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'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. The BBC Trust added at the time that it regularly... [20 May 2009]
iPlayer could force TV licence rethink
News In a report on the way the TV licence fee is collected the Beeb's independent regulator said issues created by recent advances in the way people access television content need to be taken into account. [02 Apr 2009]
Beeb buys high tech film vault
News The BBC, one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employs 26,000 staff in the UK. The BBC World Service has invested in a high-tech film vault to store more than 6,000 hours... [05 Sep 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News Speaking in London today, BBC group controller for Future Media and Technology, Erik Huggers, said: "We’ve learned quite a bit over the last 12 months about what our audience likes… and we've continued to innovate quite... [25 Jun 2008]
Leader: Why the BBC must do more with iPlayer
Leader To truly satisfy critics of iPlayer, the Beeb is going to have to go further, as the download element of the service is what makes the iPlayer such a tempting proposition. Rich media services such a video are what... [19 Oct 2007]
BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row
News The beta version of the Beeb's on-demand online TV service was launched on 27 July and has already attracted controversy on several fronts. We will be playing our part in this, and are working closely with ISPs.to... [14 Aug 2007]
BBC's new media boss talks web 3.0
News Understandably, he spoke about initiatives such as the Beeb's on-demand TV service iPlayer, which puts a rolling seven days' worth of BBC TV content on tap to anyone online in the UK. The BBC had been "caught a bit out... [03 Jul 2007]
Leader: Why BBC needs to be in top gear for world 2.0
Leader Following hot on the heels of the YouTube deal was the announcement the Beeb will be working with IBM to trial search technology that will allow users to delve even deeper into Auntie's content and find exactly what they... [05 Mar 2007]
BBC online revamp embraces mobiles, podcasts and user content
News With an emphasis on both music and user communities, the Beeb seems to be squaring up for a battle with MySpace, the popular social networking site Rupert Murdoch's News Corp bought last year. The BBC's on-demand... [26 Apr 2006]
BBC2 goes mad for broadband
News Roly Keating's announcement is very much in keeping with the BBC's broader ethos of a move to emerging forms of broadcasting content - a charge led by Ashley Highfield, a silicon.com Agenda Setter and the Beeb's director... [25 Nov 2005]
Dr Who 'leaker' gets the sack
News According to the BBC the culprit was identified by the Canadian Broadcasting Company, an international partner of the Beeb, although it is not clear whether the alleged pirate worked for that company or another... [29 Mar 2005]
Ringtones chart to hit ITV
News Virgin and Napster announced last week they would be offering a online music chart, to hit the market just days before the Beeb's own download offering. Although the show will be aimed at a younger... [23 Aug 2004]
Leader: Is it time to rein in the Beeb?
Leader While independent channels and rivals for online market share compete for advertising revenue just to exist, the publicly funded Beeb is able to offer competing services which draw away valuable users, with none of the... [07 Jul 2004]
BBC online comes under government review
News The review will examine how well the Beeb's online arm has lived up to its remit, if it provides value for money and what commercial impact the net behemoth has had on the market. In launching the review, Secretary of... [26 Aug 2003]
Search and destroy: Why the BBC is no better than Microsoft
Comment If the non-defunct beeb.com - which traded on the notoriety of the BBC's leading consumer programmes - is any guide of commercial acumen, Google and the rest have very little to worry about. As a commercial environment... [23 May 2002]
