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Beeb appoints new iPlayer chief
News Huggers will have responsibility for Auntie's iPlayer and other online output, along with the likes of interactive TV and mobile. Announcing the appointment, BBC director-general Mark Thompson said in a statement: "Erik has been a very strong group... [18 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. BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat... [25 Jun 2008]
BBC warned after busting website budget
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics The figures emerged following a review of bbc.co.uk by the Beeb's governing body, the... [30 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 quality BBC programmes to the... [30 Apr 2008]
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet Not quite.iPlayer is actually the BBC's online on-demand TV service. iPlayer uses peer-to-peer technology for the download service, allowing content to be downloaded from the nearest point in the network, meaning not all content has to come... [05 Mar 2008]
Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux
News Following a meeting with the OSC, the Beeb's independent governing body, the BBC Trust restated its commitment to make the download version of iPlayer "platform agnostic". The Open Source Consortium (OSC) has welcomed the BBC's move to make its... [17 Dec 2007]
BBC, ITV and C4 team up for on-demand TV
News Although the BBC launched its iPlayer service in July and ITV and Channel 4 both have their own on-demand services, Kangaroo is intended to complement these with the addition of archived content. The broadcasters will share the costs of developing... [28 Nov 2007]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 02.11.07
Round-Up Podcast The end of cash, the BBC's iPlayer, Cliff Richard goes download and Facebook for the over-50s are all discussed in the latest Weekly Round-Up podcast. Steve Ranger hosts and is joined in the studio by Julian Goldsmith, Natasha Lomas and Tim Ferguson. [02 Nov 2007]
Q&A: Ashley Highfield, head of BBC's Future Media and Technology unit
Comment As head of the BBC's Future Media and Technology unit Ashley Highfield, one of this year's silicon.com Agenda Setters, is responsible for dragging the Beeb into the digital age through initiatives such as the iPlayer. [30 Oct 2007]
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. The BBC is in the process of developing a video streaming version of iPlayer... [19 Oct 2007]
Ashley Highfield
AS Profile His most notable achievement this year is the long-awaited launch of the BBC's iPlayer, which allows viewers to download Beeb programmes up to seven days after transmission and then watch them for up to 30 days before being automatically deleted. [12 Oct 2007]
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Comment BBC iPlayer row: The government speaks The BBC should close the iPlayer Service with immediate effect until it can provide the service for the other platforms. As far as I can see that's what the Beeb have done, but obviously they will need to... [13 Sep 2007]
BBC iPlayer row: The government speaks
News The government has responded to an e-petition protesting against the way in which the BBC's iPlayer has been developed. The response from the Prime Minister's office said: "The BBC Trust made it a condition of approval for the BBC's on-demand... [07 Sep 2007]
BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row
News Tiscali has expressed concern about the impact of the BBC's iPlayer on the level of demand for bandwidth on its network. Tiscali told silicon.com the ISP feels if additional bandwidth is required for customers to be able to use iPlayer, the BBC... [14 Aug 2007]
Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row
Leader There has been a lot of criticism levelled at the BBC for its on-demand TV service - iPlayer - since it was unveiled back in June. And as for compatibility, while the question about whether the iPlayer can become cross-platform is worth asking... [31 Jul 2007]
