iPlayer

  • BBC launches new iPlayer for Radio

    BBC launches new iPlayer for Radio

    The BBC has launched a new Radio version of its iPlayer catch-up service. The new service brings together the familiar iPlayer on-demand experience with new home pages for BBC radio stations, making it easier for audiences to to listen to live, catch-up and archive content across devices. As well as an online version compatible with…

  • iPlayer launches on Xbox 360

    iPlayer launches on Xbox 360

    The BBC iPlayer is now available on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE free platform. In December Microsoft announced a revamp of its Xbox 360, morphing the games console into a general entertainment hub via a free software update. At the time, Microsoft announced that UK users would gain access to LOVEFiLM, 4oD, Demand 5, VEVO, YouTube, MSN,…

  • BBC announces new iPlayer for TVs and set top boxes

    BBC announces new iPlayer for TVs and set top boxes

    The BBC has unveiled a new version of its iPlayer catch-up TV service designed for televisions and set top boxes. The corporation says the overhauled iPlayer better suits the needs of television screens and their remote controls and gives an experience which “feels just like TV.”

  • BBC iPlayer app confirmed for iPad and Android

    BBC iPlayer app confirmed for iPad and Android

    New apps bringing the BBC’s iPlayer to Apple’s iPad and devices powered by Google’s Android operating system are expected to launch later this week. In a blog post Daniel Danker, the BBC’s General Manager of Future Media & Technology said the corporation was “just applying the finishing touches to the apps as we speak” and…

  • BT Vision adds "full" iPlayer service

    BT Vision adds "full" iPlayer service

    Customers of BT’s broadband-powered television service BT Vision will soon be able to enjoy the “full BBC iPlayer” in place of the current selection of BBC catch-up content.

  • BBC iPlayer comes to freesat

    From December 7th a beta version of BBCiPlayer will launch on the freesat platform. This test version is believed to be available to journalists and industry insiders with the full version made available to all before Christmas. This will be the first time that BBCiPlayer will be made available via a free to air broadcaster…