iPlayer
RSS iPlayer'iPlayer users should pay their way': BBC tech boss
News People who only view BBC content through the Beeb's online video-on-demand service iPlayer should pay for the privilege, according to the broadcaster's tech chief. A loophole which allows those who only watch BBC... [20 May 2009]
ID cards, Oracle, iPlayer and how to save your job...
News Elsewhere on the site, BBC iPlayer was getting readers excited as news emerged that Auntie's independent regulator was suggesting tweaks may be needed to TV licence fee legislation - and iPlayer is to... [08 May 2009]
HD iPlayer lands on Virgin Media
News The high-definition (HD) version of the BBC's iPlayer is now available to Virgin Media Digital cable customers. HD content for the online version of iPlayer was launched in the middle of April but its... [05 May 2009]
Caption Competition: Snack time!
Photo The winning caption, from reader Scott McFarlane was "Watching centre court at wimbledon on iplayer didnt make the strawberries taste any better. This competition is now closed. Photo credit: LewisImagebank [24 Apr 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets the HD treatment
News Selected programmes will soon be available on the BBC's iPlayer online on-demand TV service in high-definition (HD) form. The new HD format will initially appear on the online version of iPlayer but will... [17 Apr 2009]
Orange 'on the hunt for BBC, ITV, C4 tech'
News Thomas added it's likely a number telcos would be keen to use the technology if it can provide a service comparable to the BBC's iPlayer. Orange is in talks to acquire the technology platform developed for the Kangaroo... [06 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.04.09
Round-Up The BBC, keen as ever to show that Auntie has a sense of humour (as long as it isn't too cutting edge, of course) unveiled its iPlayer Toaster Edition. Our marketing team identified breakfast television as an emerging... [03 Apr 2009]
iPlayer could force TV licence rethink
News New ways in which people are accessing television content - such as the BBC iPlayer - could force a rethink in how the TV licence is paid according to the BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust. BBC... [02 Apr 2009]
WiMax speeds Cybermoor's rural broadband
News It seems to be that now more and more people want to use things like iPlayer," Heery said. A rural wireless broadband network is upgrading its infrastructure to next-gen WiMax kit to improve reliability, boost speeds -... [19 Mar 2009]
'The web is getting into our DNA'
Comment With a decade in the CIO's chair behind him, Dobb has been witness to a transformation at the broadcaster which has seen it change from a single channel, analogue broadcaster into a multiplatform, multichannel company which launched its... [18 Mar 2009]
BBC to help pay for broadband to every home?
News According to the report, the BBC's video on demand service, iPlayer, is a good example of a service that will promote broadband adoption. The BBC could help the rollout of super-fast broadband access under the... [11 Mar 2009]
Drunk Facebook pics, iPlayer, BT and outsourcing hotspots
News If you look at iPlayer from a distance, it's still very web 1.0' Erik Huggers, director of the BBC's Future, Media and Technology unit talked to silicon.com about what's in store for the Beeb's online audio and video... [05 Mar 2009]
Aviva insures datacentre future with £700m deal
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Insurance giant Aviva has signed a £700m, 10-year deal with EDS to manage its... [03 Mar 2009]
BBC's web TV project to "spawn a whole new industry"
News The ability to have services like the iPlayer in your living room by just buying a device that is Canvas-enabled is exciting," Huggers added.iPlayer, the BBC's web on-demand TV service, now has more than... [19 Feb 2009]
'If you look at iPlayer from a distance, it's still very web 1.0'
Comment Wouldn't it be nice if you could tell iPlayer that every time you watched something or listened to something it automatically tweets on your [Twitter] account so that all your friends know, "Hey, you watched Top Gear" or... [18 Feb 2009]
