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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Hands on: AirPlay for audio streaming in depth

by Richard Gaywood (Nov 23rd, 2010)

My colleague Mike Rose has already taken a long look at video streaming via AirPlay and found it a rather mixed bag. Although it works well as far as it goes, it doesn't support non-Apple apps -- even video streaming ones such as Netflix -- and can't even manage to stream video footage shot on an ...

Apple TV jailbreak news: USB restore mode discovered

by Richard Gaywood (Sep 30th, 2010)

The Apple Press and Engadget bring us word that the Apple TV, when connected to iTunes via its mini USB port, pops up this "restore this device" dialog that will look very familiar to iPhone, iPod, and iPad users. This is another step forward for would-be Apple TV jailbreakers because it will give ...

Boxee opens up alpha, adds iPlayer support for UK users

by Christina Warren (Jan 8th, 2009)

It isn't just about Macworld; shockingly there is some other tech news happening this week as well. Our pals over at boxee have just announced a new version, some love for UK users and some great news: no more invites needed! Instead of hounding me (I kid, I never minded) for a boxee invite, you ...

BBC iPlayer finally available for Mac, Linux

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 18th, 2008)

In October 2007, the BBC said that the iPlayer would be available for Macs and Linux by the end of the 2007. Two weeks shy of the end of 2008, the BBC finally delivers. Maybe their developers accidentally took a trip in the TARDIS. Using Adobe AIR technology, the BBC has developed a version of the ...

BBC iPlayer on Mac by end of year

by Mat Lu (Oct 17th, 2007)

We've covered the brouhaha over the BBC iPlayer several times. Basically the BBC is putting lots of their video content on the web, but they chose a Windows Media-based solution that was incompatible with Macs (and Linux). After an uproar from British Mac users that actually got a response from 10 ...

BBC does the right thing: will support Macs with iPlayer

by Mat Lu (Apr 18th, 2007)

A while back we posted about a bit of an uproar that arose when it seemed that the BBC was going to roll out a Windows-only online TV offering. Well the BBC suits have apparently responded to numerous complaints and today they announced that their "iPlayer [service] will be re-engineered to work ...