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BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer (stylised as iPLAYER or BBC iPLAYER) is a video on demand service from the BBC. The service is available over-the-top on a wide range of devices, including mobile phones and tablets, personal computers and smart televisions. iPlayer services delivered to UK-based viewers are free from commercial advertising. To use the service, a valid TV…

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Available in
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Developer
BBC
Licence
BBC iPlayer applications are proprietarily licensed. Users also require a TV licence and a BBC account
Platform
Windows, webOS, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Virgin Media (Streaming only), Freesat (beta), Sky Go (part of On Demand serv…
Release
25 December 2007; 18 years ago (2007-12-25)
Stable release
3.2.15 / 13 July 2012; 14 years ago (2012-07-13) Windows standalone application, no longer developed; instead it runs on any supported web browser

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Overview

History

Development

Television licence requirements

Computer platforms

Television platforms

Game consoles

Mobile platforms

BBC Store

Reception and adoption

Overseas availability

Humour

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BBC iPlayer

Nodes210
Edges209
Triples242
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009524
Components1

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BBC iPlayer

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related to Overseas availability · 22
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related to 'The New BBC iPlayer' · 19
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related to history · 18
BBC iPlayer → Ashley Highfield, BBC, BBC's, Broadband Britain Summit, By, Director, EastEnders, Highfield, It, Media Player, New Media, October, On, PC, Royal Television Society, Sky, Technology, TV
related to Wii · 15
BBC iPlayer → April, Autumn, BBC, Channel, February, Flash, However, Internet Channel, November, On, The BBC, This, Wii, Wii Shop Channel, Wii's Internet Channel
related to Wii U · 15
BBC iPlayer → August, BBC, December, In January, January, May, Nintendo, Nintendo UK, Nintendo's Wii, On, Peter Lasko, Senior, The BBC, Wii, Without
related to Xbox One · 15
BBC iPlayer → BBC, December, He, However, In August, In January, In October, Kinect, Microsoft, Microsoft's, Snap, The BBC, UK, Whilst, Xbox One
related to 'iPlayer 2.0' · 14
BBC iPlayer → BBC, Blue Peter, December, High, It, July, June, Later, New, On, RSS, The, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Yesterday's TV
related to Android devices · 14
BBC iPlayer → Adobe Flash Player, Android, Another, As, BBC, BBC's, Flash Player, Google Android, June, May, November, On, There, Users
related to Xbox 360 · 14
BBC iPlayer → BBC, BBC's, In October, Kinect, March, Microsoft, Microsoft's, On, The BBC, UK, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Free, Xbox Live Gold

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BBC iPlayerAvailable inEnglish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish1.00infobox
BBC iPlayerDeveloperBBC1.00infobox
BBC iPlayerLicenceBBC iPlayer applications are proprietarily licensed. Users also require a TV licence and a BBC account1.00infobox
BBC iPlayerPlatformWindows, webOS, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Virgin Media (Streaming only), Freesat (beta), Sky Go (part of On Demand serv…1.00infobox
BBC iPlayerRelease25 December 2007; 18 years ago (2007-12-25)1.00infobox
BBC iPlayerStable release3.2.15 / 13 July 2012; 14 years ago (2012-07-13) Windows standalone application, no longer developed; instead it runs on any supported web browser1.00infobox
BBC iPlayerTypeMedia player software1.00infobox
BBC iPlayerWebsitewww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer1.00infobox
BBC iPlayerWritten inJavaScript, Adobe AIR, Objective-C, Java1.00infobox
EastEndersinstance ofchoose to record whole series0.80text
catch up on programmes they have missedinstance ofchoose to record whole series0.80text
watch or listen to them on any device they want all through peer-to-peer sharing on a broadband connection.’In 2005instance ofchoose to record whole series0.80text

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