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Blocked: BBC plan to share iPlayer with rivals
News The BBC Trust, the body that oversees the BBC, announced yesterday it thought the scheme "was not the best way to share the BBC iPlayer or to deliver increased public value to... [21 Oct 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News The BBC's international service has been funded by advertising since November 2007, as it is not covered by the UK licence fee. BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an... [12 Oct 2009]
BBC, C4 and ITV's Kangaroo finally finds new home with Arqiva
News The on-demand TV platform developed by BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV - known as Project Kangaroo - has had its new home confirmed. Project Kangaroo, a collaboration between BBC Worldwide, ITV and... [25 Aug 2009]
BBC is taking tech seriously, so give it a break!
Comment The BBC is a world leader in developing innovative media technology - so cut it some slack, says Tim Ferguson. The BBC is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't when it comes to developing new... [31 Jul 2009]
Five joins BBC and ITV in Canvas picture
News The addition of Five means Channel 4 remains the only free-to-air terrestrial broadcaster that hasn't signed up for Canvas and suggests momentum for Canvas is growing despite the project currently being scrutinised by the Beeb's... [30 Jul 2009]
Kangaroo tech jumps into Arqiva's hands
News Project Kangaroo, a collaboration between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was intended to develop a shared online on-demand TV service for the three organisations. It now seems that the money invested in developing the... [23 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Well the success of the BBC's online on-demand TV service, iPlayer shows that there is a real appetite for on-demand content provided as part of the TV licence fee. The BBC's independent... [23 Jun 2009]
'iPlayer users should pay their way': BBC tech boss
News A loophole which allows those who only watch BBC programming through iPlayer to avoid paying the licence fee means that some users are getting a "free ride", the BBC's director of Future... [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 Such has been the impact of iPlayer since its release that the BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, recently admitted it may need to rethink how the TV licence is paid. The... [05 May 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets the HD treatment
News Such has been the impact of iPlayer since its release that the BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, recently admitted it may require a rethink in how the TV licence is paid.... [17 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,... [02 Apr 2009]
BBC Music talking semantics
News According to Shorter, reusing data from MusicBrainz and Wikipedia also provides better value for the licence payer as the BBC isn't wasting resources reproducing data already in the public domain. The... [20 Jan 2009]
Five tech predictions for 2009
Comment With talk of the BBC opening up iPlayer to other broadcasters and potentially foreign viewers, the BBC will be set to expand the ways it can make money from its one-million-requests-per-day hit. At the... [23 Dec 2008]
iPlayer realises Mac and Linux download dream
News In response to today's news the OSC said it is "pleased to hear the BBC announce a new download player that is less restricting than their original release, and hope and expect that this heralds a new direction for the... [19 Dec 2008]
