<s>
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
iPLAYER	B-Application
or	O
BBC	B-Application
iPLAYER	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
service	O
from	O
the	O
BBC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPlayer	B-Application
services	O
delivered	O
to	O
UK-based	O
viewers	O
feature	O
no	O
commercial	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terms	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
,	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
and	O
BBC	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
refer	O
to	O
various	O
methods	O
of	O
viewing	O
or	O
listening	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
moving	O
towards	O
playing	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
content	O
via	O
open	O
HTML5	B-Application
standards	O
in	O
web	O
browsers	O
rather	O
than	O
via	O
Flash	O
or	O
its	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
mobile	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Radio	O
brand	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
BBC	O
Sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
improved	O
the	O
format	O
quality	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
highest	O
available	O
on	O
iPlayer	B-Application
to	O
1080p	O
(	O
full	O
HD	O
)	O
from	O
720p	O
(	O
standard	O
HD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
that	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
would	O
be	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
logo	O
which	O
would	O
involve	O
being	O
rebranded	O
as	O
"	O
iPLAYER	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
dreamt	O
up	O
by	O
Ben	O
Lavender	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
BBC	O
employee	O
frustrated	O
by	O
attempting	O
to	O
bit-torrent	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
Redux	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
for	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
,	O
Flash	O
Video-based	O
streaming	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
left	O
beta	O
and	O
went	O
live	O
on	O
25	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
June	O
2008	O
a	O
new-look	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
,	O
originally	O
as	O
a	O
beta-test	O
version	O
alongside	O
the	O
earlier	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
tagline	O
was	O
"	O
Catch	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
last	O
7	O
days	O
of	O
BBC	O
TV	O
&	O
Radio	O
"	O
,	O
reflecting	O
that	O
programmes	O
were	O
unavailable	O
on	O
iPlayer	B-Application
after	O
this	O
time	O
(	O
with	O
some	O
exceptions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
updated	O
again	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
recommendations	B-Application
feature	I-Application
and	O
a	O
"	O
social	O
makeover	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
once	O
again	O
modified	O
to	O
include	O
links	O
to	O
programmes	O
from	O
other	O
broadcasters	O
,	O
including	O
ITV	B-Device
,	O
ITV2	O
,	O
ITV3	O
,	O
ITV4	O
,	O
Channel	O
4	O
,	O
E4	O
,	O
More4	O
,	O
Film4	O
,	O
Channel	O
5	O
,	O
5Star	O
,	O
5USA	O
and	O
S4C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
users	O
click	O
on	O
a	O
programme	O
by	O
another	O
broadcaster	O
they	O
are	O
redirected	O
to	O
the	O
relevant	O
broadcaster	O
's	O
catch	O
up	O
service	O
(	O
either	O
the	O
ITV	B-Device
Hub	O
,	O
All	O
4	O
or	O
My5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
once	O
again	O
relaunched	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
October	O
2014	O
the	O
BBC	O
extended	O
the	O
programme	O
availability	O
for	O
programmes	O
on	O
iPlayer	B-Application
from	O
7	O
days	O
to	O
30	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
applications	O
for	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
were	O
launched	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
initially	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
launch	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
biggest	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
undergoing	O
a	O
five-month	O
trial	O
by	O
five	O
thousand	O
broadband	O
users	O
until	O
28	O
February	O
2006	O
.	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
heavily	O
criticised	O
for	O
delay	O
in	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
rebranding	O
and	O
cost	O
to	O
BBC	O
licence-fee	O
payers	O
because	O
no	O
finished	O
product	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
after	O
four	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
improved	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
then	O
had	O
another	O
very	O
limited	O
user	O
trial	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
various	O
times	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Integrated	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Player	I-Application
(	O
iMP	O
)	O
,	O
Interactive	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Player	I-Application
,	O
and	O
MyBBCPlayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPlayer	B-Application
received	O
the	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	O
Trust	O
on	O
30	O
April	O
2007	O
and	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
at	O
midnight	O
on	O
27	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
only	O
a	O
fixed	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
controlled	O
increase	O
in	O
users	O
over	O
the	O
summer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
had	O
been	O
criticised	O
for	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
would	O
'	O
launch	O
 '	O
on	O
27	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
what	O
was	O
on	O
offer	O
was	O
simply	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
beta	O
to	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
,	O
admitting	O
more	O
users	O
in	O
a	O
controlled	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
reportedly	O
to	O
allow	O
British	O
ISPs	O
and	O
the	O
BBC	O
to	O
gauge	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
traffic	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
within	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
beta	O
incorporated	O
a	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
,	O
an	O
electronic	B-Device
programme	I-Device
guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
and	O
specially	O
designed	O
download	O
client	B-Protocol
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
download	O
of	O
BBC	O
Television	O
content	O
by	O
computers	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
United	O
Kingdom-based	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
,	O
for	O
use	O
up	O
to	O
thirty	O
days	O
after	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
Trust	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
condition	O
of	O
approval	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
on-demand	O
services	O
that	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
is	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
