Jun 20 2012
The BBC has introduced a rewind and restart live TV function to the BBC iPlayer. The Live Restart feature enables BBC iPlayer users on a PC to restart the live programme they are currently watching, or scroll back to watch programmes from the previous two hours. Dave Price, Head of BBC iPlayer says: “We all […]
Mar 1 2012
The BBC has released a new version of the iPlayer Android app. The new version includes streaming over 3G networks and an updated Adobe Flash player for improved playback. Announcing the revised app on the BBC Internet Blog, David Madden, Executive Product Manager for BBC iPlayer on mobile, said: “We have worked with the network […]
Jan 30 2012
The BBC iPlayer and ITV Player TV catchup services are to be available to BSkyB subscribers for the first time via the Sky Anytime+ video-on-demand offering. ITV archive content, including Prime Suspect, Lewis and Cold Feet, will be available via Sky Anytime+ from Tuesday, 31 January. The full ITV Player seven-day catchup service allowing access […]
Nov 10 2011
The BBC Trust has relaxed its rule that BBC programmes can only be shown on-demand through iPlayer. This could mean that there could be some kind of BBC iPlayer on Sky, Sky have refused to replicate iPlayer entirely on its catch up service, Sky Go. Virgin Media has offered BBC iPlayer on its Tivo box […]
Jun 22 2011
BT has launched the full version of BBC iPlayer on its IPTV service BT Vision, enabling users to watch hundreds of hours of on-demand TV. The launch of iPlayer, first announced last November, replaces the selection of BBC programmes previously available on BT Vision’s TV Replay platform. A phased implementation of iPlayer on BT Vision […]
Mar 10 2011
The one-size-fits-all iPlayer strategy is bad for consumers and the BBC says the maker of hybrid Freeview box FetchTV. The approach – also under fire from Sky and Ofcom – makes for a poor consumer experience and will restrict use of the catch-up service, claims Netgem. The BBC Trust wants to restrict the iPlayer to […]
Mar 2 2011
BBC director general Mark Thompson has revealed that the international BBC iPlayer iPad app will cost less than $10 (£6.13) a month when it launches later in the year. Speaking at the FT Digital Media & Broadcasting conference in London today, Thompson also confirmed that global iPlayer will launch on iPads “definitely this year”. He […]
Nov 11 2010
BT has announced ‘disappointing’ take up figures for its BT Vision service following the addition of Sky Sports to the channel line up. Subscriber numbers have risen from 467.000 to 520,000 in the past six month, with 50,000 subscribers taking up Sky Sports channels since their introduction in July. BT also said it is to […]
Oct 1 2010
The BBC’s iPlayer is the most user-friendly catch-up TV service in the UK, while Sky Player lacks sufficiently clear navigation features, a new report has claimed. According to a study conducted by user experience consultancy Webcredible, iPlayer achieved an 88% rating and was praised for being the “most usable video on-demand offering”. STV Player, the […]
Apr 1 2010
Panasonic Freesat TV owners may have to wait a few months before the BBC iPlayer comes to their red button menu. Around 60 per cent of Freesat HD receivers and TVs can now access the BBC iPlayer via a broadband connection, and Panasonic TV owners have been clamouring for an upgrade. James Strickland, director of […]
Apr 1 2010
BBC iPlayer yesterday became available on Freesat high definition set top boxes manufactured by Goodmans, Grundig and Bush, following its public launch to Humax receivers earlier in the year. From Wednesday, the vast majority of high definition boxes from all three brands were upgraded to receive the BBC’s catch-up service via an over-the-air-download (OAD). The […]
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Sep 6 2012
BBC iPlayer launches mobile downloads
The BBC has introduced mobile downloads on the BBC iPlayer, enabling users to download BBC TV programmes to smartphones or tablets. Multiple programmes can be downloaded at the same and programmes downloaded from the UK can also be viewed abroad for up to 30 days. “With mobile downloads for BBC iPlayer, you can now load […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Apple, BBC iPlayer, downloads, iPad, iPod Touch, iTunes