The amount of the investment hasn't been disclosed, but the British broadcaster is committed to Pocket Casts' vision of free and openly accessible podcasts for all.
BBC's in-house voice assistant, called Beeb, is set to arrive next year.
BBC iPlayer's regional locking may scupper your attempts to view the Beeb's output when you're abroad. Here are a few handy workarounds.
The BBC is catching up with technology by rolling a beta for HTML5 video playback for the company's iPlayer platform. Up until now, the BBC has relied on Adobe Flash to deliver content through the catch-up service.
The BBC has updated its iPlayer app for Android, as well as the accompanying BBC Media Player app, with support for the new Android 5.0 Lollipop release. Updates for both apps are rolling out from today, just as we're expecting to see the OS become available for more devices. The BBC Media Player changelog notes that Android 5.0 is now fully supported, while the iPlayer release notes...
The BBC has released an update for its Top Gear: Race The Stig game, available for Windows Phone, Android and iOS. This new release introduces spooky content to coincide with Halloween just around the corner. For those who aren't familiar with the title, Race The Stig is essentially an endless runner game for Top Gear fans. The object of the game is to drive your vehicle a car's...
The BBC has updated its iPlayer service to now store 30 days' worth of content for viewers in the UK. In the past, the catch-up service was limited to 7 days for the majority of shows, making this quite the upgrade for those who found themselves frequently missing episodes. While the broadcaster is increasing the duration as to how long programmes are stored for viewing in the UK,...
The BBC today sent out some weird push notifications to the broadcaster's official news apps on both Android and iOS. It's a developer's worst fear when testing some new functionality goes live somehow and this is exactly what happened to the BBC. Push notifications were inadvertently sent out to live apps on both mobile platforms with some sample text. It is what's contained in these...
While still unofficial, Google's Chromecast looks set to launch this coming week in the UK. Folks are rightfully excited and wondering which of our local apps might be updated with support for it. Android Central Forums member SmItH197 has been digging around inside the BT Sport application and found multiple Chromecast references within.
Regular iPlayer app also updated with KitKat fixes The BBC has updated its iPlayer Radio app for Android with support for the Playlister feature. When listening to any BBC radio broadcast through the app, users can tap the "plus" icon to add the current track to their own custom playlist, which is saved to their BBC ID account. Playlists can later be exported to music services such as...
A heads-up for newly-upgraded Android 4.3 users in the UK — the BBC Media Player app has been updated with support for the latest version of Google's OS. Previously, users who'd upgraded to 4.3 after downloading the player would've been able to continue using it, but if you tried to download it from Google Play using a 4.3 device you'd be out of luck. (The same applies to the BBC...
Support for larger Android tablets finally arrives in the BBC's streaming app The BBC has updated its iPlayer app for Android, bringing support for 10-inch tablets for the first time. The new iPlayer version 1.7.0 has just landed on Google Play, allowing larger tablets like the Nexus 10 and Xperia Tablet Z to enjoy the full iPlayer experience. In addition, the Beeb says it's tweaked the...
British consumer affairs show will air segment on Samsung's new handset next Wednesday There's been some controversy over just how much of the Samsung Galaxy S4's internal storage is actually available for apps, music, pictures and other content. Of the 16 gigabytes on the current crop of GS4s, around 9.5 is available on the international model. On some U.S. carrier-branded models, it's...
The BBC continues to roll out improvements to its suite of Android apps, and today the broadcaster has published updates for its (UK-only) iPlayer and BBC Media Player apps. The latest iPlayer update adds in a "favorites" -- which was actually removed a few versions back -- along with improvements to image quality and loading times in the TV streaming app. On the BBC Media Player side,...
The BBC has updated its official iPlayer app for Android with support for the latest version of the OS, 4.1 Jelly Bean. The new version comes weeks after the Beeb launched its self-branded BBC Media Player app, eliminating the requirement to use Adobe Flash Player to view BBC video content. Besides the addition of Jelly Bean support, the core of the app is largely unchanged. The new...
As you might have guessed by the continuing news coverage, the London Olympic Games are almost upon us. And now the BBC is launching its official Olympic app for Android (and iOS), allowing you mobile to access the Beeb's Olympic coverage in all its forms. You'll find the same written and video content found on the BBC mobile sites, as well as live streams of the games once things kick...
The BBC have come out today with some information regarding a future update to their Android offering, which will finally bring 3G streaming to the application. With 1.2 million downloads on Android alone, the decision to bring 3G streaming to the iPlayer will prove to be a popular one. The BBC have been working alongside British carriers to introduce the feature while keeping the...
It doesn't matter which side of the pond you're from, fans of The Doctor are everywhere. The BBC have now traveled through space and time to bring their iOS game, The Mazes Of Time to Android. The basic plot: The Doctor and his sidekick Amy are racing to save an innocent family attacked by a Dalek and flung into the depths of history. The graphics won't set the world on fire, and...
Following on from the BBC iPlayer app launched on Android a few months ago, the Beeb has today released an official BBC News application for users of Android 1.6 and above in the UK. The app displays BBC News stories from various categories in a tiled arrangement similar to the iPlayer app, and allows users to scroll left and right through each category to see more stories, just like...
As promised, the official BBC iPlayer app is now available on the Android Market for users in the UK. The free app offers a similar experience to the web-based mobile iPlayer that's been available on Android since last summer, but also introduces live streaming of five BBC TV channels and nine BBC radio stations. The fact that it's a native Android app allows for a smoother, sleeker UI...