given	O
a	O
commitment	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
BBC	O
meets	O
this	O
demand	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
a	O
strategic	O
relationship	O
with	O
Adobe	O
that	O
would	O
bring	O
a	O
limited	O
streaming-only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
to	O
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
users	O
and	O
Windows	O
users	O
who	O
cannot	O
or	O
do	O
not	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
download	O
service	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	O
9x	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
iPlayer	B-Application
has	O
supported	O
Mozilla	O
Firefox	O
under	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
platform	O
for	O
downloading	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
had	O
even	O
launched	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
BBC	O
,	O
alongside	O
ITV	B-Device
and	O
Channel	O
4	O
,	O
was	O
intending	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
new	O
video	B-Application
on-demand	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
provisionally	O
named	O
Kangaroo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
that	O
Kangaroo	O
would	O
complement	O
the	O
video	B-Application
on-demand	I-Application
services	O
that	O
these	O
channels	O
were	O
already	O
offering	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
by	O
making	O
programmes	O
available	O
once	O
their	O
'	O
catch-up	O
'	O
period	O
had	O
expired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
deal	O
between	O
the	O
BBC	O
and	O
cable-television	O
provider	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
provider	O
's	O
on-demand	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cable	O
service	O
launched	O
on	O
30	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
keeps	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
Freedom	O
of	O
Information	O
Act	O
request	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
revealed	O
that	O
by	O
8	O
April	O
2008	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
had	O
cost	O
£6	O
million	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
released	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
Labs	O
feature	O
,	O
iPlayer	B-Application
Desktop	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
moved	O
the	O
download	O
service	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
P2P-based	O
distribution	O
model	O
and	O
onto	O
an	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
download	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
incorporated	O
high-definition	B-Device
streams	O
and	O
downloads	O
of	O
some	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iPlayer	B-Application
application	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
2009	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Firmware	O
3.0	O
update	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
slimline	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
version	O
of	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
channel	O
 '	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
unavailable	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
BBC	O
Worldwide	O
released	O
an	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
Radio	O
services	O
delivered	O
via	O
iPlayer	B-Application
were	O
relaunched	O
on	O
8	O
October	O
2012	O
under	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Radio	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rebranded	O
service	O
offered	O
different	O
functionality	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
iPlayer	B-Application
interface	O
and	O
a	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Radio	O
smartphone	O
app	O
was	O
also	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Desktop	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Downloads	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
based	O
on	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
discontinued	O
the	O
RSS	O
feed	O
for	O
iPlayer	B-Application
TV	O
content	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Tony	O
Hall	O
's	O
"	O
open	O
BBC	O
"	O
strategy	O
,	O
coming	O
primarily	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
budget	O
cuts	O
across	O
the	O
BBC	O
that	O
would	O
require	O
it	O
to	O
discontinue	O
or	O
factor	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
services	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
planned	O
to	O
offer	O
third-party	O
content	O
through	O
iPlayer	B-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
launch	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
iPlay	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
tailored	O
towards	O
children	O
's	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
older	O
Freeview	B-Device
and	O
Freesat	O
receivers	O
manufactured	O
between	O
2010	O
and	O
2014	O
was	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
relaunched	O
its	O
iPlayer	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
services	O
as	O
BBC	O
Sounds	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
newly	O
designed	O
website	O
and	O
mobile	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
chief	O
content	O
officer	O
Charlotte	O
Moore	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
BBC	O
would	O
realign	O
the	O
leadership	O
structure	O
of	O
its	O
television	O
services	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
to	O
prioritise	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
under	O
which	O
iPlayer	B-Application
Controller	O
Dan	O
McGolpin	O
would	O
become	O
Portfolio	O
Director	O
for	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
and	O
the	O
main	O
BBC	O
channels	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Controller	O
for	O
each	O
BBC	O
channel	O
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
"	O
portfolio	O
editors	O
"	O
who	O
would	O
select	O
programmes	O
commissioned	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
genre	O
directors	O
to	O
be	O
carried	O
on	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
and	O
BBC	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
television	O
licence	O
was	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
stream	O
either	O
BBC	O
television	O
or	O
radio	O
programmes	O
from	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
that	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
broadcast	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
licence	O
was	O
still	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
watch	O
live	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
1	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
television	O
licence	O
has	O
been	O
required	O
to	O
view	O
any	O
iPlayer	B-Application
content	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
it	O
is	O
live	O
or	O
on-demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
began	O
to	O
encourage	O
users	O
to	O
login	O
with	O
a	O
BBC	O
ID	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
