DRM bbc iplayer
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Well the success of the BBC's online on-demand TV service, iPlayer shows that there is a real appetite for on-demand content provided as part of the TV licence fee. But can't you get... [23 Jun 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... [03 Apr 2009]
Online TV - why this is only the beginning
News Online television has a bright future and we're only at the beginning, according to one of the executives responsible for the launch of the BBC iPlayer. Highfield said he was confident the UK would... [12 Feb 2009]
iPlayer realises Mac and Linux download dream
News The download version of BBC iPlayer is now available for Mac and Linux users. The beta version is now available to members of the BBC iPlayer Labs testing group with a... [19 Dec 2008]
BBC iPlayer downloads coming to Mac and Linux
News The BBC iPlayer's download function will soon be coming to Linux and Macs, thanks to a deal between Auntie and Adobe. BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage ... [15 Oct 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets portable with Windows Media
News As not all devices indicate clearly if they support Windows DRM, the BBC has launched a web page called "Where To Get BBC iPlayer" which lists the model numbers of... [10 Oct 2008]
BBC iPlayer hacked… again
News Just hours after the BBC said it had fixed the iPlayer streamed TV service to prevent DRM-free file downloads, a London-based programmer has bypassed the new protection. Battley wrote:... [17 Mar 2008]
BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole
News The BBC has issued a fix for a loophole that allowed hackers to download unrestricted content from its iPlayer online TV service. BBC iPlayer: all the coverage ¦... [13 Mar 2008]
iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs
News The download version of the BBC's iPlayer will be available for Mac users by the end of the year, according to director general, Mark Thompson. Thompson made the commitment in a blog posting responding... [08 Feb 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits
News In an exclusive interview with silicon.com, Ashley Highfield discussed the iPlayer, DRM and more. More than 3.5 million BBC programmes have been watched using the BBC's... [15 Jan 2008]
BBC tech chief hits back at iPlayer critics
News The BBC has hit back at criticisms from the Mac and open source communities over the iPlayer only being available for Microsoft's Windows XP platform. The BBC launched the... [30 Oct 2007]
Q&A: Ashley Highfield, head of BBC's Future Media and Technology unit
Comment The launch of the iPlayer, however, hasn't been without controversy - attracting criticism for the delay in Mac and Linux versions and restrictive digital rights management (DRM). In this exclusive... [30 Oct 2007]
Windows Media crack won't delay iPlayer
News A revised version of FairUse4WM reappeared on forums late last week, and the utility now effectively strips the DRM from iPlayer content allowing it to be copied and played into perpetuity rather than... [17 Jul 2007]
BBC iPlayer goes public
News He added the iPlayer couldn't have been launched without a digital rights management (DRM) system as independent producers - whose livelihoods depend on their programmes - would not have agreed to the... [27 Jun 2007]