The demand for "real time" streaming media is pushing ISPs like never before, with new stats claiming an average 40 per cent of all peak internet traffic in Europe is generated by demand for music and video streams. And in some countries it accounts for as much as half of all network traffic. Read More >>
Featured comment by ScyBy:
"Well put.
I just can't tell if his eccentric fashion sense is genuinely his own or just created for the benefit of the programme." More »
So apparently Auntie Beeb is so rolling in creative dough it can afford to splash out on programming that will never actually make it to the TV airwaves. In the same vein as Netflix's House of Cards, the BBC has commissioned a series of drama short films that'll only ever see the light of day on iPlayer. Read More >>
Featured comment by Sam Gibbs:
"I think it's just a test to see how it goes. The Beeb's testing the waters of streaming only, not that it'll ever be able to go streaming only, but it..." More »
Looks like the BBC wants to get in on the online-only game, and not just with catch-up content. The BBC Trust has given the go-ahead for a 12-month trial putting up to 40 hours of TV content online ahead of traditional broadcast. Feeling the pressure from Netflix, perhaps? Read More >>
Featured comment by zakida:
"I would agree except that the iplayer is on consoles, smart TVs, Roku etc etc and so it is an experience not dissimilar to watching normal TV.
I am..." More »
The now-ageing Red Button has just been dragged kicking and screaming into the modern era. Looking like the BBC's sports and iPlayer apps on the likes of the PS3, Aunty's given the Red button the internet-infused re-invigoration it sorely needed. Live today on Virgin's Tivo service, it'll roll out to other services next year. [TechRadar] Read More >>
Featured comment by Bhenn:
"the iPlayer just keeps getting better and better. I doubt on demand tv would be any where near it's current quality and coverage in the UK without the..." More »
Virgin Media's Virgin TV Anywhere portal is now live, letting Virgin subscribers access content through desktop and mobile web sites or an app. The app option is for iOS only at the moment, so Android users will have to make do with the mobile site for now. Read More >>
Featured comment by bench7:
"1 - This is going to be updated over the next few months, little by little.. Anyone remember how shit sky anywhere was when it got released? And yes y..." More »
BBC's iPlayer content is now available in homes running one of satellite broadcaster Sky's Sky+ boxes, with Sky claiming around 6.7million households can now catch up on the latest miserable events in EastEnders through their Sky boxes. Read More >>
A new version of the BBC Media Player app is now available for Android users. The app works with the newer, smoother Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but is also compatible with older Flash-based versions. iOS users still have the advantage of being able to download BBC content though, and there's no sign of that changing any time soon. [Google Play via TechRadar] Read More >>
The internet was very excited about the arrival of a new BBC iPlayer Radio app yesterday, until well over half the internet realised there was no Android version of the iOS app and got quite annoyed. The BBC's blaming trouble with Adobe for the Android hold up. Read More >>
Featured comment by ollypercival:
"Great summary. It sounds so good I'm actually going to blindly believe it all without checking any of the facts." More »
With Adobe's Flash Player for Android currently in its final death throes, the BBC needs a new way of letting Android users access its Flash-based mobile video streams. Which is what the new BBC Media Player app is. Read More >>
Those who said YouView was a great idea but launched way too late, have now been proved dead right. Its backwards EPG and on-demand services aren’t looking too unique any more, as Freesat's just launched exactly the same thing with its new Freetime service, which lets you scroll back in time and stream shows from TV catch-up services like BBC iPlayer. Read More >>
Finally, something useful for flights, tube journeys, and trips abroad from the BBC; you can now download shows from the BBC iPlayer on your iPhone or iPad (with Android coming soon) for offline viewing, all for free too. Read More >>
For those of you who like to get your Beeb catching-up done on your iOS device of choice, you'll be glad to hear that the latest update adds some much-wanted extras that you'll soon take for granted. Read More >>
Featured comment by ThisIsNotAUsername:
"Exactly. I doubt they will though as I'm guessing the people who make the decisions there are all iBots" More »
It seems O2's not the only one having outage issues of late, the BBC of all places was down last night too, with both the main site and iPlayer being yanked offline. The BBC going down, O2 borked, and the main road from Heathrow into London shut -- looks like we're truly ready for the Olympics. Read More >>
The BBC is seriously upgrading its virtual services in time for the Olympic explosion, launching a Facebook app that grants live access to its sporting feeds, along with the usual "like" tools for bothering people with news about what you're watching. Read More >>
The BBC's iPlayer desktop site now lets you perform some pretty useful timeshifting features when watching shows through the web site app, with all of the corporation's live channels featuring an updated interface with rewind and restart controls. Read More >>
Featured comment by Aston:
"I was thinking that this would be a cool feature on iplayer only last night. Often I come in from work and flatmates are halfway through something int..." More »
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