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RSS linux iplayerOpen 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... [17 Dec 2007]
We want iPlayer for Linux and Mac fans, says BBC Trust
News Taylor explained the issue isn’t just about desktops but also mobile phones and media players - many of which run on Linux or Apple software - which the BBC claims it wants to bring iPlayer to. The BBC Trust statement said it is "fully committed to... [25 Jul 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... [14 Dec 2007]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
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... [25 Jun 2008]
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. [30 Oct 2007]
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. [08 Feb 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... [17 Mar 2008]
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... [30 Oct 2007]
Stories of the month - July 2007
News BBC iPlayer petition hits 10,000 An iPhone and an iPlayer were also making headlines this month. More than 10,000 people signed a petition demanding the iPlayer support alternative, non-Windows platforms. [30 Jul 2007]
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... [05 Mar 2008]
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... [19 Oct 2007]
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... [19 Feb 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... [25 Feb 2008]
BBC to take better care of web budget
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... [22 Jul 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... [28 Jan 2008]
