BBC iPlayer App's iPhone Update Adds 500K New Users In A Week

By Stuart Dredge., MediaGuardian

Dec. 20, 2011 - 2:43 AM EDT Dec. 20, 2011 - 2:43 AM EDT

photo: Apple

The BBC iPlayer iOS app has been downloaded 1.1m times in the week since it was updated to run on Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch as well as i… Read more »

Boxee Adding Blinkbox, iPlayer For European Services

By Robert Andrews

Jun. 8, 2011 - 2:01 AM EDT Jun. 8, 2011 - 2:01 AM EDT

Back in March, paidContent:UK revealed the IPTV service Boxee, after taking new funding, hired Wil Stephens to lead a European push. Now it… Read more »

BBC Finally Turns iPlayer In To A VOD TV Aggregator

By Robert Andrews

Feb. 17, 2011 - 9:23 PM EDT Feb. 17, 2011 - 9:23 PM EDT

Commercial public TV broadcasters are about to get a big boost to their web-based VOD services from the BBC.

Nine months after it first ann… Read more »

BBC’s VOD Syndication Refusal Backed By Regulator

By Robert Andrews

Jan. 13, 2011 - 6:49 PM EDT Jan. 13, 2011 - 6:49 PM EDT

photo: Dan Taylor

The BBC Trust has provisionally backed the BBC in its refusal to syndicate out catch-up TV shows on a programme-by-programme basis. It means… Read more »

BBC iPlayer Gets More S4C VOD, Will Also Link Out

By Robert Andrews

Jan. 11, 2011 - 11:05 PM EDT Jan. 11, 2011 - 11:05 PM EDT

The new terms signed between the BBC and Welsh-language S4C, which reduce the value of TV shows the former makes for the latter from £23.5… Read more »

BBC Plans Subscription-Only U.S. iPlayer On iPad

By Robert Andrews

Dec. 2, 2010 - 11:31 AM EDT Dec. 2, 2010 - 11:31 AM EDT

This is huge. The BBC will launch the long-awaited global version of its iPlayer TV catch-up service on a subscription-only basis, and initi… Read more »

BBC iPlayer Should Work For Brits Abroad, Global Version ‘Within A Year’

By Robert Andrews

Aug. 28, 2010 - 12:00 AM EDT Aug. 28, 2010 - 12:00 AM EDT

photo: Rob McDougall

BBC director-general Mark Thompson has committed the corporation to making its iPlayer VOD service available to UK license payers whilst tra… Read more »

Sky Opposes iPlayer Sharing, Net Neutrality, Spooked By Canvas

By Robert Andrews

Mar. 19, 2009 - 4:51 PM EDT Mar. 19, 2009 - 4:51 PM EDT

Mark Thompson may have renewed his offer to share the BBC’s iPlayer Thursday morning, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time… Read more »

BBC May 'Monetise' And Share iPlayer, Plans £400 Million Savings

By Robert Andrews

Mar. 19, 2009 - 2:18 PM EDT Mar. 19, 2009 - 2:18 PM EDT

The BBC is now “talking to all the public service broadcasters and others about the practicalities of sharing the iPlayer”, despite initial… Read more »

Overseas Video Fires Still Burning For BBC, But Whither Overseas iPlayer?

By Robert Andrews

Mar. 9, 2009 - 4:32 AM EDT Mar. 9, 2009 - 4:32 AM EDT

The idea of internationalising the BBC’s seven-day public service iPlayer reared its head several times over the last couple of years – but… Read more »

BBC Debuts Cross-Platform iPlayer, Mac Concern Dissipates

By Robert Andrews

Dec. 18, 2008 - 10:39 PM EDT Dec. 18, 2008 - 10:39 PM EDT

The BBC lanced the platform-neutrality boil somewhat when it developed a web-based version of iPlayer last year. Today it’s gone back to t… Read more »

Inside iPlayer: BBCers Self-Congratulate, Lift Lid On VOD Strategy

By Robert Andrews

Dec. 12, 2008 - 9:07 PM EDT Dec. 12, 2008 - 9:07 PM EDT

A day after offering its underlying technology to other ailing public service broadcasters, the BBC is today giving itself a big back-slap,… Read more »

BBC Proposals: iPlayer For All, Open IPTV Standard, More Links

By Robert Andrews

Dec. 11, 2008 - 7:20 PM EDT Dec. 11, 2008 - 7:20 PM EDT

The BBC has unveiled its submission to Ofcom’s ongoing second review of UK public service broadcasting provision, which is trying to find a… Read more »

BBC Adds Additional Phone Support For TV Catch-up Service iPlayer

By Dianne See Morrison

Dec. 11, 2008 - 6:34 PM EDT Dec. 11, 2008 - 6:34 PM EDT

The BBC has launched a new portal for its TV catchup service iPlayer on mobile to support a wider range of mobile phones, including the Sams… Read more »

BBC Adds Additional Phone Support For TV Catch-up Service iPlayer

By Dianne See Morrison

Dec. 11, 2008 - 6:06 PM EDT Dec. 11, 2008 - 6:06 PM EDT

The BBC has launched a new portal for its TV catchup service iPlayer on mobile to support a wider range of mobile phones, including the Sams… Read more »

BBC Does Wii iPlayer Properly; Custom UI With Full-Screen Video

By Robert Andrews

Oct. 24, 2008 - 4:07 PM EDT Oct. 24, 2008 - 4:07 PM EDT

When the BBC hailed a new Wii version of iPlayer back in April, I was disappointed to find that the experience was basically the desktop i… Read more »

BBC Signs OMA DRM Rights Deal; iPlayer Content Now Downloadable To Mobile Devices

