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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 BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 to create...
[15 Apr 2008]
News The BBC has issued a fix for a loophole that allowed hackers to download unrestricted content from its iPlayer online TV service. The BBC statement added: "Like other broadcasters, the security of rights-protected content online is an issue we take...
[13 Mar 2008]
News Writing on the BBC blog this morning the BBC's head of digital media technologies, Anthony Rose, said today was a big day for iPlayer as it's the first time the service has been made available for a mobile device.
[07 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet The BBC is working hard to build up its online and digital presence and iPlayer plays a major part in this. Well users can download or stream BBC content broadcast during the preceding seven days and watch it on their computers.
[05 Mar 2008]
News Simon Danker, director of digital media for BBC Worldwide said the partnership continues the Beeb's strategy of putting content where audiences are increasingly spending time. BBC Worldwide has clubbed together with MySpace to bring new and...
[24 Jan 2008]
News But Anthony Rose, the BBC’s Head of Digital Media Technology, has now said the corporation is aiming to launch a download version for other platforms "including Macs" in 2008. The streaming version of iPlayer will have new features such as the...
[14 Dec 2007]
AS Profile He continues to drive forward the BBC's digital strategy through initiatives such as free on-demand TV programmes, available over the internet, and user-generated content. While other broadcasters - perhaps Rupert Murdoch aside - struggle to adapt...
[12 Oct 2007]
Photo Apple launched an updated range of iPods this month with CEO Steve Jobs beamed live to the BBC's Television Centre from the grand unveiling in San Francisco. The Library is working with imaging company Content Conversion Specialists and Microsoft...
[27 Sep 2007]
News Enterprises and academic institutions currently participating in the Revitalise IT initiative include Accenture, Apple, the BBC, Cisco, John Lewis, LogicaCMG, Microsoft and Vodafone, and City University London, Oxford Brookes University...
[19 Sep 2007]
News The launch of the BBC's new media player will not be delayed by a new crack for the digital rights management features of Windows Media Player, the corporation said on Tuesday. A revised version of FairUse4WM reappeared on forums late last week...
[17 Jul 2007]
News The BBC's digital archiving initiative is also a big project, in several senses, Auntie owning more archive material than any other broadcaster in the world. Future media and technology director at the BBC, Ashley Highfield, has further fleshed out...
[03 Jul 2007]
News Ashley Highfield, director of future media and technology at the BBC said the iPlayer underpins the corporation's Creative Future strategy "to maintain the BBC's relevance among all audiences in the digital age".
[27 Jun 2007]
News The consultation garnered more than 70 responses from individuals and organisations such as the BBC, Channel 4, BT and the UK Film Council. The idea of a PSP was first mooted back in 2005 to be a body that would commission new content for public...
[14 Jun 2007]
Leader That the BBC has a Future Media and Technology department shows the digital age is not something the BBC is taking lightly. With the YouTube deal, the BBC is working with a giant of web 2.0, which will bring the corporation's content to an even...
[05 Mar 2007]
News Paul Cheesbrough, controller of digital media at the BBC, said the tech will allow users to search by a certain reporter, location or even mood, for example. Cheesbrough said the BBC will trial the tech for children's programming - such as CBeebies...
[05 Mar 2007]
News Tom Loosemore, project director of the BBC 2.0 initiative also warned of the difficulties and risks in regulating the web. But he added the issue of regulating cyberspace is "much bigger than the BBC, much bigger than broadcast".
[19 Jan 2007]
News Content providers signed up to BT Vision include the BBC, Disney, DreamWorks, National Geographic, SonyBMG, Universal and Viacom. BT Vision offers BT broadband customers the chance to pick and mix digital TV programming and on-demand pay-per-view...
[04 Dec 2006]
News However, on-demand content from the BBC will not be available at launch, as Auntie has yet to agree terms with its regulator, the BBC Trust. The number of European households with access to digital television signals on their main TV set is...
[28 Nov 2006]
News The agreement could give the software giant a major role in the BBC's delivery of internet-based digital content in the future. The BBC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to work together on next-generation digital broadcasting...
[29 Sep 2006]
AS Profile A seven-year veteran of the BBC, Highfield continues to break new ground with digital content at the Beeb. The emergence of IPTV, a greater move towards on-demand programming and the BBC's adoption of podcasting means there's scope to keep on...
[25 Sep 2006]
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