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BBC iPlayer gets portable with Windows Media
News BBC iPlayer will now work on portable devices that support Microsoft Windows Media-protected content, opening the service up to more portable devices than ever. Users will be able to transfer - or sideload -... [10 Oct 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets smart on N96
News The BBC iPlayer will be available on Nokia's flagship N96 smart phone when it's launched in the UK on 1 October. BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole ... [08 Sep 2008]
Beeb names website controller
News The BBC has appointed Seetha Kumar as controller of its website, bbc.co.uk. Kumar will lead the overall strategy and editorial development of the website and chair a bbc.co.uk board,... [03 Sep 2008]
BBC reveals iPlayer user habits
News The BBC has lifted the lid on its online on-demand TV service iPlayer to reveal how people are using the service. The most common age group using iPlayer is 35- to 44-year-olds, with a quarter of all users coming from... [06 Aug 2008]
Yahoo!'s board gets shareholder backing
News Ashley Highfield BBC Yahoo! s board of directors won strong backing from shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday, with Jerry Yang, the company's embattled CEO, receiving 85 per cent of the vote in his favour. [04 Aug 2008]
BBC to take better care of web budget
News The BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, has approved the corporation's plans to manage its website budget more effectively - but has not approved a request for an additional £39m of new... [22 Jul 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News The BBC's iPlayer on-demand TV service has undergone a major facelift designed to make it more appealing and easier to use. Almost a year after its beta launch, the BBC has added more functionality and... [25 Jun 2008]
BBC iPlayer hits 75 million downloads
News The BBC iPlayer online on demand TV service has hit 75 million in streamed or downloaded programmes since it launched last year. According to BBC figures, iPlayer enjoyed another month of growth in April... [20 May 2008]
iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity
News The BBC iPlayer is now available on Virgin Media's cable service, further expanding the availability of the on-demand TV service. This is the first time iPlayer has been available on a TV platform and will bring full... [30 Apr 2008]
Cool tech gets down with the kids
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Social trends and the zeitgeist are more important than how good a new technology... [23 Apr 2008]
Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to establish a... [22 Apr 2008]
BBC's Highfield hops off to Kangaroo
News BBC director of future media and technology, Ashley Highfield, is to leave the corporation to head up the Kangaroo online TV service. Highfield will become CEO of Kangaroo, which is a joint venture between... [15 Apr 2008]
BBC iPlayer comes to the Wii
News The BBC has announced its iPlayer online TV catch-up service is being made available for the Nintendo Wii. Wii owners will be able to stream the last seven days of BBC shows on their TVs through the... [10 Apr 2008]
BBC hits back at ISPs over iPlayer usage
News BBC tech chief, Ashley Highfield, has hit back at ISPs who want online organisations to pay extra for distributing bandwidth-draining video and multimedia content. In a posting on the BBC blog Highfield,... [04 Apr 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. In a statement the BBC said it had released a fix for the "unrestricted... [13 Mar 2008]
