How much space do downloads take up on a mobile or tablet?

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer offers downloads in Standard and High Quality. High Quality downloads are larger and take longer to download.

As a guide, file sizes are:

High Quality (encoded at 1500kbps):

  • 30-minute programme: 315MB
  • 60-minute programme: 630MB

Standard Quality (encoded at 800kbps):

  • 30-minute programme: 160MB
  • 60-minute programme: 320MB

Standard Quality is the default setting for downloads on mobile devices. You can switch between Standard and High Quality downloads in Settings on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer app. 

Run out of storage space on your device?

To free up space you can either delete downloaded programmes in the Downloads section of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer app, or you can delete apps and files elsewhere on your device, perhaps old apps that are no longer used, or files that are backed up elsewhere.