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BBC's iPlayer racks up 500k users, BBC shows how they made the app

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 20th, 2011)

The BBC's wildly popular iPlayer app was updated last week to include support for the iPhone and iPod touch plus the ability to stream TV over 3G. As a result of all the new features, iPlayer for iOS has been downloaded over 1.1 million times in just the last week alone. What's more interesting ...

Woz says Apple could not emerge in Singapore

by Mike Schramm (Dec 15th, 2011)

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak got a little political lately, saying in an interview with the BBC that a society like Singapore, with its relatively strict approach to aberrant behavior, would never be able to host a company like Apple, with its early days of long-haired weirdos working on ...

Global BBC iPlayer app will launch for iPhone, iPod touch on Thursday

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 6th, 2011)

Sadly, there's still no release date in sight for the global BBC iPlayer in the U.S., but those lucky countries that do have it will have it be expanded to the iPhone and iPod touch on Thursday. The iPad app launched in 11 countries initially, and the number has expanded to 16 with our ...

BBC brings iPlayer app to Canada

by Mike Schramm (Dec 2nd, 2011)

The BBC still hasn't released its popular iPlayer app for the iPhone and iPad in the U.S. yet, but it has appeared on the Canadian App Store. Through a monthly (or yearly) subscription, the app offers content on demand from the BBC, including old school shows like Fawlty Towers and Blackadder ...

'Steve Jobs: iChanged the World' documentary airs tonight on UK's Channel 4 (and on PBS in the US)

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 2nd, 2011)

A note to our UK readers that Channel 4's documentary Steve Jobs: iChanged the World will air tonight at 11:05 PM local time. That's about an hour and a half from now, so set your DVRs. From Channel 4's description: Through interviews with the people who Steve Jobs knew and who worked ...

iPhone preferred by adults, BlackBerry by teens in the UK

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 4th, 2011)

A recent Ofcom survey suggests the iPhone is the favorite handset among adults in the UK, while the BlackBerry is preferred by teens. Almost one in three (32%) UK adults with a smartphone rock an iPhone and 37% of teens carry a BlackBerry. The survey of 2,073 adults and 521 teenagers doesn't ...

BBC releases iPlayer app in 11 European countries

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 28th, 2011)

The BBC has extended beyond the shores of the UK and is now offering its iPlayer subscription service in 11 other countries across Europe. The service will cost €6.99 (US$10) a month or €49.99 ($71) annually and will initially debut in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, ...

BBC iPlayer app to launch outside UK this year, Western Europe first

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 15th, 2011)

BBC's iPlayer is set to begin the first phase of its global rollout later this summer, according to The Guardian. The first phase of the rollout will target Western European countries and cost subscribers around €7 (US$10) a month, though the exact price is yet to be decided. Last December ...

BBC reporters about to start broadcasting live using only an iPhone and 3G service

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 14th, 2011)

Within the next month, the BBC is set to roll out an iOS app that will allow field reporters to broadcast live from their iPhone using nothing but the 3G service to carry the data transmission, an article from Journalism.co.uk states. The app will also allow BBC field reporters to file still ...

BBC: Loving Apple looks like a religion to an MRI scan

by Michael Rose (May 17th, 2011)

Later today, BBC 3 will be airing Secrets of the Superbrands, a documentary about the relationship between consumers and the brands that shape our behavior, our desires and our lives. Series creator Alex Riley let slip an interesting tidbit in a preview post about the series: "The Bishop of ...

Hands-on with the BBC's iPlayer for iPad

by Richard Gaywood (Feb 10th, 2011)

As we reported yesterday, the BBC's new iPlayer for iPad appeared in iTunes overnight for UK residents, and we've got a hands-on look at the app for you. For those who didn't know, iPlayer is a little like Hulu for BBC content; it aggregates almost everything the BBC showed in the last week across ...

BBC iPlayer app for UK iPads set to arrive February 10, the US in June

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 9th, 2011)

The BBC Internet Blog is reporting that the long-awaited BBC iPlayer app will arrive on the UK iOS App Store for iPad by the end of this week. Daniel Danker, the new general manager of BBC programmes on demand, wrote on the blog, "We're just applying the finishing touches to the apps as we speak, ...

BBC: Soviet-era films being sold illegally on iTunes

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 31st, 2011)

The BBC has reported that several Soviet-era films are being sold illegally through the App Store. The copyright holders of Russian-made films, including Gentlemen of Fortune, Assa, The Diamond Arm, Kin-dza-dza and Cheburashka, have said they have not given consent for their films to be sold on the ...

BBC iPlayer app for iPhone and iPad to be released in February

by Matt Tinsley (Jan 28th, 2011)

Paid Content:UK is reporting that the long-awaited BBC iPlayer app for iPhone and iPad is due to be released at some point late in February, almost a year after the app was first announced. It's expected the app will arrive on the heels of the departure of the BBC's future media and technology ...

BBC to launch subscription iPad player in the US

by Dave Caolo (Dec 1st, 2010)

The BBC's iPlayer was made Mac compatible in 2008. Now, The Financial Times (FT) is reporting (subscription required) that the network intends to make the on-demand service available to iPads, using a subscription model. Don't hold your breath while you wait, however. BBC Worldwide said that this ...