this	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
outlets	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
account	O
requirement	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
BBC	O
collect	O
personal	O
information	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
trace	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
evading	O
TV	O
Licensing	O
whilst	O
using	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
;	O
Andrew	O
Scott	O
,	O
launch	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
ongoing	O
initiative	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
BBC	O
might	O
use	O
account	O
email	O
addresses	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
existing	O
methods	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
identify	O
iPlayer	B-Application
users	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
hold	O
a	O
television	O
licence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
repeatedly	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
account	O
system	O
was	O
primarily	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
personalization	O
features	O
across	O
BBC	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
content	O
recommendations	O
on	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
continue	O
watching	O
a	O
programme	O
on	O
one	O
device	O
from	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
left	O
off	O
on	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
iPlayer	B-Application
download	O
service	O
was	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
peer-to-peer	O
(	O
P2P	O
)	O
technology	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
large	O
video	O
files	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
downloaded	O
,	O
the	O
content	O
was	O
only	O
playable	O
within	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
itself	O
or	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
or	O
11	O
,	O
and	O
subject	O
to	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
moved	O
to	O
an	O
Adobe	O
AIR-based	O
client	B-Protocol
that	O
downloaded	O
content	O
via	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
P2P	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
was	O
levelled	O
at	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
's	O
use	O
of	O
KService	O
from	O
Kontiki	O
,	O
the	O
peer-to-peer	O
application	O
which	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
users	O
 '	O
bandwidth	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
had	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Kontiki	O
P2P	O
system	O
was	O
not	O
used	O
after	O
the	O
new	O
client	B-Protocol
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	B-Protocol
offered	O
an	O
electronic	B-Device
programme	I-Device
guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
with	O
listings	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
previous	O
seven	O
and	O
next	O
seven	O
days	O
 '	O
programmes	O
;	O
selecting	O
a	O
programme	O
which	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
broadcast	O
began	O
downloading	O
it	O
immediately	O
,	O
while	O
those	O
not	O
yet	O
shown	O
would	O
be	O
downloaded	O
when	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
's	O
streaming	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
using	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
software	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
13	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
seasonal	O
specials	O
were	O
followed	O
routinely	O
throughout	O
the	O
Christmas	O
week	O
with	O
plugs	O
for	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
streaming	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
offered	O
replays	O
of	O
programmes	O
broadcast	O
on	O
all	O
national	O
BBC	O
TV	O
channels	O
and	O
S4C	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
seven	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
licensing	O
agreements	O
,	O
all	O
international	O
and	O
some	O
privately	O
produced	O
TV	O
shows	O
and	O
movies	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
based	O
on	O
user	O
feedback	O
–	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
called	O
"	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
2.0	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
included	O
combining	O
the	O
normal	O
television	O
iPlayer	B-Application
with	O
the	O
radio	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
schedules	O
of	O
programmes	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
automatic	O
resumption	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
programme	O
watched	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
by	O
25%	O
to	O
640	O
pixels	O
wide	O
,	O
RSS	O
feeds	O
of	O
iPlayer	B-Application
data	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Yesterday	O
's	O
TV	O
"	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
have	O
implemented	O
an	O
option	O
of	O
streaming	B-Application
videos	I-Application
in	O
high	O
quality	O
in	O
H.264	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
19	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
newer	O
platform	O
was	O
launched	O
which	O
facilitated	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Desktop	O
(	O
replacement	O
for	O
Download	O
Manager	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
"	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Labs	O
"	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
adjustable	O
video	O
windows	O
and	O
user	O
feedback	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
claimed	O
,	O
amongst	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
optimisation	O
of	O
CPU	O
usage	O
in	O
full	O
screen	O
:	O
20%	O
to	O
40%	O
improvement	O
;	O
videos	O
that	O
start	O
to	O
download	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
complete	O
downloading	O
abroad	O
;	O
and	O
update	O
to	O
use	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Integrated	I-Operating_System
Runtime	I-Operating_System
AIR	O
1.5.3	O
which	O
has	O
improved	O
reliability	O
,	O
compatibility	O
and	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPlayer	B-Application
team	O
released	O
the	O
next-generation	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
3.0	O
release	O
,	O
on	O
6	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
brought	O
integration	O
with	O
various	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
to	O
the	O
TV	O
on-demand	O
service	O
,	O
through	O
deals	O
with	O
Facebook	O
,	O
Twitter	O
,	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
Delicious	B-Application
,	O
Digg	B-Application
and	O
StumbleUpon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
ID	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
their	O
iPlayer	B-Application
settings	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
devices	O
and	O
Favourite	O
shows	O
so	O
the	O
users	O
get	O
notified	O
when	O
new	O
episodes	O
of	O
their	O
favourited	O
shows	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
