BBC iPlayer Scores 3.5m Downloads
Aunty Beeb’s on-demand Internet TV service proves a hit
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iPlayer Opening: Post BBC Interview with Mark Taylor, OSC (Podcast)
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. [audio:https://digital-lifestyles.info/media/audio/mark-taylor-osc-iplayer.mp3]
iPlayer: BBC DOES Want Open Platform: OSC
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 … Continue reading iPlayer: BBC DOES Want Open Platform: OSC
Ashley Highfield & The BBC iPlayer PR Offensive
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.
BBC Hooks Up With Adobe For Flash iPlayer
Aunty Beeb responds to critics and finaly serves up a multi-platform iPlayer app.
iPlayer Petition Gets Bland Response From Gordon Brown
There was a petition put on to the Number 10 Web Site questioning if the iPlayer should only be available on the Microsoft platform. On the last look it had 16,071 signatures on it from members of the public concerned about it as well. Just now the Prime Minister issued his response.
iPlayer: BBC To Enter Computer Games Market?
Is the BBC about to make a major move into the gaming market?
BBC iPlayer: A Flawed Gem
There’s a lot of great things about the iPlayer – they biggest draw back is its total dependence on Microsoft.
iPlayer: OSC Interview After BBC Trust Meeting: Podcast
There’s more to learn about the discussion between the BBC Trust and the OSC – it’s held in this recording.
Is Silverlight the BBC iPlayer Silver Bullet?
The BBC are stuck over support for Mac and Linux, as they’ve got a wholly Microsoft solution. Microsoft might be able to help them out further with Silverlight.