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BBC plans Ultra HD Commonwealth Games coverage
The BBC has unveiled plans to make the first live Ultra High Definition broadcast of…
BBC trials virtual reality technology
The BBC has started to trial immersive video experiences in its first experiments with virtual…
BBC takes extra capacity for summer of sport and music
The BBC has taken an additional transponder on the Astra satellite position at 28.2° East…
Ayre reappointed to BBC Trust with extended role
Richard Ayre has bee re-appointed to serve a further four years on the BBC Trust….
BBC global audience reaches 265 million
The BBC’s global audience for its international news services now stands at 265 million people…
CBBC partners with SyncScreen and Civolution on play-along app
The BBC’s children’s channel, CBBC, has partnered with SyncScreen and Civolution to power a play-along…
BBC Worldwide starts web cam study to gauge viewer responses
BBC Worldwide’s Insights team is partnering with digital media startup CrowdEmotion to gauge how viewers…
BBC adds new features to online World Cup coverage
The BBC has added new features to its online coverage of the football World Cup,…
Trust sets out framework for BBC’s commercial activities
The BBC Trust has published a draft framework setting out the remit and requirements of…
BBC launches new CBBC iPlayer
The BBC’s rollout of updates to its iPlayer catch-up TV service has continued with the…
BBC Media Player brings adaptive bit-rate to Android
The BBC has launched a new version of its Media Player, the application it launched…
BBC ‘committed to all audiences’ despite youth drop-off
The BBC has hit back at reports that it has lost 12% of its 25…
BBC and ITV secure World Cup rights
UK broadcasters the BBC and ITV have secured rights the 2018 and 2022 football World…
Freeview and Digital UK take on YouView with connected TV service
UK DTT platform Freeview is set to launch a new connected TV service, with support…
BBC to trial UHD during the World Cup
The BBC has announced plans to run a series of Ultra High Definition, 4K, broadcast…
iPlayer TV traffic from tablets exceeds PCs for the first time
BBC iPlayer TV programme requests from tablets were higher than from computers for the first…
BBC condemns Ethiopian jamming of Arabsat
The BBC, along with representatives of Germany’s Deutsche Welle, France 24 and Voice of America…
France Télévisions and the BBC top Eurovision Connect Awards winners
France Télévisions has won the Grand Prix in the Eurovision Connect Awards given by the…
BBC updates iPlayer mobile apps
The BBC has taken the first step in “re-defining” the iPlayer experience on mobiles and…
Sebastian Coe said to be frontrunner for BBC Trust chair
Sebastian Coe is being strongly tipped to become the next chairman of the BBC Trust,…
BBC and ITV add Windows Phone 8 catch-up support
UK terrestrial broadcasters ITV and the BBC have each added Windows Phone 8 device support…
BBC Trust backs YouView involvement, but calls for service reforms
The BBC Trust has backed the corporation’s ongoing involvement in YouView, but has called for…
BBC must go ‘mobile-first’ to widen reach
BBC executive board member Howard Stringer has called on the corporation to make content first…
BBC Sport launches on Roku in the UK
The BBC has launched a BBC Sport app for Roku connected TV devices in the…
BBC updates iPlayer for Sky
The BBC is “updating and improving” the interface for its iPlayer catch-up service on the…
BBC outlines ‘new iPlayer’ rollout plan
The BBC is going ahead to make the new version of iPlayer it has been…
BBC iPlayer hits new record, requests up 18% in March
The BBC logged 320 million TV and radio requests through the iPlayer in March, up…
BBC must overhaul project management after ‘complete failure’ of DMI
The BBC needs to overhaul its approach to future major projects in order to safeguard…
BBC Trust approves 30-day iPlayer catch-up window
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved plans by the corporation to extend…
BBC iPlayer tops 300 million for second month running
BBC iPlayer requests broke the 300 million barrier in February for the second consecutive month,…