Tubi adds 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes in free streaming push
Tubi has made over 600 episodes of 'Classic Doctor Who' from before the 2005 revival available for free streaming in the U.S. and Canada. The content includes 'Classic Doctor Who' and 'Classic Doctor Who: The Lost Animated Stories,' accessible on-demand and via a dedicated FAST Channel. The first serial, "An Unearthly Child," is not included due to rights disputes.
Key Takeaways
- Tubi added over 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes from before the 2005 revival.
- The launch covers the U.S. and Canada and includes on-demand access plus a dedicated FAST Channel.
- Classic Doctor Who: The Lost Animated Stories is part of the package.
- The first serial, An Unearthly Child, is not included because of current rights disputes with the estate of the original scriptwriter.
- Tubi says its library now exceeds 200,000 movies and TV episodes and nearly 250 FAST channels.
Why It Matters
This gives Tubi a sizable franchise library addition with both on-demand and FAST distribution, all from the same catalog drop. It also extends BBC Studios’ Classic Doctor Who deeper into ad-supported streaming, while leaving a rights gap at the franchise’s starting point. For Tubi, the move fits its larger pitch around a 200,000-plus title library and nearly 250 FAST channels. What to watch: whether the Classic Doctor Who collection remains split between on-demand and the dedicated FAST Channel, and whether the missing An Unearthly Child serial ever gets added.
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