iPlayer
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BBC announces new iPlayer for TVs and set top boxes
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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.”
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BBC iPlayer app confirmed for iPad and Android
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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…
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BT Vision adds "full" iPlayer service
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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.
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BBC iPlayer comes to freesat
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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…
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iPlayer downloads come to Mac and Linux
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The BBC has announced an iPlayer download version for Mac and Linux users more than a year after it opted to favour Microsoft’s DRM regime. The widely criticised move limited the service to Windows users although a streaming version for users of Windows, Mac and Linux computers has been available since last year.
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Series stacking comes to iPlayer
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The BBC’s iPlayer service is to allow viewers to catch up on every episode of some of their favourite series with the introduction of a new “series stacking” feature set to go live from 13 September 2008. In a major change to the service viewers will be able to enjoy any episode, after it has…