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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Blinkbox TV & Movie Streaming Comes To PS3 As Xbox 360 Owners Fight For BBC iPlayer

While PS3 owners have now gained a new way of streaming TV shows and movies to their consoles with Blinkbox, Xbox...
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BBC iPlayer 3.0 On Way | Social Network Integration With Facebook, Twitter At Core

The BBC iPlayer is about to undergo another metamorphosis, its second since inception. The BBC iPlayer 3.0 is going to have...
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MSN Video Player Launches In UK | iPlayer, Hulu, SeeSaw Rival Exits Online Video Beta

The U.K. is suddenly awash with online video services vying for attention. And there promises to be even more on the...
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SeeSaw Beta Review | Can Arqiva’s One-Stop Shop Play Nicely With iPlayer, 4oD and Hulu?

SeeSaw, formerly the BBC’s Kangaroo, has now entered beta testing, with a full launch planned in the next few weeks. What...
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BBC iPlayer Hits 100 Million Monthly Requests – BBC Trust Set To Review On-Demand Service

The BBC iPlayer continues to go from strength to strength. Not only is it a brilliantly conceived and run, user-friendly service,...
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BBC iPlayer Stats | ‘Top Gear’ Most Watched Show, iPhone & Wii Providing Non-PC Use

The BBC iPlayer has now been with us for two whole years, and in that time has grown in usability and...
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BBC iPlayer Wins RTS Innovation Award, Gets Dedicated Channel On Nintendo Wii Console

The BBC iPlayer continues to go from strength to strength. Last week saw the service win the Judges’ Award at the...
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Should The BBC Charge For The iPlayer? | Ex-Exec Ashley Highfield Argues It Should Do

The BBC iPlayer service is currently free to all residents of the United Kingdom. But should the BBC start charging now...
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Can Arqiva’s SeeSaw Video On Demand Service Succeed? | Competing With iPlayer, Hulu Etc.

Arqiva has taken on the remains of Project Kangaroo and is building its SeeSaw VOD service around it. But can it...
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BBC Worldwide Planning Global iPlayer | Doctor Who, Top Gear On Overseas VoD Service

It looks as though BBC Worldwide is planning an overseas video on demand service which could be branded as the global...
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BBC Open iPlayer For All | Catch-Up Television On-Demand For All, Even International Viewers

The BBC iPlayer is a quantified success, persuading and enabling millions of British viewers to use an online catch-up television service....
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Watching BBC iPlayer On PS3 | Firmware V3.0 Integration Increases Viewer Share To 10%

The PS3 is a brilliant games console. The BBC iPlayer is a brilliant catch-up television service. And now that the two...
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Online Video Driving Broadband Sales | BBC iPlayer Viewing Figures Increase To 5 Million

Online video is becoming a very mainstream, must-have part of daily life for millions of people. Especially in the U.K. Which...
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MSN Video Player Review | Microsoft Online Video Streaming Service Vs. iPlayer & Hulu

It was only announced last week but the MSN Video Player has now gone live. Is it worth watching? How does...
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Microsoft Launches Online TV Service | MSN Video Player To Rival BBC iPlayer & Hulu

With the collapse of Project Kangaroo, I assumed online TV in the U.K. would be limited to the BBC iPlayer for...
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