The BBC’s iPlayer service isn’t the biggest or the most showy streamer out there, but it was one of the first… and it’s still ...

When the beta of the BBC's iPlayer launched in July 2007, Netflix had only just pivoted to streaming movies over the internet. Fast forward a decade and Netflix is dominant. And that's a worry the BBC ...

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During peak hours, BBC iPlayer pumps out 12GB of data every second, and seven petabytes of data every month. It's insanely popular on Apple's iPhone -- but mostly after midnight -- and the next ...

The BBC's iPlayer is compatible with so many portable devices now it's almost funny. In terms of ease of access to on-demand content, Auntie has pushed the boat so far out it's barely a dot on the ...

Viewers will begin to see a significant change to the way iPlayer, the BBC’s catch-up and live TV platform, looks on TV. The navigation menu will move to the left hand side of the screen – making it ...

The BBC has highly ambitious plans for iPlayer. Described by Director-General Tony Hall as a "primary entertainment destination", it is set to become the BBC's main focus for all its digital offerings ...

Improving the quality and reliability of internet video by assessing how well our low latency streaming approaches perform in our viewers’ homes. This week we began the first phase of a trial of low ...

BBC viewers have been left fuming as the iPlayer has been down since this morning. Hundreds of fans tuning into the streaming site hoping to catch up on their favourite shows including EastEnders have ...