BBC iPlayer Now iPhone Compatible

MacRumors · Mar 7, 2008, 10:41 AM

BBC had previously announced that they would be launching their iPlayer service for the iPhone and iPod touch. Yesterday, BBC officially launched a Beta of their iPlayer for iPhone. iPhone and iPod touch users who navigate to the iPlayer site are now be greeted with some limited streamable content.

While there was some speculation that the release may be related to Apple's SDK, the service is based entirely in the iPhone's Safari browser. Available BBC content has been encoded into h.264 for native playback within Safari.

Only a limited selection is currently available, and content is geographically restricted to UK residents.

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amac4me · Mar 7, 2008, 10:44 AM

This is bloody good news. The Queen will be pleased.

Steve Jobs=God · Mar 7, 2008, 10:46 AM

Sounds jolly well smashing to me!

Eraserhead · Mar 7, 2008, 10:47 AM

Brilliant news, well done to the BBC!

Rojo · Mar 7, 2008, 10:47 AM

Lucky UK people...I'm jealous!

ATG · Mar 7, 2008, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amac4me

This is bloody good news. The Queen will be pleased.

Quite.

Does this mean we can download and use the h.264 after the 7 days by faking the user agent?

superleccy · Mar 7, 2008, 10:50 AM

Another step in the right direction.

iPlayer on iTunes please, so I can watch BBC content on my

TV and 6G iPod without needing to be online.

SL

greenyboy411 · Mar 7, 2008, 10:51 AM

to be exact, the video content is geographically restricted the radio stuff, like on computers is open to anyone. my radio-obsessed parents are wetting themselves right now....

RevolutionOne · Mar 7, 2008, 10:54 AM

I couldnt find any programs that would work last night..

Project · Mar 7, 2008, 10:54 AM

The quality is good. 400kbps H264 I believe.

felixkunze · Mar 7, 2008, 10:56 AM

Someone needs to get a list put up of whats actually working on the iPhone iPlayer at the moment. I couldn't find anything that's actually working when I tried to view it here in sunny england.

UltraNurd · Mar 7, 2008, 10:57 AM

Maybe a dumb question... but why can't international users pay some fee to access the content (something like the fee people pay in the UK, with possible extra to cover that we're not paying any taxes that help subsidize the programming)?

RevolutionOne · Mar 7, 2008, 10:59 AM

Yeah please list what programs work, I would love to try this out but can't find anything compatible apart from the radio podcasts

stagi · Mar 7, 2008, 10:59 AM

i just wish they could have some bbc stuff available to buy through itunes, i would buy some episodes of the office (liked that version better than the US series we have)

RevolutionOne · Mar 7, 2008, 11:00 AM

hahaha i got eastenders omnibus to work. awesome!

twoodcc · Mar 7, 2008, 11:01 AM

this is good. too bad it's not native though.

jdavtz · Mar 7, 2008, 11:01 AM

The only things I can find that work are Spartacus, the one show, and Panorama.

Still, a step in the right direction. Quality looks pretty good to me.

bigiffo · Mar 7, 2008, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATG

Does this mean we can download and use the h.264 after the 7 days by faking the user agent?

Interesting

RevolutionOne · 11:04 AM

the quality is really good. I can't wait for them to get more content to stream.

This actually makes me want a 3g iphone to be available to use this anywhere..

luke-j-s · Mar 7, 2008, 11:05 AM

Ahh you god!

dafttom · Mar 7, 2008, 11:06 AM

As I mentioned on the other thread, it also supports TV Out.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...=1#post5115274

MrT8064 · Mar 7, 2008, 11:12 AM

I was lying in bed watching top gear this morning!!

MarkW19 · Mar 7, 2008, 11:16 AM

Awesome, quality is really good, speed impressive too!

HaGG · Mar 7, 2008, 11:16 AM

good stuff

theheyes · Mar 7, 2008, 11:18 AM

The 10 o'clock news works! woop!

Mar 7, 2008, 10:41 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	BBC iPlayer Now iPhone Compatible BBC had previously announced that they would be launching their iPlayer service for the iPhone and iPod touch. Yesterday, BBC officially launched a Beta of their iPlayer for iPhone. iPhone and iPod touch users who navigate to the iPlayer site are now be greeted with some limited streamable content. While there was some speculation that the release may be related to Apple's SDK, the service is based entirely in the iPhone's Safari browser. Available BBC content has been encoded into h.264 for native playback within Safari. Only a limited selection is currently available, and content is geographically restricted to UK residents. Article Link

Mar 7, 2008, 10:44 AM	#2
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Mar 7, 2008, 10:50 AM	#7
superleccy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: England	Another step in the right direction. iPlayer on iTunes please, so I can watch BBC content on my TV and 6G iPod without needing to be online. SL __________________ 15" MBP: 2.4GHz C2D SR; now 4GB RAM; 160GB 5400rpm HD; Matte; 20" Cinema Disp. 14" iBook G4: 1.33GHz; 768MB RAM; 80GB HD. Switched Nov '04.

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Mar 7, 2008, 10:46 AM	#3
Steve Jobs=God macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Plymouth, UK	Sounds jolly well smashing to me!

Mar 7, 2008, 10:47 AM	#4
Eraserhead Contributor Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oxford, UK	Brilliant news, well done to the BBC!

Mar 7, 2008, 10:47 AM	#5
Rojo macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York City	Lucky UK people...I'm jealous!

Mar 7, 2008, 10:51 AM	#8
greenyboy411 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2007	to be exact, the video content is geographically restricted the radio stuff, like on computers is open to anyone. my radio-obsessed parents are wetting themselves right now....

Mar 7, 2008, 10:54 AM	#10
Project macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2005	The quality is good. 400kbps H264 I believe.

Mar 7, 2008, 10:56 AM	#11
felixkunze macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: West Sussex, UK	Someone needs to get a list put up of whats actually working on the iPhone iPlayer at the moment. I couldn't find anything that's actually working when I tried to view it here in sunny england.

Mar 7, 2008, 10:57 AM	#12
UltraNurd macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Watertown, MA	Maybe a dumb question... but why can't international users pay some fee to access the content (something like the fee people pay in the UK, with possible extra to cover that we're not paying any taxes that help subsidize the programming)?

Mar 7, 2008, 10:59 AM	#14
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Mar 7, 2008, 11:01 AM	#16
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Mar 7, 2008, 11:01 AM	#17
jdavtz macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2005	The only things I can find that work are Spartacus, the one show, and Panorama. Still, a step in the right direction. Quality looks pretty good to me.

Mar 7, 2008, 11:03 AM	#19
RevolutionOne macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Essex, UK	the quality is really good. I can't wait for them to get more content to stream. This actually makes me want a 3g iphone to be available to use this anywhere.. __________________ MacBook Air - 1.6GHz C2D - 2GB - 80GB MacBook - White - 2Ghz CD - 2GB - 120GB iPhone 3G - Black - 16GB iPhone - 8GB Last edited by RevolutionOne : Mar 7, 2008 at 11:04 AM. Reason: sp

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Mar 7, 2008, 11:16 AM	#23
MarkW19 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Leeds, UK	Awesome, quality is really good, speed impressive too! __________________ MacBook Pro 2.5GHz Penryn \| 15.4" Glossy \| 4GB RAM \| 200GB 7200rpm HDD Apple Cinema Display 23" (Alu) iPhone 3G[S] 16GB Mac "128k" from 1984

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