other	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
new-look	O
iPlayer	B-Application
discussed	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
embeddable	O
video	O
player	O
,	O
being	O
rolled	O
out	O
across	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
online	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
reported	O
iPlayer	B-Application
users	O
had	O
technical	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
3.5	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPlayer	B-Application
Desktop	O
application	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
simpler	O
iPlayer	B-Application
Downloads	O
application	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
some	O
features	O
were	O
dropped	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
live	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
called	O
'	O
The	O
New	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
version	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
new	O
'	O
responsive	O
design	O
,	O
'	O
which	O
means	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
multiple	O
different	O
screen	O
sizes	O
without	O
building	O
separate	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
ID	O
is	O
still	O
used	O
to	O
track	O
favourites	O
across	O
the	O
site	O
(	O
however	O
favourites	O
have	O
now	O
been	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
whole	O
page	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
individual	O
bar	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
categories	O
have	O
been	O
generated	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
programmes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
by	O
the	O
42%	O
of	O
visitors	O
who	O
arrive	O
to	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
without	O
a	O
particular	O
programme	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPlayer	B-Application
introduced	O
an	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
trial	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
with	O
an	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
device	O
to	O
watch	O
with	O
greater	O
picture	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
December	O
2016	O
to	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
4-minute	O
clip	O
of	O
Planet	O
Earth	O
II	O
in	O
4K	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
BBC	O
shows	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
His	O
Dark	O
Materials	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
filmed	O
in	O
this	O
format	O
)	O
,	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
streamed	O
on	O
iPlayer	B-Application
in	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
BT	O
began	O
to	O
charge	O
BT	O
Vision	O
customers	O
£3	O
per	O
month	O
for	O
watching	O
BBC	O
Replay	O
,	O
a	O
cut	O
down	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
offering	O
a	O
more	O
limited	O
30	O
hours	O
of	O
BBC	O
programming	O
per	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
and	O
BT	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
full	O
iPlayer	B-Application
package	O
to	O
BT	O
Vision	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
BBC	O
content	O
on	O
BT	O
Vision	O
's	O
50-hour	O
"	O
TV	O
Replay	O
"	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BT	O
introduced	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
in	O
a	O
phased	O
release	O
,	O
starting	O
in	O
early	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
BT	O
Vision	O
customers	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
channel	O
990	O
by	O
22	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPlayer	B-Application
downloaded	O
TV	O
programmes	O
can	O
be	O
streamed	O
to	O
televisions	O
via	O
the	O
NetGear	O
EVA8000	O
and	O
Linksys	O
DMA2200	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
receivers	I-Application
,	O
through	O
PCs	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
or	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
subscription-free	O
digital	O
terrestrial	O
device	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
UK	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FetchTV	O
Smartbox	O
connects	O
to	O
any	O
broadband	O
connection	O
and	O
gives	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
Freeview+	O
PVR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FetchTV	O
created	O
its	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
believing	O
it	O
was	O
adhering	O
to	O
BBC	O
guidelines	O
,	O
but	O
support	O
was	O
refused	O
by	O
BBC	O
Future	O
Media	O
and	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trust	O
FCC	O
also	O
rescinded	O
new	O
guidelines	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
formalising	O
a	O
ban	O
on	O
third	O
parties	O
building	O
their	O
own	O
commercial	O
iPlayer	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
beta	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
for	O
Freesat	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
2009	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
Freesat	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
soft	O
launch	O
to	O
Freesat	O
viewers	O
with	O
Humax	O
Foxsat	O
HD	O
receivers	O
only	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
on	O
11	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
red	O
button	O
on	O
interactive	O
page	O
7001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
software	O
update	O
1.630SA	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
on	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
Freesat	O
integrated	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
TechniSat	O
receivers	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Harvard	O
International	O
receivers	O
released	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
had	O
aimed	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
to	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
devices	O
by	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
support	O
was	O
only	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
2008	O
range	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
Freesat	O
channel	O
901	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
access	O
via	O
the	O
BBC	O
Red	O
Button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
managing	O
director	O
of	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
Ilse	O
Howling	O
,	O
announced	O
expectations	O
that	O
iPlayer-enabled	O
Freeview	B-Device
boxes	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
all	O
new	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
receiver	O
products	O
must	O
include	O
MHEG	O
Interaction	O
Channel	O
(	O
MHEG-IC	O
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
D-Book	B-Device
6.2.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
allowed	O
the	O
standard	O
MHEG-5	O
reliant	O
iPlayer	B-Application
application	O
to	O
be	O
offered	O
from	O
7	O
April	O
via	O
the	O
red	O
button	O
on	O
all	O
BBC	O
channels	O
to	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
