Tag archive: iPlayer

Brits have been using the phenomenally popular service for nearly four years, but from Thursday 11 other countries will be able to see what all the fuss is about. We’re talking about the BBC iPlayer, an on-demand broadband television and radio service that allows viewers to watch programming broadcast by the BBC for up to seven days after it has been aired. According to a Guardian report, the service will be available through an iPad app to 11… Read More

Speaking at the Digital TV Summit, BBC.com managing director Luke Bradley-Jones revealed that the BBC plans to make its iPlayer streaming video service available internationally next year on a subscription basis—and that service will initially debut on the Apple iPad. Currently, iPlayer content—which includes BBC Radio as well as BBC television productions like the wildly popular Doctor Who and Top Gear— is accessible only… Read More

There was a big fuss when the BBC discovered its iPlayer service, under which users can download and watch programs for30 days, could be hacked, the digital rights management bypassed and the shows kept indefinitely.   No sooner had they put a fix in place for that than developer Paul Battley announcedhe’d hacked the iPlayer, making it available for Mac and Linux (currently only Windows and iPhone is officially supported).  … Read More

Back in April, the BBC announced plans for iPlayer, an on-demand online video service showcasing recently broadcast BBC programming. Today, the BBC opened up iPlayer registration, with BBC Director Mark Thompson extolling the new service as the most important development in television since the introduction of color broadcasting in the 1960s. At first, the iPlayer test will be available only to a limited number of users to register for… Read More

The BBC has announced it will launch its iPlayer, a tool to allow viewers to download and watch shows on their PCs, on July 27.   Long awaited, the iPlayerhas been caught in controversy even before its release. Objectors have threatened to complain to the European Commission over the fact that it forcespeople to use Microsoft software. In response, the BBC has said that a version of iPlayer for the Mac could be out by this fall.  … Read More