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iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity

News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage   BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole   BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone   Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer   BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits   Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams...

Tags: platform, cable, virgin media, bbc

[30 Apr 2008]

BBC's Highfield hops off to Kangaroo

News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage   BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole   BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone   Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer   BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits   Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams...

Tags: itv, channel 4, online, iplayer

[15 Apr 2008]

BBC iPlayer comes to the Wii

News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage   BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole   BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone   Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer   BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits   Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux

Tags: tv, nintendo, iplayer

[10 Apr 2008]

BBC hits back at ISPs over iPlayer usage

News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage ¦ BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole ¦ BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone ¦ Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer ¦ BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits ¦ Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux ¦ BBC signs up with...

Tags: content, highfield, bbc, iplayer

[04 Apr 2008]

BBC iPlayer hacked… again

News Battley said: "I'm a Linux user, and the BBC iPlayer originally was only for Windows - I felt a bit alienated. The BBC released the iPhone version of iPlayer, and there's no Linux support. Just hours after the BBC said it had fixed the iPlayer...

Tags: bbc, hack, iplayer, released

[17 Mar 2008]

BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole

News BBC iPlayer: all the coverage ¦ Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer ¦ BBC signs up with iTunes ¦ BBC's iPlayer is go ¦ BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row ¦ 16,000 back iPlayer petition ¦ Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row...

Tags: iplayer, drm, online, content

[13 Mar 2008]

BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone

News BBC iPlayer: all the coverage ¦ Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer ¦ BBC signs up with iTunes ¦ BBC's iPlayer is go ¦ BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row ¦ 16,000 back iPlayer petition ¦ Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row...

Tags: apple, edge, iplayer, bbc

[07 Mar 2008]

Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer

Cheat Sheet BBC iPlayer: all the coverage   BBC signs up with iTunes   BBC's iPlayer is go   BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row   16,000 back iPlayer petition   Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row   BBC tech...

Tags: isp, online, on demand, iplayer

[05 Mar 2008]

ISPs' traffic handling in the spotlight

News BBC iPlayer: all the coverage   BBC signs up with iTunes   BBC's iPlayer is go   BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row   16,000 back iPlayer petition   Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row   BBC tech...

Tags: isps, bandwidth, fcc, questions

[25 Feb 2008]

BBC iPlayer continues to soar with 17 million downloads

News BBC iPlayer: all the coverage ¦ BBC's iPlayer is go ¦ BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row ¦ 16,000 back iPlayer petition ¦ Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row ¦ BBC tech chief hits back at iPlayer critics ¦ Open...

Tags: iplayer, download, macs, bbc

[20 Feb 2008]

BBC signs up with iTunes

News BBC iPlayer: all the coverage   BBC signs up with iTunes   BBC's iPlayer is go   BBC iPlayer sparks broadband row   16,000 back iPlayer petition   Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row   BBC tech...

Tags: bbc, iplayer, apple, itunes

[19 Feb 2008]

iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs

News Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux BBC stats suggest around 90 per cent of people using the streaming version of iPlayer are running Windows, with around nine per cent on Macs and just under one per cent on Linux.

Tags: bbc, online, firefox, iplayer

[08 Feb 2008]

Is online TV throttling broadband networks?

News Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux Specifically the recent surge of interest in the BBC's iPlayer online on-demand TV service raised this issue following a massive 3.5 million programmes being streamed or downloaded in the two...

Tags: bbc, iplayer, tiscali, bandwidth

[28 Jan 2008]

BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits

News More than 3.5 million BBC programmes have been watched using the BBC's online on-demand iPlayer TV service during the fortnight after Christmas Day. Ashley Highfield, director of Future Media and Technology at the BBC, said the corporation thought...

Tags: iplayer, download, online, streaming

[15 Jan 2008]

BBC iPlayer gets Christmas bonus

News The BBC's iPlayer website saw a 14-fold increase in traffic during the festive period. In an exclusive interview with silicon.com Ashley Highfield, the head of the BBC's Future Media and Technology, suggested a download version of iPlayer for all...

Tags: iplayer, christmas, youtube, bbc

[10 Jan 2008]

Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux

News In a recent interview with silicon.com, Ashley Highfield, head of the BBC's future media and technology unit, was unable to commit to a download version of iPlayer for Macs and Linux but said he was "pretty certain" there would be one at some...

Tags: vista, streaming, iplayer, linux

[17 Dec 2007]

BBC's iPlayer comes to Macs and Linux

News A streaming version of the BBC's iPlayer online TV on-demand service has been launched for the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. In an exclusive interview with silicon.com in October, the BBC's head of Future Media and Technology, Ashley Highfield...

Tags: iplayer, download, on-demand, streaming

[14 Dec 2007]

BBC tech chief hits back at iPlayer critics

News The BBC launched the iPlayer in July this year for the Windows XP platform, leading to criticism from Mac and Linux users. The BBC has hit back at criticisms from the Mac and open source communities over the iPlayer only being available for...

Tags: bbc, iplayer, ashley highfield, xp

[30 Oct 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.

Tags: windows xp, bbc, iplayer, audience

[30 Oct 2007]

Leader: Why the BBC must do more with iPlayer

Leader The BBC estimates less then three per cent of computer users in the UK are Mac users although figures for Linux aren't given. The BBC is in the process of developing a video streaming version of iPlayer, its online on-demand TV service, for both...

Tags: xp, linux, macs, iplayer

[19 Oct 2007]

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