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The BBC Unveils New-Look iPlayer | A Responsive HTML5 Design Brings It Up To Date

The BBC has unveiled the new iPlayer, and its free catch-up television service has undergone several big changes. The biggest being...
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London 2012 Olympics Streaming Live On Facebook With New BBC Sports App, In U.K.

The BBC continues to be at the forefront of delivering television online. The catch-up, on-demand iPlayer has been a huge success,...
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YouView Misses London 2012 Olympics | BT Vision CEO Claims Delays Are “No Big Deal”

YouView has been delayed once more, and this latest missed target means the set-top box and related platform won’t be out...
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YouView Begins Public Trials In Selected Homes | BBC-Led Internet Set-Top Box Almost Ready

YouView is almost ready to be launched onto the public, a public that is unlikely to have even ever heard of...
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BBC Planning iTunes-Style Service For Content | TV Shows Available As Digital Downloads

The BBC could soon be selling shows – both old and new – to the British public who originally funded the...
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Global iPlayer App Comes To iPhone, iPod Touch As BBC Sees Future In Mobile Service

The BBC has announced plans to release its global iPlayer app on the iPhone and iPod Touch. It is currently an...
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Britain In A Day On Nov. 12 | BBC Documentary Will Use Video Clips Uploaded To YouTube

Life In A Day was a spectacularly well-made look at how different people around the world lived their lives on one...
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New BBC iPlayer For TV Launched On PS3 | 300 Connected-TV Devices To Be Upgraded Later

As an avid user and fan of the BBC iPlayer, and someone who accesses it regularly through a PS3, I’m pleased...
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BBC Worldwide Launches Paid-For iPlayer App For Apple iPad – First Europe, Then America

BBC Worldwide has finally deigned to bring iPlayer to more than just those of us in the U.K. Unfortunately it hasn’t...
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BSkyB Hates YouView / BSkyB Loves YouView

Well here’s a turn up for the books. BSkyB, one of the BBC fiercest critics and a former protester against YouView,...
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Alan Sugar Appointed Chairman Of YouView | Will The Apprentice Star Deliver Set-Top Box?

YouView is turning into a bit of a nightmare, with objections from rival broadcasters, budget concerns, and continual delays. Who can...
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BBC Announces International iPlayer App To Launch In 2011, Cost Less Than $10-A-Month

The BBC is committed to expanding its iPlayer service beyond the borders of the U.K. And it looks as though it...
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BBC Boss Predicts Mobile Future For iPlayer

The BBC is a forward-looking company, usually. It can afford to because it’s funded by us, the loyal taxpayers. This does,...
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YouView Delayed Until 2012 – BBC-Backed Internet Connected TV Dead Or Just Wounded?

YouView has officially been delayed until 2012, at least. The question is whether this is the final nail in the coffin...
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BBC iPlayer App Comes To Apple iPad In U.K., Paid Subscription-Based U.S. Version On Way

The BBC iPlayer is coming to tablets, with a dedicated app for the Apple iPad and Android devices available. Initially for...
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YouView Delayed Until 2012? | BBC Set-Top Box Behind Schedule, Risks Becoming Obsolete

On paper YouView looks like being a phenomenal product. But delays in launching, an argument over technical standards, and other factors...
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BBC Fights To Keep iPlayer Interface Standard In Increasingly-Fragmented Smart TV Market

The BBC has decided not to allow its content to be syndicated in a multitude of different ways, preferring instead to...
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The BBC Gets It Right With Doctor Who – Treat Viewers With Respect & Piracy Will Cease

If only all television networks could be as forward-thinking as the BBC. Then again, not all are paid for by an...
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BBC iPlayer On Demand Service Has Record-Breaking 2010, With Over 1.3 Billion Requests

The BBC iPlayer, the publicly-funded video on demand service from the British Broadcasting Corporation, continues to grow in popularity. Usage stats...
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BBC Launching Paid-For iPlayer iPad App As It Seeks To Take VOD Service To Wider World

The BBC finally seems ready to take the iPlayer worldwide, but users will have to pay for the privilege and own...
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BBC iPlayer Going Global In 2011 – Advertising, Fee & Subscription-Based Options Considered

I’m of the firm belief that online video services should all be available globally. The Internet is global, so why limit...
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BSkyB Lodges Last-Ditch Objection Over BBC’s YouView | Ofcom, OFT Likely To Investigate

Surprise, surprise. In the week that regulators were set to decide whether to launch an investigation into YouView, BSkyB launches a...
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BBC iPlayer Classified Best Video On Demand TV Service In UK – Sky Player Bottom Of Class

With catch-up TV services becoming commonplace now, it’s probably a good time to start looking at what works and what doesn’t....
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Project Canvas Becomes YouView As Project Moves Forward | Service Launching Early 2011

Project Canvas is finally starting to come together. Manufacturers are on board, content partners are queuing up, and it even has...
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New BBC iPlayer Goes Live | Slick Interface And Social Networking At Heart Of Redesign

The BBC has done wonders with the iPlayer up to now, but it must be hoping the new interface and set...
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Watch BBC iPlayer Outside Of The U.K. | Mark Thompson Planning Global iPlayer Coverage

International rights licensing is the bane of the lives of those of us eager to see online video reach its full...
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So Much For 3DTV, Internet TV Is The Future

I don’t think I’ll ever buy a 3DTV, certainly not until the need to wear glasses all the time is removed....
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Channel Five Pulls Out Of BBC’s Project Canvas But Orange Negotiating To Replace Them

Just when Project Canvas was coming together, one of the seven joint partners decides to pull out of the venture altogether....
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BBC Trust Approves Project Canvas IPTV Standard – BSkyB, Virgin Media Unimpressed

Project Canvas has been given the final go-ahead by the BBC Trust, and work on the IPTV standard and associated set-top...
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New BBC iPlayer Puts Social Networking At Heart While Being Watchable On Apple iPad

Can the iPlayer actually get any better than it already is? Apparently so, as the BBC is readying iPlayer 3.0. What’s...
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