By Dianne See Morrison

Oct. 13, 2008 - 7:32 PM EDT Oct. 13, 2008 - 7:32 PM EDT

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Updated: BBC’s Huggers Cosies To Developers, Rivals; Freeview iPlayer Will Be App Platform

By Patrick Smith

Oct. 13, 2008 - 1:56 PM EDT Oct. 13, 2008 - 1:56 PM EDT

Update: Erik Huggers has announced two important steps for the iPlayer on the BBC Internet blog: a platform-neutral download client using… Read more »

BBC iPlayer Comes To Nokia Through N96

By Rafat Ali

Sep. 8, 2008 - 3:52 AM EDT Sep. 8, 2008 - 3:52 AM EDT

The BBC’s online video catchup service iPlayer, till now bandwidth-heavy enough to only be available on iPhone and iPod Touch through their… Read more »

BBC Improves Full-Screen Quality Video For iPlayer

By Robert Andrews

Aug. 12, 2008 - 10:38 PM EDT Aug. 12, 2008 - 10:38 PM EDT

Erik Huggers’ first major project since becoming BBC future media and technology controller is a rather prosaic one – changing from one vide… Read more »

Sky Player Over Broadband; iPlayer Growth Slowing?

By Robert Andrews

May. 19, 2008 - 12:36 PM EDT May. 19, 2008 - 12:36 PM EDT

BSkyB’s (NYSE: BSY) dilemma is this – how does it transition to a VoD world when its satellite infrastructure is unable to cope with the dem… Read more »

Updated: BBC Commits iPlayer To Kontiki

By Robert Andrews

May. 8, 2008 - 5:24 PM EDT May. 8, 2008 - 5:24 PM EDT

The BBC has refuted a report it is to abandon the Kontiki content delivery product that powers its iPlayer desktop application. C21 yesterda… Read more »

BBC’s iPlayer Now On Virgin Media Platform

By Dianne See Morrison

Apr. 30, 2008 - 5:36 PM EDT Apr. 30, 2008 - 5:36 PM EDT

The BBC has struck a deal with Virgin Media to put its iPlayer service on the internet and phone provider Read more »

Ofcom: BBC Should Not Pay ISPs For iPlayer Traffic

By Robert Andrews

Apr. 23, 2008 - 5:42 PM EDT Apr. 23, 2008 - 5:42 PM EDT

That should settle the matter then. Asked his opinion yesterday by MPs on the House Of Commons’ media and business committees, Ofcom CEO Ed… Read more »

BBC Brings iPlayer To Wii; ISP Grumbles As Traffic Grows To 17.2 Million Streams, Downloads In March

By Robert Andrews

Apr. 9, 2008 - 5:33 PM EDT Apr. 9, 2008 - 5:33 PM EDT

The BBC is launching a version of its iPlayer TV catch-up for Nintendo’s Wii console, the broadcaster announced with the game maker at MipTV… Read more »

BBC Brings iPlayer To Wii; ISP Grumbles As Traffic Grows

By Robert Andrews

Apr. 9, 2008 - 5:32 PM EDT Apr. 9, 2008 - 5:32 PM EDT

The BBC is launching a version of its iPlayer TV catch-up for Nintendo’s Wii console, the broadcaster announced with the game maker at MipTV… Read more »

iPhone Boosts iPlayer Traffic; BBC Podcasts To PSP, More Mobiles

By Robert Andrews

Mar. 18, 2008 - 5:10 PM EDT Mar. 18, 2008 - 5:10 PM EDT

Update: The iPhone/iPod touch version of the BBC’s iPlayer has boosted traffic to the TV catch-up service by 10 percent. One in 20 who came… Read more »

BBC Puts iPlayer Catch-Up TV On iPhone

By Robert Andrews

Mar. 7, 2008 - 5:47 PM EDT Mar. 7, 2008 - 5:47 PM EDT

After much rumor, the BBC has made its iPlayer TV catch-up service available on iPhone – its first mobile implementation. The service does n… Read more »

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BBC iPlayer App's iPhone Update Adds 500K New Users In A Week

Boxee Adding Blinkbox, iPlayer For European Services

BBC Finally Turns iPlayer In To A VOD TV Aggregator

BBC’s VOD Syndication Refusal Backed By Regulator

BBC iPlayer Gets More S4C VOD, Will Also Link Out

BBC Plans Subscription-Only U.S. iPlayer On iPad

BBC iPlayer Should Work For Brits Abroad, Global Version ‘Within A Year’

Sky Opposes iPlayer Sharing, Net Neutrality, Spooked By Canvas

BBC May 'Monetise' And Share iPlayer, Plans £400 Million Savings

Overseas Video Fires Still Burning For BBC, But Whither Overseas iPlayer?

BBC Debuts Cross-Platform iPlayer, Mac Concern Dissipates

Inside iPlayer: BBCers Self-Congratulate, Lift Lid On VOD Strategy

BBC Proposals: iPlayer For All, Open IPTV Standard, More Links

BBC Adds Additional Phone Support For TV Catch-up Service iPlayer

BBC Does Wii iPlayer Properly; Custom UI With Full-Screen Video

Updated: BBC’s Huggers Cosies To Developers, Rivals; Freeview iPlayer Will Be App Platform

BBC Improves Full-Screen Quality Video For iPlayer

Sky Player Over Broadband; iPlayer Growth Slowing?

Updated: BBC Commits iPlayer To Kontiki

BBC’s iPlayer Now On Virgin Media Platform

Ofcom: BBC Should Not Pay ISPs For iPlayer Traffic

BBC Brings iPlayer To Wii; ISP Grumbles As Traffic Grows To 17.2 Million Streams, Downloads In March

BBC Brings iPlayer To Wii; ISP Grumbles As Traffic Grows

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