Posts Tagged ‘bbc’

iPlayer goes Global on the iPad

28, Jul 2011

Since its launch in 2007, the BBC iPlayer has allowed license fee payers in the UK to catch up on BBC television shows and films that they’ve missed. But the service has remained unavailable to people outside of Britain, despite a growing global demand for shows like Top Gear and Doctor Who. Until now. For [...]

All Change at Google, and BBC Online in Decline

25, Jan 2011

Predictions of 2011 being a quiet year for the online world have proved to be false after two big news stories this week. Huge changes are underway at both the world’s largest search engine and the UK’s biggest website. No Schmidt at Google HQ Google have announced that controversial CEO Eric Schmidt will be removed [...]

BBC iPlayer Relaunch – Social Media Included as Standard

6, Sep 2010

It’s not just their news page that  BBC Internet have been revamping – following a very popular beta test, the Beeb have relaunched their iPlayer service. Now users won’t just be able to catch up with BBC TV programmes, they’ll be able to share thier opinions of the show using the integrated social media functions. [...]

BBC Redesign News Page

15, Jul 2010

After months of deliberation, the BBC have redesigned their News homepage. The official release has described the new site as easier to use, as it places more focus on important stories and makes it simpler for users to share articles through social media. Which is all well and good, but we wanted some professional feedback [...]


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