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  • Sherlock sets new record for BBC iPlayer  . Online, BBC, iPlayer, Sherlock, On-demand, ITV Player 0

    Sherlock sets new record for BBC iPlayer

    4.3m visits on 2 Jan 8 January 2012 11:44 GMT

    BBC One drama Sherlock has become the most watched show on the BBC iPlayer according to Hitwise, a data analysis company that specialises in monitoring the web.

    According to the company, 4.3m Brits visited the BBC iPlayer site on the 2 January...

  • No BBC iPlayer for Xbox 360 Dashboard update

    No BBC iPlayer for Xbox 360 Dashboard update

    EXCLUSIVE: Delayed until 2012 5 December 2011 5:01 GMT

    The Xbox 360 Dashboard update hits tomorrow (6 December), but while it comes with plenty of new features and applications for content providers, including 4OD and Demand 5, the much-touted BBC iPlayer won't be one of them. Yet.

    Pocket-lint...

  • BBC upgrades iPlayer for your TV, PS3 users first to get it. Online, Televisions, Video on Demand, BBC, BBC iPlayer, iPlayer, Connected TVs, iPlayer for TV, 0

    BBC upgrades iPlayer for your TV, PS3 users first to get it

    Designed for the living room 8 August 2011 0:01 GMT

    The BBC has announced the launch of a brand new version of its, now famed, BBC iPlayer which has been redesigned specifically for your TV.

    In the past, use of the iPlayer on the television, often through the PlayStation 3 or a connected TV,...

  • International BBC iPlayer iPad app to hit App Store

    International BBC iPlayer iPad app to hit App Store

    In 11 Euro countries...US coming soon 28 July 2011 9:34 GMT

    The international version of the BBC iPlayer has finally landed, via a dedicated iPad app, ending months of speculation as to what exactly the global platform of the hugely successful video on demand platform may entail.

    Back in December last...

  • BlackBerry PlayBook BBC News and iPlayer apps go live....sort of. Mobile phone apps, Tablet apps, Blackberry Playbook apps, BBC, BBC iplayer, iPlayer, BlackBerry PlayBook,  0

    BlackBerry PlayBook BBC News and iPlayer apps go live....sort of

    Web app icons now available 19 July 2011 14:08 GMT

    BlackBerry PlayBook users are in for a double dose of BBC app action as the corporation has announced that its News and iPlayer apps are now available.....in a way.

    You see, these aren't dedicated QNX apps but simply icons, or shortcuts, to...

  • BBC iPlayer begins broadcast on BT Vision. home cinema, video on demand, BBC iplayer, iPlayer, bbc, BT Vision 0

    BBC iPlayer begins broadcast on BT Vision

    That's a whole lot of Bs 22 June 2011 12:38 GMT

    BT has completed the terrestrial television VOD full set with the launch of the BBC iPlayer on BT Vision.

    The popular video-on-demand service can now be found, along with the ITV Net Player, 4oD and Demand 5 in the TV Replay platform of the...

  • BBC focused on dual screen iPad experience

    BBC focused on dual screen iPad experience

    EXCLUSIVE: Future media boss details iPad navigation for iPlayer 17 June 2011 14:34 GMT

    The BBC's director of future media has told Pocket-lint that the corporation is working on an iPad navigation platform for its online content.

    Sitting down for a one on one with us at the BAFTA HQ in London after formally launching the BBC...

  • Sony KDL-32CX523  . Home cinema, Televisions, LCD televisions, Sony KDL-32CX523, Sony, Skype, iPlayer, Freeview HD
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    Sony KDL-32CX523 review

    4.5 REVIEW Old panel, new tricks 3 May 2011 9:00 GMT

    Sony is back with one of its first offerings for 2011, and it’s a budget belter. Lacking any kind of upmarket panel tech, you’ll have to make do with regular LCD (no sign of any LED backlighting here), but elsewhere there are plenty of...

  • Digital Stream DPS-1000  . Home cinema, Set top boxes, Digital Stream, Digital Stream DPS-1000, Lovefilm, iPlayer 0

    Digital Stream DPS-1000 review

    3.5 REVIEW A poor man’s Apple TV? 13 April 2011 10:19 GMT

    Lovefilm is on a charge. Having eclipsed its mail order competition and spent a year streaming its wares to games consoles and every web-connected TV going, the movie monster has joined yet another platform.

    Lovefilm’s latest appearance...

  • BBC iPlayer introduces Partner Linking

    BBC iPlayer introduces Partner Linking

    Share and share alike 17 February 2011 16:28 GMT

    First announced back in May 2010, the BBC has finally gone live with its Partner Linking within the iPlayer, meaning that you'll be able to search for loads more online video on demand content using the platform, not just programmes shown on the Beeb.

    Six...

  • iPad and Android BBC iPlayer apps enjoy bumper launches

    iPad and Android BBC iPlayer apps enjoy bumper launches

    Big numbers for the new VOD apps 14 February 2011 0:01 GMT

    The BBC has revealed that the iPad iPlayer app was downloaded 54,511 times in the first 24 hours from the App Store.

    The Beeb also stated that, on the first day of the new iOS and Android platforms (Thursday 10 February) 50 per cent of all...

  • BBC iPlayer app live in Android Market

    BBC iPlayer app live in Android Market

    Joins the iPad version 10 February 2011 11:08 GMT

    You may have read our brilliant iPad BBC iPlayer hands on, and thought to yourself, "if only there was a version for my Android device". Well dear readers, there is - and it's in the Android Market now.

    Just like its Apple-based cousin the...

  • BBC iPlayer for iPad hands-on

    BBC iPlayer for iPad hands-on

    HANDS-ON We check out the new app from the BBC 10 February 2011 1:43 GMT

    Having broken the news earlier that the BBC would be launching a BBC iPlayer for iPad app this week, it’s only fitting that Pocket-lint is one of the first sites to bring you a hands-on experience of the new application, now that it’s available to...

  • BBC iPlayer Android app to land this week

    BBC iPlayer Android app to land this week

    Alongside its iPad cousin 8 February 2011 17:29 GMT

    We told you earlier how a loose-lipped BBC interactive operations manager had spilled the beans regarding a 10 February release for the native iPad iPlayer app, and now Daniel Danker, the Beeb's GM of on-demand, has confirmed that an Android version...

  • BBC iPlayer records big Christmas boom

    BBC iPlayer records big Christmas boom

    Record breaking month for the VOD service 18 January 2011 12:35 GMT

    The BBC is well and truly in the video-on-demand business now, and it seems that business is a boomin'.

    The BBC iPlayer monthly performance pack has just been released and shows how Auntie cleaned up at Christmas, breaking records left, right...

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