- Watch out Sky – Freesat and Netflix to announce partnership Freesat and Netflix are expected to announce a partnership deal tomorrow that will see the subscription-free satellite TV service offer direct access to Netflix content.
- BBC iPlayer coming to Windows Phone, possibly next month The BBC's hugely popular video on-demand service, BBC iPlayer, will be coming to Windows Phone users in the "next few weeks", according to a report by The Inquirer.
- BBC iPlayer arrives on Xbox with Kinect functionality Starting today, Xbox LIVE users in the United Kingdom can download and watch the BBC iPlayer video-on-demand service - and what's more, it's completely free.
- BBC launch new TV-friendly iPlayer The BBC has today launched a new TV-friendly version of its video on demand iPlayer service which aims to improve user experience on this medium. The new version is only available to users in the UK initially on the PlayStation 3 console but later rolled out to a myriad of other devices and connected TVs.
- BBC confirms reduced online services with revised service license Following on from budget cuts announced by the BBC at the start of this year regarding the national broadcaster’s online services, the BBC Trust has today published their revised service license for BBC Online. In January the BBC Trust announced a 25% budget reduction for BBC Online which would directly result in the loss of 360 jobs and the closure of over 400 BBC websites.
- International BBC iPlayer could cost less than €7 per month Speaking at the Financial Times Digital Media Broadcasting Conference in London yesterday, the BBC’s Director General, Mark Thompson, revealed that the international version of the BBC iPlayer will definitely be available before the end of this year, and will likely cost less than $10, or approximately €7.
- The future of BBC video on-demand is mobile As the BBC iPlayer video on-demand service continues to break its own viewership records month-on-month, Daniel Danker, head of on-demand programming at the BBC, believes that the future of the service is becoming increasingly mobile.
- Both BBC iPlayer iPad and Android apps now live The long anticipated BBC iPlayer iPad and Android apps have finally arrived earlier today. Response has so far been subdued, with most complaining that the apps don’t bring anything new to the table. Nevertheless, we checked out the iPad version and were quite impressed.
- BBC iPlayer for the iPad coming this Thursday, complete with HD As speculated last month, Geoff Marshall, a BBC interactive operations engineer, has confirmed that the BBC iPlayer will get its very own iPad app - and better still, it’s arriving this Thursday, February 10th.
- Channel 4’s 4HD available on Freesat this April Freesat, providers of subscription-free satellite TV, have today announced that Channel 4’s 4HD will be arriving on Freesat this April, bringing the total number of high definition channels available on the service to four. Currently BBC One HD, BBC HD, and ITV 1 HD are offered.