certified	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Roku	O
launched	O
their	O
streaming	B-Application
devices	I-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
available	O
from	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Now	O
TV	O
released	O
a	O
Now	O
TV-branded	O
Roku	O
streaming	B-Application
box	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
iPlayer	B-Application
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
Sky	O
's	O
On	O
Demand	O
service	O
,	O
arriving	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPlayer	B-Application
via	O
Sky	O
requires	O
a	O
subscription	O
to	O
Sky	O
TV	O
channels	O
or	O
to	O
Sky+	O
and	O
a	O
Sky+	O
HD	O
box	O
with	O
an	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
television	O
is	O
internet	O
enabled	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
viewing	O
of	O
online	O
content	O
including	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
physical	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
remote	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
HD	O
was	O
n't	O
available	O
until	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
would	O
be	O
built	O
directly	O
into	O
TVs	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
widely	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
within	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
manufacturer	O
to	O
officially	O
announce	O
that	O
its	O
televisions	O
would	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iPlayer	B-Application
app	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
Samsung	O
Apps	O
for	O
Samsung	O
Smart	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
added	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
to	O
its	O
BRAVIA	O
Internet	O
Video	O
service	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
its	O
2010	O
range	O
of	O
televisions	O
and	O
Blu-ray	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
BRAVIA	O
televisions	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
only	O
been	O
available	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
was	O
fed	O
directly	O
to	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
's	O
3.4m	O
digital	O
cable	O
TV	O
customers	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
video-on-demand	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
'	O
red	O
button	O
 '	O
while	O
watching	O
a	O
BBC	O
channel	O
on	O
TV	O
will	O
bring	O
up	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
without	O
the	O
user	O
having	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
successfully	O
integrated	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
with	O
the	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
electronic	B-Device
programme	I-Device
guide	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
charge	O
for	O
watching	O
BBC	O
shows	O
through	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
on	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
21	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
on	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
had	O
received	O
10.5	O
million	O
views	O
since	O
its	O
official	O
launch	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
September	O
2008	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
one	O
third	O
of	O
all	O
iPlayer	B-Application
programme	O
views	O
were	O
accessed	O
through	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
and	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
HD	O
content	O
via	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
on	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
's	O
TV	O
platform	O
,	O
including	O
Robin	O
Hood	O
,	O
Friday	O
Night	O
with	O
Jonathan	O
Ross	O
and	O
Later	O
...	O
with	O
Jools	O
Holland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Virgin	O
released	O
an	O
iPlayer	B-Application
application	O
for	O
their	O
TiVo	B-Application
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
implementation	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
streams	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
rather	O
than	O
utilising	O
Virgin	O
's	O
video-on-demand	B-Application
service	O
,	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
then	O
proposed	O
syndication	O
policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
also	O
allows	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
programmes	O
available	O
,	O
from	O
around	O
300	O
to	O
700	O
hours	O
on	O
average	O
,	O
bringing	O
Virgin	O
into	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
on	O
connected	O
TV	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
were	O
also	O
forced	O
to	O
remove	O
direct	O
access	O
to	O
BBC	O
content	O
on	O
TiVo	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
BBC	O
content	O
through	O
its	O
EPG	B-Device
,	O
Virgin	O
TiVo	B-Application
users	O
instead	O
had	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
the	O
Apps	O
and	O
Games	O
area	O
or	O
press	O
the	O
Red	O
Button	O
from	O
a	O
BBC	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
access	O
was	O
reimplemented	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
TiVo	B-Application
update	O
15.2	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
integrated	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
once	O
again	O
into	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
search	O
and	O
EPG	B-Device
after	O
new	O
guidelines	O
on	O
syndicated	O
content	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
Trust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
services	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
YouView	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
app	O
contained	O
options	O
to	O
resume	O
watching	O
recent	O
programmes	O
,	O
access	O
favourites	O
,	O
browse	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
shows	O
,	O
find	O
similar	O
programmes	O
or	O
more	O
episodes	O
,	O
included	O
integrated	O
search	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
service	O
to	O
feature	O
HD	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
several	O
unofficial	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
iPlayer	B-Application
proxy	O
sites	O
arose	O
that	O
used	O
JavaScript	B-Language
to	O
replace	O
the	O
UA	O
string	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
provided	O
an	O
official	O
iPlayer	B-Application
application	O
widget	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
accounted	O
for	O
6%	O
of	O
all	O
iPlayer	B-Application
traffic	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
popular	O
platform	O
used	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
service	O
behind	O
personal	O
computers	O
(	O
85%	O
)	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
iPods	O
(	O
7%	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
usage	O
had	O
risen	O
to	O
8%	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
over	O
6	O
million	O
people	O
accessed	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
with	O
