Category: BBC
Ofcom gives partial green light to BBC’s DAB+ expansion plans
Media regulator Ofcom has provisionally approved the launch of three of the BBC’s proposed new DAB+ radio stations, but blocked plans for a Radio 2 spin-off and an expansion of […]
10 Great Christmas Apps for iPhone
[nextpage title=”Next”] Here are 10 iPhone apps that are sure to get you into the Christmas spirit… [/nextpage] [nextpage title=”Next”] A Charlie Brown Christmas (£3.99) Charles Schultz’s classic Christmas tale […]
The Digest: Internet giants ‘in denial’ over terror… and 6 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] GCHQ director attacks tech giants for being ‘in denial’ over terrorism | Huffington Post “The new head of Britain’s electronic eavesdropping agency has accused internet firms of being […]
NASA launches free sound library of iconic recordings
Many of us can probably remember where we were when Neil Armstrong took that one small step for a man back in July of 1969. For those of you who […]
The Digest: Microsoft pulls another dodgy patch… and 5 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title=”Next”] Microsoft has again been forced to pull a patch to prevent nasty side-effects, according to The Register: “The patch that aimed to add ‘SHA-2 Hashing’ to Windows […]
BBC publishes digitised Radio Times schedules going back to the 1920s
Warning: By reading this post, you’re at serious risk of following a link that will swallow the rest of your day. The BBC has today launched a new tool to […]
BBC iPlayer catch-up window increased to 30 days
Good news if you want to catch up on that show you missed: The BBC has announced that iPlayer users will now get 30 days after a programme is broadcast […]
Britons still prefer to watch television live – on their TVs
As our “second” screens get smaller while our TV screens get larger, it seems that the old adage that “bigger is better” just might hold true. Some new research has […]
Was the BBC hit by a DDoS attack?
It appears that the disruptions caused to the BBC’s iPlayer and website last weekend were possibly due to a DDoS attack. The iPlayer service was out of action over most […]
BBC technical problems affect iPlayer and homepage
TV viewers were unable to watch or listen to their favourite BBC shows online for more than 24 hours over the weekend, when the corporation’s TV and radio iPlayer service […]
