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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 ...

UK residents petition BBC to make new on-demand TV service cross-platform

by David Chartier (Feb 25th, 2007)

This one goes out to all the UK TUAW readers in the audience: apparently, the BBC is planning to launch a smashing new on-demand, online TV service. Everything sounds super-duper until the minor detail of being Windows-only. This of course ruffles more than a few feathers, especially since the BBC ...