H.264	B-Application
playback	O
and	O
full	O
screen	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
plans	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
iPlayer	B-Application
include	O
features	O
from	O
iPlayer	B-Application
V3	O
scheduled	O
for	O
late	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
was	O
updated	O
and	O
now	O
includes	O
access	O
to	O
BBC	O
HD	O
,	O
however	O
most	O
content	O
remains	O
unavailable	O
to	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
users	O
due	O
to	O
DRM	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
October	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
BBC	O
closure	O
policy	O
for	O
older	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
would	O
have	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
they	O
announced	O
that	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
would	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
access	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
stream	O
video	O
content	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
console	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
enabled	O
by	O
a	O
recoding	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
to	O
use	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
rather	O
than	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Autumn	O
2009	O
update	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Channel	I-Protocol
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
no	O
longer	O
working	O
on	O
updated	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
channel	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
Channel	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
,	O
until	O
10	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
removed	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
and	O
terminated	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
confirmed	O
that	O
this	O
application	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
issue	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
BBC	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
application	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
appear	O
soon	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Senior	O
product	O
manager	O
Peter	O
Lasko	O
of	O
BBC	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
hope	O
this	O
application	O
will	O
come	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
early	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
prior	O
notice	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
by	O
28	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
only	O
about	O
15	O
months	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
de-listed	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
BBC	O
later	O
confirmed	O
terminating	O
the	O
service	O
by	O
16	O
January	O
2017	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
already	O
downloaded	O
the	O
app	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
cited	O
the	O
end	O
in	O
the	O
licence	B-License
agreement	I-License
between	O
them	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
UK	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
,	O
because	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
strategy	O
of	O
charging	O
for	O
all	O
content	O
on	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
platform	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
public	O
service	O
remit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
wanted	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
only	O
those	O
paying	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
accounts	O
could	O
access	O
its	O
added	O
content	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
is	O
not	O
legally	O
allowed	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
UK	O
public	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
access	O
charges	O
for	O
it	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
BBC	O
licence	O
fee	O
already	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
BBC	O
content	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
members	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Free	I-Application
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
became	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
;	O
the	O
service	O
includes	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
terminated	O
on	O
27	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
would	O
have	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
app	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
from	O
launch	O
day	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
commented	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
is	O
already	O
available	O
to	O
audiences	O
on	O
over	O
1,000	O
devices	O
and	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
we	O
are	O
working	O
to	O
bring	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
to	O
share	O
at	O
this	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
report	O
by	O
a	O
BBC	O
programmer	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
had	O
caused	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
apps	O
have	O
to	O
offer	O
gesture	O
and	O
voice	O
controls	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Snap	O
features	O
and	O
media	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
reported	O
on	O
its	O
blog	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
aiming	O
to	O
release	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
after	O
many	O
months	O
of	O
complaints	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
users	O
,	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
officially	O
announced	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
navigate	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
website	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mobile	O
website	O
is	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
to	O
handle	O
video	O
playback	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
this	O
website	O
,	O
users	O
must	O
be	O
using	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
or	O
later	O
(	O
the	O
earliest	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
supported	O
by	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
unofficial	O
but	O
functional	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
platform	O
called	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
BBC	O
content	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
as	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
alleged	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
breach	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	O
terms	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
would	O
be	O
amongst	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
platforms	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
native	O
iPlayer	B-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
to	O
UK	O
