Tag: BBC
iPlayer app to hit iPad this Thursday
The iPlayer app for the iPad will be available this Thursday, according to a tweet from the BBC's Geoff Marshall. Using the iPlayer app, a 3G mobile connection will be sufficient only for browsing, BBC interactions operations manager Marshall…
Global iPlayer iPad subscription service in the works
The BBC's catch up TV service iPlayer is set to go global, with plans to launch an international subscription service via an iPad application. Detailed by Luke Bradley Jones, MD for the advert-based worldwide BBC.com, the service is expected to…
BBC iPlayer goes global in 2011
The BBC will be taking their catch-up TV streaming service iPlayer on a world tour in 2011, as the UK exclusive service is set to go global. With a US version planned first and an international launch to follow, the…
BBC Worldwide and Lonely Planet Celebrate Internet Week With Free iPhone Apps
November 8-12th is Internet Week Europe, a festival created to celebrate the thriving Internet industry in Europe. To celebrate BBC Worldwide and Lonely Planet will be offering two of their most popular iPhone apps for free. BBC Worldwide will…
Video: BBC News apps launch for iPhone and iPad
The BBC News apps for iPhone and iPad have finally be unleashed onto the App Store, after initially being demoed way back in February. The delays were due to complaints from the BBC's commercial rivals. However, after a full investigation…
BBC website revamp: new-look News and social integration
It's been a busy day over on the BBC website. A host of new look pages have been launched, and each now has full social network sharing support added too. Jump over to the BBC News page and you'll see…
BBC 6Music saved from the axe!
BBC 6Music, in my honest opinion, is one of the last bastions of taste in a sea of dodgy radio stations. So it's with no small amount of pleasure that I am happy to report that it is to be…
5 reasons to buy a new HD TV for the 2010 World Cup Finals
Unless you've been living in a cave for the last couple of months, you'll be fully aware that we're now just a few weeks away from the start of the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa. Not only is…
Video Preview: A look at of BBC iPlayer's new features
The BBC today launched a pretty substantial re-vamp of their iPlayer video-on demand service. Adding customisable modules and integrating social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, the BBC look to have really paid attention to what the public have asked…
Video Interview: BBC iPlayer's Eric Huggers on web TV and social media
Eric Huggers, Controller of BBC Future Media, was in town today to talk about the latest re-vamped version of BBC iPlayer, Auntie's video on demand service that has taken the nation by storm. Shiny Shiny's Anna was on hand…
