Online TV Blamed For Choking Broadband Networks
News Specifically, the recent surge of interest in the BBC's iPlayer online, on-demand TV service raised this issue following a massive 3.5 million programmes being streamed or downloaded in the two weeks following its marketing launch alone.
[January 29, 2008, 8:42]
BBC Fixes Hack Loophole In IPlayer
News During the first seven weeks following its marketing launch, around 17 million programmes were streamed or downloaded from iPlayer.iPlayer has attracted controversy, as the initial download version was only available for computers using Microsoft...
[March 14, 2008, 8:59]
Oh, For **** Sake!!
Talkback I signed up for the beta BBC iPlayer and downloaded a TV programme. I'm confused. What crack? It.s a .wmv file that plays perfectly in Windows Media Player. Are you suggesting this file is going to self-destruct in some way?
[August 13, 2007, 10:09]
IPlayer Enjoys 'wonderful Start' To 2008
News The figures include content both streamed and downloaded from the iPlayer site. More than 3.5 million BBC programmes have been watched using the BBC's online, on-demand iPlayer TV service during the fortnight after Christmas Day.
[January 16, 2008, 11:06]
BBC Proposes ISP 'broadband Charter'
News Highfield claimed broadband usage has "changed beyond recognition" since the BBC iPlayer received its full launch on Christmas Day last year, contributing to a significant growth in people watching TV on the web.
[April 7, 2008, 8:50]
Adobe Moves To Allay Video Security Fears
News In the wake of repeated hacks to the BBC's iPlayer, security concerns surrounding online video content delivery are high. According to Adobe, content owners can use Flash Media Rights Management Server to encrypt FLV and F4V audio and video files...
[March 19, 2008, 15:52]
BBC IPlayer Chalks Up 75m Downloads
News The BBC iPlayer online, on-demand TV service has hit 75 million in streamed or downloaded programmes since it launched last year. According to BBC figures, iPlayer enjoyed another month of growth in April, with around 21 million programme requests...
[May 21, 2008, 9:00]
BBC Releases IPlayer Beta
News The beta version of the service can be downloaded by going to the iPlayer website. The BBC's online, on-demand TV iPlayer was released for public download on Friday following its launch a month ago. The BBC is requesting feedback from early iPlayer...
[July 30, 2007, 8:35]
DRM Pain In The A$$
Talkback I can't play a file legitimatly downloaded from the beeb on my avi/wmv compatible DVD player to watch on my TV because of it. Not everyone has a PC media system connected to their TV's or want to sit a corner to watch a program an a computer screen.
[December 20, 2007, 10:27]