users	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
earlier	O
mobile	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
uses	O
Adobe	O
's	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
for	O
video	O
playback	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
devices	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	O
to	O
4.0	O
since	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
posted	O
on	O
their	O
internet	O
blog	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
users	O
would	O
soon	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
programs	O
using	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
reported	O
that	O
an	O
Adobe	O
AIR-based	O
iPlayer	B-Application
application	O
had	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
earlier	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
,	O
named	O
BBC	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
permit	O
continued	O
iPlayer	B-Application
support	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
app	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
live	O
television	O
and	O
radio	O
,	O
and	O
catch-up	O
on	O
previously	O
aired	O
content	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
5.0	O
(	O
and	O
higher	O
)	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
is	O
needed	O
for	O
an	O
"	O
optimal	O
viewing	O
experience	O
"	O
but	O
3	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
are	O
allowing	O
it	O
run	O
on	O
their	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
(	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
iPad	B-Device
)	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
allowing	O
streaming	O
over	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
December	O
2011	O
allowed	O
streaming	O
over	O
3G	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EDGE	O
connectivity	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
slow	O
for	O
streaming	B-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-iPhone	O
users	O
were	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
watching	O
and	O
downloading	O
streams	O
intended	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
users	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
them	O
on	O
alternative	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
modified	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
on	O
13	O
March	O
2008	O
to	O
prevent	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
further	O
methods	O
were	O
discovered	O
by	O
iPlayer	B-Application
users	O
to	O
watch	O
and	O
download	O
streams	O
intended	O
for	O
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
hole	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
introducing	O
XOR	B-Application
encryption	O
on	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
downloaded	O
files	O
if	O
a	O
genuine	O
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
not	O
detected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
a	O
genuine	O
iPhone	B-Device
handset	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
stream	O
the	O
video	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cycle	O
of	O
updates	O
and	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
has	O
followed	O
such	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
various	O
streams	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Flash	O
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
are	O
now	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
decryption	O
or	O
DRM	O
circumvention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
various	O
software	O
which	O
can	O
effectively	O
simulate	O
a	O
RTMP	B-Operating_System
Flash	O
client	B-Protocol
or	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
MP3	O
access	O
was	O
being	O
changed	O
to	O
use	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
checks	O
the	O
client	B-Protocol
's	O
certificate	O
and	O
only	O
accepts	O
connections	O
for	O
those	O
issued	O
to	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
protocol	O
not	O
only	O
prevents	O
access	O
to	O
non-Apple	O
devices	O
but	O
also	O
disables	O
use	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
early	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
BBC	O
Worldwide	O
released	O
an	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
UK	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
for	O
iPad	B-Device
app	O
was	O
also	O
launched	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
only	O
allowed	O
streaming	B-Application
video	I-Application
and	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
any	O
offline	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
app	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
version	O
will	O
become	O
available	O
to	O
the	B-Language
Nokia	I-Language
N96	I-Language
mobile	O
phone	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
service	O
to	O
allow	O
viewers	O
to	O
watch	O
programmes	O
even	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
out	O
of	O
reach	O
of	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
3G	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
on	O
9	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
even	O
before	O
the	O
BBC	O
Nokia	B-Language
N96	I-Language
download	O
service	O
had	O
gone	O
live	O
,	O
a	O
method	O
was	O
published	O
to	O
independently	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
N96	O
3GP	O
stream	O
on	O
other	O
mobiles	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
Released	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
app	O
on	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
8	O
devices	O
on	O
15	O
May	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	O
wrapper	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
streaming	O
radio	O
and	O
television	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
handsets	O
including	O
Nokia	B-Language
5800	I-Language
XpressMusic	I-Language
,	O
Nokia	B-Language
N8	I-Language
,	O
Samsung	O
Omnia	O
,	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
C905	O
,	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
Ericsson	I-Algorithm
XPERIA	I-Algorithm
X1	I-Algorithm
and	O
Sony	B-Device
Ericsson	I-Device
W995	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
hosted	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
website	O
but	O
later	O
integrated	O
with	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
accounted	O
for	O
around	O
five	O
percent	O
of	O
all	O
UK	O
Internet	O
traffic	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
approximately	O
five	O
million	O
page	O
views	O
per	O
day	O
by	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
180	O
million	O
programmes	O
have	O
been	O
watched	O
on	O
iPlayer	B-Application
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
BAFTAs	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Interactive	O
Innovation	O
Service/Platform	O
"	O
Award	O
,	O
beating	O
Channel	O
4	O
's	O
'	O
Big	O
Art	O
Mob	O
 '	O
and	O
the	O
Bebo	O
'	O
Open	O
Media	O
