http://www.silicon.com Results for iPlayer en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39591880,00.htm The BBC Trust has rejected a proposal that would allow UK broadcasters such as Channel 4, ITV and Five to share the BBC's iPlayer technology. The BBC Trust, the body that oversees the BBC, announced yesterday it thought the scheme "was not the best... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:03:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39572683,00.htm BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an iPlayer-style paid-for video platform, allowing viewers overseas access to BBC content on-demand. The BBC's iPlayer video-on-demand service, which first appeared in summer 2007 has now become a part... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:44:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/erik-huggers-39547902.htm His main achievement so far has been to oversee the huge growth of iPlayer, something which some experts feel is largely to do with him pushing the streaming model over downloading. Talking to silicon.com earlier this year, Huggers said the Canvas... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:40:31 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/ashley-highfield-39547900.htm But Highfield's achievements when he was director of the BBC's Future Media and Technology division - which culminated in the launch of the now wildly successful iPlayer - means he remains someone that the tech industry looks to when considering... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:34:44 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39524309,00.htm He then starts a video from iPlayer which fails to play without buffering owing to the background demands being put on the line. BT has opened a new high street shop to promote fibre broadband in London's Muswell Hill - the location for one of its... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:37:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39473330,00.htm Haven't farmers got better things to do than downloading Countryfile and The Archers from iPlayer? So why are rural areas being left behind? UK industry was brought to its knees by the miners' strikes and power brownouts of the 1970s. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:02:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39470603,00.htm BBC iPlayer as it looks now, two years after its initial launch Just think, if the BBC had waited until it had developed iPlayer for all of these platforms, the launch would have been delayed for quite some time - which would inevitably have led to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39469034,00.htm Parker also noted that "downloading and streaming through sites like iPlayer and Spotify mean that people are hungry for more bandwidth". On Tuesday, Ofcom published the final version of its report into fixed broadband speeds, finding that the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39464264,00.htm It now seems that the money invested in developing the tech will not have been wasted and UK consumers could soon see a new rival to BBC iPlayer. Broadcast infrastructure operator Arqiva is to acquire the technology developed for Project Kangaroo. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:28:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39451676,00.htm Auntie's iPlayer is the most desired mobile service among young UK consumers, a new survey has found. The BBC's iPlayer, the corporation's online on-demand TV service, came out as the most desired mobile service in research by analyst house CCS... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:11:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39447841,00.htm Moving away from the Apple roadshow, BT revealed this month that it had throttled download speeds for BBC iPlayer and called for content providers to take on more of the costs for provisioning content. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39444471,00.htm Likewise, the ITV equivalent of iPlayer, known as ITV Player, will also be available on Canvas with other services likely to follow. But can't you get iPlayer on TV already? Well the success of the BBC's online on-demand TV service, iPlayer shows... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39441296,00.htm Internet service provider BT has admitted to throttling provision of the BBC iPlayer, and has called for content providers to shoulder some of the costs of content provision. Last week BT was accused of limiting download speeds for iPlayer, the BBC... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:23:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/storage/0,39024649,39437232,00.htm Also popular on the site this month: news that Google is to get on its bike to extend the reach of its 360-degree Street View service, and more rumblings about Auntie's iPlayer and the licence fee. Broadband Britain was back on the agenda this... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:01:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39436129,00.htm Could an international version of iPlayer be on the cards? While the two organisations have had a partnership since early 2007 when official BBC clips were first uploaded to Google's video-sharing site YouTube, both the BBC and Google refused to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 29 May 2009 17:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39433059,00.htm People who only view BBC content through the Beeb's online video-on-demand service iPlayer should pay for the privilege, according to the broadcaster's tech chief. A loophole which allows those who only watch BBC programming through iPlayer to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 20 May 2009 13:58:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39428133,00.htm Elsewhere on the site, BBC iPlayer was getting readers excited as news emerged that Auntie's independent regulator was suggesting tweaks may be needed to TV licence fee legislation - and iPlayer is to blame. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 08 May 2009 11:34:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39427416,00.htm The high-definition (HD) version of the BBC's iPlayer is now available to Virgin Media Digital cable customers. HD content for the online version of iPlayer was launched in the middle of April but its arrival on Virgin Media's platform means it can... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 05 May 2009 14:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39423087,00.htm The winning caption, from reader Scott McFarlane was "Watching centre court at wimbledon on iplayer didnt make the strawberries taste any better. This competition is now closed. Photo credit: LewisImagebank editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:36:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39420672,00.htm Selected programmes will soon be available on the BBC's iPlayer online on-demand TV service in high-definition (HD) form. The new HD format will initially appear on the online version of iPlayer but will soon be available to Virgin Media cable... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:34:01 +0000