With so many streaming services out there now,
from iPlayer to Netflix, it can be difficult to keep track of what's available when, but My Feed makes life a little less complicated - if your favourite programme suddenly shows up on Now TV, for example, you'll be notified.
Not exact matches
Once again, according to YouGov BrandIndex, BBC
iPlayer is the overall number one in terms of consumer perception, maintaining its position
from 2012.
Available for the next few weeks, BBC
iPlayer has an interesting exploration of astronomical possibilities for the Star of Bethlehem (though beware a juvenile short section
from The Life of Brian, and a lazy equivalence of pre-modern science astrology and «devout Christianity».
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from part one and the full programme can be seen by UK viewers on
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from the Army: A Very British Institution collection on BBC
iPlayer.
Using large quantities of online video content,
from applications such as YouTube and
iPlayer, as well students accessing a large number of web pages for research will use a greater amount of downstream bandwidth.
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The handset runs
from Android «Froyo» 2.2 with the Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 UI on top of that OS, where the BBC
iPlayer software can run on the platform along with the devices inherent ability to play DivX and Xvid video files — just as the Galaxy S.
If anyone needed further proof of tablet devices being more in vogue than the traditional PCs, here it is: theBBC
iPlayer app has seen almost a million downloads (941,000 to be precise) on tablet devices
from Dec 21 til the end of the year, surpassing the traditional desktops and laptops for the first time ever.
Those readers who do not have access to BBC's live programing can access a number of these features
from BBC Arts Online and
from BBC
iPlayer.
The Android
iPlayer will work with Android «Froyo» 2.2, with the additional install of Adobe Flash 10.1 with WIFI access whereas the Apple iPad version will be able to run instantly
from the latest iOS.
This new addition to the BBC portfolio of mobile software follows on
from the success of their news app, which is now a feature of many mobile platforms and provides a background to build upon for the
iPlayer; if not to just compliment the series.
The Bush tablet has 19 apps pre-installed apps and ranges
from catch - up services like
iPlayer and ITV Player to games like Angry Birds and lesser known titles like Jupingo.
The Virgin Media Nokia N8 offering comes pre-loaded with BBC
iPlayer, besides their own Virgin Media Player
from # 40 on a Virgin Media pay monthly tariff — with 1,200 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited web access with free calls to other Virgin Mobiles.
The app is available
from the BlackBerry App World and has the same regular
iPlayer streamed content as the desktop version, with access to the past seven days Beeb content in addition to other shows and radio programmes.
The BBC application is available now
from the BlackBerry App Store, where for an optimal viewing experience RIM recommend WIFI and the only mobile phone networks that supports the
iPlayer streaming over 3G are Three and Vodafone.
iPlayer is an interesting quirk - if you opt to play «full screen»
from the off, it is very jerky, but just hit play and it starts smoothly, after which you can switch to full screen again.
The handset runs
from Android «Froyo» 2.2 with the Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 UI on top of that OS, where the BBC
iPlayer software can run on the platform along with the devices inherent ability to play DivX and Xvid video files — as can the Galaxy S.
I also added the BBC's
iPlayer app, which meant I could download some TV shows for offline viewing - an option missing
from Amazon's own video catalogue.
If you don't fancy browsing the Store, you can access Xbox One's library of rental films and TV, as well the most popular content
from around the top streaming apps out there (Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, BBC
iPlayer, etc).
On the services front, we're promised Netflix and BBC
iPlayer to tick the boxes in the UK, but even in the US there's not a huge selection (the usual Hulu and Crackle), with Sony focusing its music and video efforts very much on its good if restrictive Music and Video Unlimited subscription streaming hubs (
from # 4.99 a month for the first and pay per view
from # 2.50 on the latter).
With DVD and Blu - ray film support, as well as featuring the top digital apps such as Spotify, TV
from Sky (Sky Go Extra), Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, WWE Network, BBC
iPlayer, and YouTube, the PS4 is also the home for unmissable entertainment.
You're able to play any PS4 game you want (unless the camera is required), at any time,
from your PS Vita, though on testing video services such as BBC
iPlayer didn't work.
On November 18, 2009, BBC
iPlayer on the Wii was relaunched as the BBC
iPlayer Channel, which is free to download
from the Wii Shop Channel.
Various sources such as the BBC and MoneySavingExpert talk about the law changing with regards to TV licensing, specifically stating that UK Residents now require a TV License to watch catch - up (rather than Live) content on the BBC
iPlayer,
from Sept 1, 2016
This means you can access the US Netflix library
from your current country, or the UK - based BBC
iPlayer website
from USA, for example.
The Google Chromecast plus into the HDMI port on your TV, enabling you to stream video content - like YouTube or
iPlayer -
from your phone to your TV.
Using a FTV1
from Spain, it won't let me download it... strange as all other apps (other than Country Spe ific like BBC
iPlayer, ITV Player, etc...) seem to download fine...
For that remarkably low entry point you get a Full HD streamer powered by Roku tech (so the stick can deal with anything up to 1080p) with a redesigned Now TV remote with Voice Search, live TV pause functionality with up to 30 minutes of content held remotely in the cloud, access to all the UK's catch - up services like BBC
iPlayer, in - built app access to popular online content sites like YouTube, and the ability to select
from four core content passes to augment its base Freeview offerings.
In real - world (as constant as possible) testing, including watching streams
from YouTube and BBC
iPlayer and listening to high quality streamed music
from Tidal and Apple Music over cellular, we found we were skipping through around 10 percent of battery per hour.
Of course while there are apps for
iPlayer, there's also the underlying notion that Plex means you must download TV
from torrent sites.
While there is a BBC
iPlayer app on the platform, we're still awaiting ITV Hub, My5 and All 4 - although content
from a couple of them will be available through the dedicated Apple TV app soon.
You can also stream
from terrestrial apps, like BBC
iPlayer, All 4 and Now TV, although they do not currently support 4K.
Like the previous Now TV box, users will be able to access a number of channels
from Roku's streaming channel portal like BBC
iPlayer, YouTube, and others, however won't have access to Netflix.
With a Google Chromecast plugged into your TV, you can stream content
from Netflix, Now TV, YouTube, BBC
iPlayer, Spotify, Google Play Movies and many, many more.
It can't access content
from iTunes or Google Play (no surprise), but does support a wide array of third party services such as Netflix and
iPlayer.
A digital product should make use of leading edge technology and capitalise on trends in user behaviour instigated
from major online product leaders
from Silicon Valley and the likes of
iPlayer and Uber.
Both products have filled a huge user need; the
iPlayer for watching TV on - demand and across devices, and Uber for enabling cheaper urban taxi journeys
from A to B. And now both products are well established and well - used.