Dec 2, 2010 12:31 AM
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 initially only on iPad. The service, carrying BBC shows like Doctor Who on-demand, will likely be very popular in the U.S., generating new income for the BBC back…
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Dec 11, 2008 7:06 AM
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 Samsung Omnia and the Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) Xperia X1. Starting next week, the new portal, which includes live TV and radio alongside…
Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, Video, Companies, bbc, iplayer
Oct 13, 2008 9:32 AM
Users of the BBC’s catch-up service iPlayer will be able to download TV programs over the air directly to their handsets, thanks to a set of agreements that the British broadcaster has signed with technology and licensing companies CMLA, Core Media and Intertrust that will allow them to use OMA…
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Sep 7, 2008 5:52 PM
The BBC’s online video catchup service iPlayer, till now bandwidth-heavy enough to only be available on iPhone and iPod Touch through their WiFi capabilities (plus Wii, web, PC and Virgin Media), is now coming to Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) upcoming N96 phone. The phone goes on sale in UK on October…
Posted In: Entertainment, Social Media, Video, Companies, Nokia, Countries, Europe, UK, bbc, iplayer, n96
Mar 18, 2008 7:10 AM
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 via the handset used the hack contained in the iPhone-specific service prior to last week, however, BBC future media and technology director Ashley Highfield wrote.…
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Mar 7, 2008 6:47 AM
After much rumor, the BBC has made its iPlayer TV catch-up service available on iPhone - its first mobile implementation. The service does not use the new SDK nor an iPhone version of Flash but delivers 516Kbps streams in H.264 format through the handset’s web browser, over WiFi. It offers…
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