Disclosed herein is a multilayer barrier film for coating a transparent polymeric substrate (A), the multilayer barrier film (MLBF) including in the order from (B) to (C) to (D): one or more transparent, at least partially inorganic barrier layers (B), one or more transparent, radiation-cured (meth)acrylate layers (C), and one or more transparent, thermally-cured coating layers (D). TFurther disclosed herein is a multilayer barrier film (MLBF) coated substrate and methods for producing the multilayer barrier film (MLBF) and the multilayer barrier film (MLBF) coated substrate. Additionally disclosed herein is a use of MLBF the multilayer barrier film (MLBF) coated substrates in photovoltaic applications.