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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. Battley added that one version of iPlayer does stream to...

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 The streaming version of iPlayer was launched for Windows, Macs and Linux in December. 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.

Tags: iplayer, download, online, streaming

[15 Jan 2008]

BBC iPlayer gets Christmas bonus

News A streaming version of iPlayer was launched for Windows, Macs and Linux in December. The BBC's iPlayer website saw a 14-fold increase in traffic during the festive period. Since its launch, iPlayer has attracted criticism as the download version...

Tags: iplayer, christmas, youtube, bbc

[10 Jan 2008]

Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux

News The new all-platform streaming iPlayer service is available for Macs and Linux as well as the two Windows operating systems - XP and Vista. In a recent interview with silicon.com, Ashley Highfield, head of the BBC's future media and technology unit...

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. As well as iPlayer, an on-demand player including content from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 currently called...

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. A streaming version of the iPlayer will be available for Mac and Linux users by Christmas.

Tags: bbc, iplayer, ashley highfield, xp

[30 Oct 2007]

Q&A: Ashley Highfield, head of BBC's Future Media and Technology unit

Comment The launch of the iPlayer, however, hasn't been without controversy - attracting criticism for the delay in Mac and Linux versions and restrictive digital rights management (DRM). As head of the BBC's Future Media and Technology unit Ashley...

Tags: windows xp, bbc, iplayer, audience

[30 Oct 2007]

Leader: Why the BBC must do more with iPlayer

Leader That by the end of the year, Linux and Mac users will be able to stream iPlayer content onto their machines is certainly a positive step, but you get the feeling critics still won't be happy. The BBC is in the process of developing a video...

Tags: xp, linux, macs, iplayer

[19 Oct 2007]

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