Archive for the 'BBC' Category
Posted by Simon Perry on 20 February 2008 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, UK, BBC, Software
We and other publications have been reporting that the BBC iPlayer has been taken up in large numbers by UK TV License payers.
We’ve experienced something that other individuals might, one that will have serious implications for the long term success of BBC’s heavily-promoted service.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 19 February 2008 | Tagged as: Revenue raising, Distribution, Apple, BBC
A selection of BBC TV programmes are, from today, available to be bought on iTunes.
BBC Worldwide, the commercial side of the corporation, has penned the deal, which has been long anticipated.
Individual episodes will cost £1.89 with some available as a series bundle, an example being the Catherine Tate Show, selling at £9.99 for six episodes.
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Posted by Mike Slocombe on 7 February 2008 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, Video Services, UK, BBC
Switch to open web platform sees BBC triumphing over rivals.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 23 January 2008 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, BBC
One of the (many) complaints that people had with the BBC iPlayer was that their processing power and bandwidth was being used even when they didn’t have the iPlayer application loaded.
While some of the more technically minded might have known that this would have been the case by default, the majority - and let’s not […]
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Posted by Mike Slocombe on 15 January 2008 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, Video Services, UK, BBC
Aunty Beeb’s on-demand Internet TV service proves a hit
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Posted by Simon Perry on 3 January 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, Government, UK, BBC
Those of a certain age will wax lyrical and glow slightly when the BBC Micro is mentioned in a conversation. It was a computer - along with the Sinclair ZX80/81/ Spectrum - that introduced a generation of the UK to computing.
In Gordon Brown’s first New Years Honours List, Steve Furber, a principal designer of the […]
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Posted by Simon Perry on 7 November 2007 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, UK, BBC
As promised, below is the interview we did yesterday evening with Mark Taylor, President of the Open Source Consortium, following their meeting the BBC Technology staff, giving you the latest news on the BBC’s view on changing the iPlayer to an open platform rather than the Microsoft-only approach they’ve taken until now.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 7 November 2007 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, Video Services, UK, BBC, P2P
We met with Mark Taylor, President of the Open Source Consortium (OSC) last night, directly after his meeting with the BBC to discuss opening-up the iPlayer to run on more platforms than just the Microsoft browser.
It appears that the meetings were positive and boiled down to two points, the BBC feels they haven’t communicated their […]
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Posted by Simon Perry on 6 November 2007 | Tagged as: BBC iPlayer, UK, BBC, Analysis
We’ve had a listen to the podcasted interview with Ashley Highfield, Director of BBC Future Media and Technology, put out by BBC Backstage and thought it was worth some comment.
It’s clearly part of a PR battle against those who are voicing disappointment at the BBC making the iPlayer only work on a Microsoft platform.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 17 October 2007 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, BBC, Digital TV
Official timings of the Switch Over last night for the Whitehaven relay.
02:00 - BBC2 switched off after the snooker had finished.
02:10 - ITV switched off
02:17 - ITV back on previous BBC2 channel
02:37 - First digital Mux came up delivering five channels on the old BBC2 analogue frequency.
Each of the other two relays Eskdale Green and […]
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