	O
4	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
cast	O
members	O
Claire	O
Sweeney	O
and	O
Sunetra	O
Sarker	O
praised	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
relaunch	O
the	O
show	O
on	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
experienced	O
downtime	O
during	O
its	O
broadcast	O
of	O
Salmond	O
&	O
Darling	O
:	O
The	O
Debate	O
—	O
the	O
first	O
televised	O
debate	O
for	O
the	O
2014	O
Scottish	O
independence	O
referendum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STV	O
had	O
secured	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
broadcast	O
,	O
and	O
refused	O
to	O
offer	O
it	O
to	O
any	O
other	O
broadcaster	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
BBC	O
and	O
Sky	O
News	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
STV	O
's	O
network	O
ITV	B-Device
did	O
not	O
choose	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
live	O
airing	O
of	O
the	O
debate	O
across	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
(	O
excluding	O
the	O
ITV	B-Device
Border	O
region	O
)	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
higher-than-anticipated	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
internet	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
various	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
internet	O
browsers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
and	O
Safari	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
22	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
Freesat	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Sky	O
UK	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
Now	O
TV	O
devices	O
,	O
automatically	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screens	O
for	O
all	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
STV	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
becomes	O
available	O
UK	O
wide	O
to	O
Sky	O
Q	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
