iPlayer
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News Moving away from the Apple roadshow, BT revealed this month that it had throttled download speeds for BBC iPlayer and called for content providers to take on more of the costs for provisioning content. [02 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Likewise, the ITV equivalent of iPlayer, known as ITV Player, will also be available on Canvas with other services likely to follow. But can't you get iPlayer on TV already? Well the success of the BBC's... [23 Jun 2009]
BT calls for end of "free ride" for BBC's iPlayer
News Internet service provider BT has admitted to throttling provision of the BBC iPlayer, and has called for content providers to shoulder some of the costs of content provision. Last week BT was accused of limiting download... [12 Jun 2009]
Shocking iPods, netbooks and offshoring
News Also popular on the site this month: news that Google is to get on its bike to extend the reach of its 360-degree Street View service, and more rumblings about Auntie's iPlayer and the licence fee. Broadband Britain was... [01 Jun 2009]
BBC, Google in talks over international iPlayer?
News Could an international version of iPlayer be on the cards? While the two organisations have had a partnership since early 2007 when official BBC clips were first uploaded to Google's video-sharing site YouTube, both the... [29 May 2009]
'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]
