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Millions lose Ceefax as digital swtichover hits London

Millions lose Ceefax as digital swtichover hits London

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The pioneering teletext service Ceefax has been switched off for millions of television owners as analogue television is replaced with digital services in the London region.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 19th 2012 at 9:05AM
BBC unveils Olympic 24 HD channel plan

BBC unveils Olympic 24 HD channel plan

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The BBC is to deliver 24 high definition video streams of coverage of the Olympic games with "every sport from every venue on every day" broadcast to PCs, mobiles, tablets ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 4th 2012 at 11:08PM
BBC launches iPlayer on Xbox 360

BBC launches iPlayer on Xbox 360

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The BBC iPlayer is now available on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, some three years after the public broadcaster began negotiations to bring the video streaming service to the device.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 20th 2012 at 9:02PM
BBC says it suffered Iranian cyber attack

BBC says it suffered Iranian cyber attack

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The BBC has said that Iran is behind a "sophisticated cyber-attack" aimed at disrupting the BBC Persian Service.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 14th 2012 at 9:02PM
Beeb says Internet TVs overly complicated

Beeb says Internet TVs overly complicated

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The BBC has called internet-connected televisions too complex, citing overly complicated apps as the main reason iPad traffic far surpasses that from televisions.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 4th 2012 at 9:41PM
BBC News for Android Tablets

BBC News for Android Tablets

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The BBC has launched a tablet version of the public broadcaster's popular news app for Android smartphones with an international version available soon.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 29th 2012 at 9:50PM
BBC releases global iPlayer for iPhone

BBC releases global iPlayer for iPhone

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The BBC has released new iPhone and iPod touch versions of the global iPlayer app where previously only an iPad version was available.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 7th 2011 at 2:41AM
BBC launches international iPlayer, sort of

BBC launches international iPlayer, sort of

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The BBC is set to launch an international version of the firm's video-on-demand iPlayer service via an Apple iPad app.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 28th 2011 at 9:12AM
BBC launches crowdsourced UK mobile coverage survey

BBC launches crowdsourced UK mobile coverage survey

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The BBC has announced plans to produce an independent map of 2G and 3G mobile coverage across the UK using a crowd sourcing Android phone application.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 18th 2011 at 8:50AM
RIM boss walks out on BBC interview

RIM boss walks out on BBC interview

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Sensitive RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis has for the second time demonstrated a lack of ease with the press, storming out of a BBC Click interview.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 15th 2011 at 10:24AM
UK Radioplayer launches

UK Radioplayer launches

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Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 1st 2011 at 2:49AM
BBC announces Doctor Who: Worlds in Time MMO

BBC announces Doctor Who: Worlds in Time MMO

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The BBC announced the development of a new free-to-play multiplayer online game to be based on the Doctor Who TV series.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Feb 25th 2011 at 6:45AM
BBC iPlayer coming to iPhone and iPad

BBC iPlayer coming to iPhone and iPad

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An iPlayer application for iOS devices will be soon available, six months after the applications were first approved by the BBC Trust.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 28th 2011 at 5:42AM
BBC cuts 360 jobs in online cutbacks

BBC cuts 360 jobs in online cutbacks

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The BBC announced that the corporation is to dramatically scale back the public broadcaster's online operations in a cull that will see 200 web sites and 360 jobs lost.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 25th 2011 at 1:20AM
YouView launch 'delayed to 2012'

YouView launch 'delayed to 2012'

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The launch of the planned YouView internet television service YouView may be delayed until 2012 according to a damning report by Telegraph.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 21st 2011 at 7:15AM
Doctor Who speaker TARDIS materialises

Doctor Who speaker TARDIS materialises

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American novelty audio specialist Speakal have announced a partnership with the BBC in order to produce Doctor Who Tardis and Top Gear Stig-branded speaker systems.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 7th 2011 at 6:10AM
Doctor Who most watched iPlayer show

Doctor Who most watched iPlayer show

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The BBC has revealed that the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who, featuring new Doctor Matt Smith, was the most streamed show in 2011.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 24th 2010 at 5:51AM
International BBC iPlayer to appear on the iPad

International BBC iPlayer to appear on the iPad

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The BBC is set to launch a subscription version of the iPlayer TV streaming service on the Apple iPad for BBC fans worldwide.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 3rd 2010 at 5:35AM