Following a period of beta testing, the BBC has launched its live, interactive video player in advance of the London 2012 Olympics. The player combines HD video with relevant data designed to enhance the viewing experience. Writing in a BBC Internet blog, Alex Perry Product Manager, Interactive Video Player, BBC News & Knowledge, explained that […]
The BBC has upgraded the iPlayer video service with Live Restart ready for its consumer launch. Users can now either restart a live programme they are watching or rewind to watch programmes from the previous two hours. The BBC will bring the function to mobiles, tablets and Internet-connected TVs later this year. Dave Price, head […]
BBC iPlayer has seen a very strong and stable performance throughout the beginning of 2012. Total requests between January and April have averaged around 190 million per month – with over 140 million for TV and around 46 million for Radio programmes – up 24 per cent on the same period last year. Mobile and […]
YouView, the much-delayed Internet TV venture, will finally be put to the test by members of the public this week after three years in development – and should launch nationally this summer. An initial trial of some 350 homes was confirmed by YouView’s board, which is chaired by Lord Alan Sugar. While about 100 employees […]
The BBC iPlayer application is set to launch on Microsoft’s platform within the next two weeks. The application is already available for Android, Apple and Blackberry devices, so adding support for the Windows Phone platform was inevitable. The iPlayer app enables users to catch up on BBC programming through their smartphone, and also view the […]
UPC has unveiled its on-demand TV service for Ireland, offering catch-up television for free. Customers of the digital TV provider will be able to watch programmes that have been broadcast on Irish channels on demand, as well as more than 1,300 hours of archived programming from the UK and US for free. Movies will also […]
Seventy-five per cent of viewers still prefer to watch some TV live according to a survey by Digital Spy, the UK entertainment news site. The research also shows that despite being keen to watch shows live, nearly two-thirds (59 per cent) multi-task, viewing a second screen while they watch a TV, surfing the web, checking […]
Shares in TalkTalk rose more than 20 per cent on after the telco boosted its full-year dividend by almost two-thirds and reiterated its bullish outlook. The company said it had turned a corner after more than doubling annual pre-tax profit and slowing the rate of customer departures. The figures encouraged TalkTalk to commit to raising […]
YouView, the set-top box business headed by Alan Sugar, will not be up and running until the end of 2012. The joint venture between BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, TalkTalk, BT and Arqiva had been due to launch, following a series of delays, this spring. They insisted the important thing was hitting the high […]
Hot on the heels of securing the rights to an iconic sporting event – the Boat Race – the BBC has confirmed the Global BBC iPlayer has secured the rights to two more iconic sporting events from the UK – the Grand National horserace and the London Marathon. In April 2012, coverage of both will […]