26 Jan 2007
Ofcom has warned the BBC that changes must be made to its on-demand TV service to avoid...In its market-impact assessment, the media regulator advised the BBC to
remove or reduce certain features of its iPlayer in order to limit its
effect on the market. Ofcom said the "series stacking ...
on the
findings. However, a Sky source said: "The key question is whether the
BBC Trust chooses to heed Ofcom ...
25 Jul 2008
| by Caroline Lovell
The BBC has appointed GT to handle the digital advertising for its iPlayer catch-up service after a...GT will create digital advertising to promote the service and drive BBC
iPlayer engagement. The iPlayer has been a runaway success for the BBC
since its launch on Christmas Day 2007. In its first six ...
.5 million added in June after the service
launched on Virgin Media's electronic programme guide. The BBC ...
24 Jul 2008
| by Caroline Lovell
LONDON - The BBC has appointed GT to handle the digital advertising for its iPlayer catch...GT will create digital advertising to promote the service and drive BBC iPlayer engagement. The iPlayer has been a runaway success for the BBC since its launch on Christmas Day 2007. In its first six ...
.5 million added in June after the service launched on Virgin Media's electronic programme guide. The BBC ...
21 Mar 2008
Hackers have discovered a way to get around the BBC's anti-piracy settings on its iPlayer internet...The BBC said it has solved the problem, but that it didn't know how many
programmes had been downloaded in this way. It said that viewers would
have to be "quite technically inclined" in order to use it. ...
18 Jan 2008
The BBC iPlayer service screened more than 3.5 million programmes in the first two weeks after its...More than one million visitors went to www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer over the
period, with an average of 250,000 programmes being downloaded or
streamed per day. The most popular shows were the Doctor Who Christmas
special, the Extras Christmas special, Top Gear and the Christmas Day
episode of EastEnders. ...
15 Aug 2008
Video catch-up services such as the BBC iPlayer are having little impact on traditional TV viewing
30 Oct 2009
The BBC is looking to launch an international paid-for version of the iPlayer....The move would enable the broadcaster to raise prices for its premium
content, as well as form stronger relationships with consumers in the
US, where 20 million of bbc.co.uk's 50 million registered users are
based. The global player would host material from the BBC's back
catalogue, as well as catch ...
30 Oct 2008
| by Matt Williams
LONDON - The BBC is looking for an agency to handle customer relationship marketing for its iPlayer...the iPlayer, which offers an online catch-up service for BBC programmes. As part of the brief, the agency will also create a campaign that encourages viewers to become part of studio audiences for BBC programmes ...
, and promotes the guided tours that the organisation provides. The BBC will also brief the agency to work on a ...
31 Oct 2008
ITV is relaunching its video-on-demand service as ITV Player. Despite hitting the market before BBC
25 Sep 2009
quarter alone. Freesat attributed the sales increase to the imminent launch of BBC's iPlayer
to remove filters
