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iPlayer's launch on Freesat is delayed

While it was due to go live towards the end of November, Freesat has announced that the BBC's iPlayer catch up service will now launch in closed beta on the satellite platform on 7 December.

This beta version of iPlayer for Freesat will only be available to "selected...

Online UK Radioplayer plans revealed

The BBC and commercial radio companies have unveiled the new online radio player we brought you news of recently, that "aims to offer the output of every licensed UK radio station and to let users search this content by subject, musical style, or even song title".

BBC reveals Freeview HD roll-out plans

The BBC has revealed the Freeview HD roll-out plans with a look at the timetable that will make the DVB-T2 high-def service available across the UK.  

Apparently 50% of the population will see the HD upgrade in time for next June's World Cup while 98.5% of...

Nintendo Wii gets BBC iPlayer channel

The BBC has announced that its catch-up iPlayer service will shortly be available as a native channel on the Wii. The service has been available through the Wii's internet browser since April 2008, but the addition of a native channel should improve the user experience...

28,000 still using black and white televisions

Think about your shiny flatscreen TV - its surround sound, its HD capability, its sheer undiluted beauty. Now think about the 28,000 people in Britain, including 1950 in Scotland, that still watch television in black & white.

The TV licensing agency has released...

iPlayer coming to Freesat HD in late Nov

Freesat has announced that it'll be playing host to the BBC iPlayer on its HD service "towards the end of the month". The provider says it'll be the first subscription-free television platform that has a full version of iPlayer, without requiring any extra equipment.

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BBC World Service content available on Stitcher app

The BBC has announced it has made a deal with Stitcher.com to make its BBC World Service content available to users of the mobile phone-based application across the globe.

As many of you will know, Stitcher is a free mobile phone "Smart Radio" app, available...

Internet radio portal planned for the UK

An online portal that will offer the entire output of the British radio industry could go live in the first half of next year.

While only 2% of radio listening in the UK is currently done online, the plan is hoped to offer a boost to the radio industry amid...

EastEnders going online with E20 spin-off series

TV soap EastEnders has always done well on the BBC's catch-up service, the iPlayer, so the corporation is likely confident an online spin-off series will go down well with fans.

The miserable real-life series is set to venture beyond the television screen...

BBC to consider "bespoke" iPlayer for devices with half a million users

The BBC's iPlayer catch-up on demand service might well be heading to many more hand-held gadgets soon, thanks to new guidelines published by the Beeb regarding "bespoke development" of the platform for devices with a certain amount of users.

Although when...

iPlayer will not get ITV and Channel 4 content

The BBC has had its proposals to integrate ITV and Channel 4 content with its popular iPlayer denied by its regulator, the BBC Trust. The corporation wanted to allow its commercial rivals access to the platform to avoid criticism from those who say it has a dominant position...

A fifth of UK adults "digitally excluded"

21% of all adults in the UK don't use the internet at home, or anywhere else, reports the BBC on the back of new research commissioned to look at Britain's "digital divide" in conjunction with the government's new "Digital Britain" plans.

That equates to over...

VIDEO: Micro Men on BBC Four tonight

The BBC's "Micro Men" debuts on British television tonight. Announced under the title "Syntax Era", it's described by the Beeb as an "affectionately comic drama about the British home computer boom of the early 1980s". It follows the rivalry between Sir Clive Sinclair,...

Pay-per-view iPlayer to launch in the States

The commercial arm of the BBC, BBC Worldwide, is planning to launch a pay-per-view iPlayer-esque service in the States where 20 million of BBC.com's 50 million users are.

The online video portal might offer some catch-up US content for free, but would charge...

VIDEO: See the new Doctor Who logo

The new Doctor Who logo, which will accompany Matt Smith's on-screen debut as The Doctor in spring 2010, has been revealed. The BBC says the logo is the 11th to have been used on screen in the show's history.

"A new logo. The 11th logo for the 11th Doctor -...

Children in Need Wrappz available

It's a little way off yet, due on 20 November this year, but if you want to show your support for the Children in Need appeal, then skins company Wrappz has you covered.

It is currently offering a variety of polka-dot decorated skins for a range of popular gadgetry....

Businesses get TV licence warning

As more live online television becomes available, employees who use such services at their workplace could be putting their employers at risk of a big fine.

The BBC reports that businesses are being warned they could be breaking the law if staff watch live...

BBC launches new CBeebies red button bits

The BBC is launching a new red button interactive service for CBeebies, following the launch of the CBeebies iPlayer earlier in the year.

Pressing the red button on the CBeebies channel will take viewers into a "new and enhanced" interactive area.

Top Gear going high def from November

Although the thought of seeing Jeremy Clarkson's mug in 1080p is not that appealing, we're happy to be able to inform Top Gear fans the show is going high def.

From 15 November, the motoring programme will be simulcast on BBC's HD channels - as well as being...

Douglas Adams' "Last Chance To See" radio available online

The original radio series which sparked the new BBC Two series "Last Chance To See" with Stephen Fry has been released online.

The Fry-front telly effort echoes the original radio series (and book) in which zoologist Mark Carwadine was joined by Douglas Adams...

"Tomorrow's World" archive goes live online

The BBC has added content from Tomorrow's World to its online BBC Archive. Clips from the programmes, as well as some full-length episodes, are now available to view, for free, online.

Beginning in 1965, the BBC's flagship science programme ran for nearly 40...

BBC iPlayer to open to third parties

The BBC's iPlayer could be opened up to rival broadcasters, it's been revealed at the IBC 2009 conference in Amsterdam.

Eric Huggers, the Beeb's director of future media and technology, said in a speech at the event that the corporation is planning to create...

BBC should film 2012 Olympics in 3D

The BBC "should" film the 2012 Olympics in 3D, as well as "super HD", even if the technology to view such footage will likely not be widely available by then.

This suggestion comes from Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC's 2012 Olympics operation, speaking...

BBC unveils high def line-up for autumn

The BBC has revealed some of the high def programming that viewers can look forward to this autumn.

In a blog post, the broadcaster has run down the forthcoming HD highlights stating that returning to the channel at weekends are Strictly Come Dancing and the...

VIDEO: BBC updates Eastenders intro

For the first time in 10 years, EastEnders has received an update to its classic title sequence.

The update revamp includes satellite photography along with 3D mapping, with a nice touch coming in the form of cloud cover.

Executive producer Diederick...