Tag: Beeb
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New Look BBC Homepage Breaks Out of Beta – Live Now!
Back in September the Beeb launched its refreshed website homepage as a Beta test and it seems that Auntie is very pleased with its progress. Pleased enough with the increased traffic to the site since then that she’s decided to unscrew the stabilizers and let the broadcasting corporation’s new online interface go official! James Thornett,…
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iPlayer is no-go for Mango – Windows Phone gets no Beeb on-demand
Popular on-demand service, iPlayer, is incompatible with the next wave of Windows Phones, claims the Beeb. They suggest that the lack of current HLS or HTTP Live Streaming, which supports the BBC playback and program search, will be the cause for telly addicts on-the-move missing out on their programming on gadgets such as the HTC…
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BT Vision welcomes BBC iPlayer – All four terrestrial broadcasters now onboard
BT Vision – the internet portal television service – today welcomes BBC iPlayer into its family of on demand broadcasters.
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BBC News app comes to Samsung television sets today
The Beeb has buddied up with Samsung to bring its News app – currently available on PC and smartphone – onto Samsung TV sets from today. The telly app will complement the already existing BBC News channel and its “red button” playback features and will become available on Samsung boxes in what Auntie’s Director of…
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BBC receive acclaim from Sky and Freeview for bringing Wimbledon to 3D TV
A warm welcome to the 3D revolution for the Beeb – having gotten the nod from telly giant Sky for bringing the Wimbledon tennis championships to 3D sets later in June. Sky TV have been pioneering in the introduction of three-dimensional sports broadcasting and a big pat on the back for BBC came as Sky’s 3D…
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Radio numbers at record high for BBC iPlayer in March
A reported 38-million listeners tuned into the BBC iPlayer over the month of March – helping the Beeb online player hit record numbers for radio. World Cup Cricket helped the boost the ratings, with England and the West Indies facing off last month and much of the coverage taking place on the airwaves. The sporting event (still popular with…
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Radioplayer finally launched in UK – BBC and commercial radio all-in-one online.
We previously wrote of the announcement by the BBC to join up with Radioplayer‘s online digital radio service to provide a comprehensive service available to all listeners in the UK. Today saw that big launch for the new BBC backed Radioplayer, which will provide the widest range of BBC and commercial broadcasts all in one…
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BBC Online out of action – News site and iPlayer down for an hour
Technical fault or “Hackivism” at work?