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iPlayer realises Mac and Linux download dream
News A streaming version for Macs and Linux was launched around a year ago. The download version of BBC iPlayer is now available for Mac and Linux users. The BBC has worked with Adobe's Air... [19 Dec 2008]
iPlayer smoking with a million per day
News By Christmas 2007, the service was available as a streaming service for Macs and Linux as well as Windows XP and Vista. The download service is due to come to Macs and Linux by the end... [04 Dec 2008]
BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole
News ¦ iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs The BBC has issued a fix for a loophole that allowed hackers to download unrestricted content from its iPlayer online TV service. In a statement the... [13 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet Aside from the work to make the download version compatible with Macs, the BBC also has plans to broaden access even further, making it available on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. iPlayer: Download... [05 Mar 2008]
iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs
News 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. The service has been... [08 Feb 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... [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. In an exclusive interview with... [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... [17 Dec 2007]
BBC's iPlayer comes to Macs and Linux
News But Anthony Rose, the BBC’s Head of Digital Media Technology, has now said the corporation is aiming to launch a download version for other platforms "including Macs" in 2008. A streaming version of the... [14 Dec 2007]
BBC tech chief hits back at iPlayer critics
News He said: "I am a deep lover of Macs. The BBC has hit back at criticisms from the Mac and open source communities over the iPlayer only being available for Microsoft's Windows XP... [30 Oct 2007]
Q&A: Ashley Highfield, head of BBC's Future Media and Technology unit
Comment We do believe the next suite of Adobe Air products will enable us to offer a download solution for Macs and we believe that would be possible at some point during 2008. I am a deep lover of Macs. As head... [30 Oct 2007]
Leader: Why the BBC must do more with iPlayer
Leader The BBC is in the process of developing a video streaming version of iPlayer, its online on-demand TV service, for both Windows XP and non-XP platforms.iPlayer is currently only... [19 Oct 2007]
BBC iPlayer row: The government speaks
News The BBC has already said it wants to make its content as widely available as possible and that an iPlayer for Apple Macs and Microsoft Vista is on its "critical path" for this year. The 10 Downing Street... [07 Sep 2007]
16,000 back iPlayer petition
News The statement added that developing an iPlayer for Apple Macs and Microsoft Vista is "absolutely on our critical path for this year". In a statement, the BBC said: "We recognise people's concerns... [20 Aug 2007]
Stories of the month - July 2007
News The age-old Mac vs PC debate was reignited this month when half of the silicon.com CIO Jury decided the cost of upgrading to Microsoft's latest OS - Windows Vista - is encouraging companies to consider investing in Macs... [30 Jul 2007]