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News Having conquered the PC world with one million requests per day, the BBC's iPlayer could soon be coming to your set-top box. Such a platform will mean the likes of BBC's iPlayer and ITV's newly rebranded... [11 Dec 2008]
'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]
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]
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]
iPlayer smoking with a million per day
News The BBC's iPlayer web on-demand TV service saw its programme requests top more than a million per day last month. BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC iPlayer downloads coming to Mac and... [04 Dec 2008]
iPlayer realises Mac and Linux download dream
News The download version of BBC iPlayer is now available for Mac and Linux users. The beta version is now available to members of the BBC iPlayer Labs testing group with a full rollout expected early next year. [19 Dec 2008]
iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs
News The download version of the BBC's iPlayer will be available for Mac users by the end of the year, according to director general, Mark Thompson. Thompson made the commitment in a blog posting responding to questions about... [08 Feb 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... [30 Apr 2008]
iPlayer reaches for the Sky
News BBC iPlayer is now accessible via BSkyB's online TV service, Sky Player. Sky Player now has several BBC-branded sections that include programme listings and links to iPlayer content, which redirect users... [20 Oct 2008]
Drunk Facebook pics, iPlayer, BT and outsourcing hotspots
News If you look at iPlayer from a distance, it's still very web 1.0' Erik Huggers, director of the BBC's Future, Media and Technology unit talked to silicon.com about what's in store for the Beeb's online audio and video... [05 Mar 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an iPlayer-style paid-for video platform, allowing viewers overseas access to BBC content on-demand. The BBC's iPlayer video-on-demand service, which first... [12 Oct 2009]
16,000 back iPlayer petition
News More than 16,000 people have now signed an e-petition protesting about the way the BBC has rolled out its on-demand TV service, iPlayer. The petition urges the Prime Minister to request the BBC develops an... [20 Aug 2007]
BBC iPlayer hits 75 million downloads
News The BBC iPlayer online on demand TV service has hit 75 million in streamed or downloaded programmes since it launched last year. According to BBC figures, iPlayer enjoyed another month of growth in April... [20 May 2008]
BBC iPlayer downloads coming to Mac and Linux
News The BBC iPlayer's download function will soon be coming to Linux and Macs, thanks to a deal between Auntie and Adobe. BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC iPlayer gets portable with... [15 Oct 2008]
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... [07 Sep 2007]
