iPlayer
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BBC enables iPlayer downloads on all recent Android devices
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Android users whose handset or tablet runs Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) or above can now download programmes from the BBC’s iPlayer app for offline viewing.
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YouView confirms plans to add revamped iPlayer to platform
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Connected TV platform YouView has confirmed it’s working with the BBC to bring the revamped iPlayer to the platform. New features include collections of themed content based around events, themes and moments in time and an improved, predictive-text based search facility.
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BBC unveils new-look iPlayer
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The BBC has revamped its iPlayer catch-up service to offer a more curated approach and make it easier for viewers to find both favourite and new content.
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iPlayer use via tablets doubles but Smart TV use is flat
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Almost as many people now view BBC iPlayer via a mobile device as do so on a traditional laptop or desktop according to new figures released by the broadcaster.
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BBC announces 20m iPlayer app downloads
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rThe BBC says its iPlayer app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets has been downloaded over 20 million times, driving the take-up of mobile TV watching. Viewing on mobiles and tablets is now more popular than TV viewing on PCs according to the BBC which says mobile device users made 70 million TV requests…
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iPlayer to become become BBC’s “fifth channel”
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The BBC iPlayer’s shift from catch-up service to standalone entertainment platform took another lead this week with the announcement that the BBC is to appoint a dedicated Controller for the platform. Earlier this month it was announced that iPlayer would be the exclusive access point for a new Radio 1 online TV channel, featuring exclusive…