Platform	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eighty-five	O
percent	O
of	O
requests	O
were	O
from	O
computers	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
coming	O
from	O
iPods	O
,	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
PS3s	B-Operating_System
(	O
from	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
15	O
platforms	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
may	O
be	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
long	O
tail	O
"	O
effect	O
,	O
with	O
users	O
seeking	O
out	O
niche	O
programmes	O
;	O
programmes	O
broadcast	O
on	O
digital	O
channels	O
are	O
doing	O
remarkably	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
bandwidth	O
use	O
of	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
some	O
concern	O
and	O
criticism	O
from	O
UK	O
ISPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
ISPs	O
,	O
notably	O
Tiscali	O
,	O
called	O
on	O
the	O
BBC	O
to	O
partially	O
fund	O
network	O
upgrades	O
to	O
cope	O
with	O
iPlayer	B-Application
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
responded	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
driving	O
demand	O
for	O
broadband	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2005	O
and	O
2006	O
iPlayer	B-Application
trials	O
,	O
the	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
system	O
used	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	O
Media	O
DRM	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
concerns	O
about	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
availability	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
technology	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
users	O
have	O
managed	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
working	O
using	O
compatibility	O
options	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
point	O
out	O
that	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
delivered	O
through	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
will	O
be	O
subject	O
to	O
DRM	O
–	O
live	O
streaming	O
content	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
may	O
not	O
need	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
control	O
,	O
presumably	O
implying	O
that	O
players	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
could	O
be	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
restricted	O
range	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
project	O
was	O
started	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
to	O
work	O
with	O
other	O
platforms	O
via	O
the	O
Wine	B-Application
project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streaming	O
via	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
website	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
browsers	O
supporting	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
iPlayer	B-Application
Desktop	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
downloading	O
programmes	O
for	O
later	O
offline	O
viewing	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
staged	O
a	O
demonstration	O
outside	O
BBC	O
Television	O
Centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FSF	O
's	O
Peter	O
T	O
.	O
Brown	O
criticised	O
the	O
BBC	O
for	O
what	O
he	O
claimed	O
was	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
previous	O
tradition	O
:	O
the	O
insistence	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
BBC	O
viewers	O
would	O
be	O
forced	O
to	O
use	O
proprietary	B-Application
technology	I-Application
to	O
watch	O
BBC	O
programmes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
updated	O
iPlayer	B-Application
with	O
an	O
SWF	O
verification	O
layer	O
which	O
attempts	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
door	O
on	O
open	O
source	O
implementations	O
of	O
Real	B-Operating_System
Time	I-Operating_System
Messaging	I-Operating_System
Protocol	I-Operating_System
(	O
RTMP	B-Operating_System
)	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attempt	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
existing	O
open	O
source	O
applications	O
remaining	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
or	O
downloading	O
RTMP	B-Operating_System
content	O
from	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
all	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
TV	O
programmes	O
are	O
accessible	O
from	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
allocated	O
to	O
the	O
UK	O
only	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
28	O
July	O
2011	O
in	O
eleven	O
western	O
European	O
countries	O
,	O
after	O
receiving	O
the	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	O
Trust	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
iPlayer	B-Application
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
application	O
which	O
offers	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
free	O
content	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
pre-roll	O
ads	O
and	O
sponsorship	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
core	O
business	O
model	O
is	O
subscription	O
(	O
subscription	O
costs	O
approximately	O
£5.00	O
per	O
month	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
global	O
iPlayer	B-Application
app	O
includes	O
some	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
version	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
stream	O
shows	O
over	O
3G	B-Architecture
as	O
well	O
as	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
downloading	O
feature	O
to	O
store	O
programmes	O
on	O
one	O
's	O
mobile	O
device	O
for	O
offline	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
10%	O
was	O
entirely	O
non-BBC	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
ITV	B-Device
's	O
Primeval	O
,	O
and	O
Channel	O
4	O
's	O
The	O
Naked	O
Chef	O
and	O
Misfits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
from	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2012	O
claimed	O
that	O
American	O
cable	O
providers	O
threatened	O
to	O
drop	O
BBC	O
America	O
if	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
,	O
which	O
duplicates	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
cable	O
channel	O
,	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
the	O
difficulties	O
facing	O
the	O
US	O
rollout	O
,	O
BBC	O
's	O
Head	O
of	O
Communications	O
for	O
Global	O
iPlayer	B-Application
Tessa	O
Matchett	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
United	O
States	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
complex	O
media	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
global	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2016	O
,	O
BBC	O
Worldwide	O
launched	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
service	O
in	O
Singapore	O
,	O
rebranded	O
as	O
BBC	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
BBC	O
Worldwide	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
with	O
ITV	B-Device
plc	O
,	O
and	O
BBC	O
America	O
co-owner	O
AMC	O
Networks	O
,	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
U.S.	O
subscription	O
video-on-demand	B-Application
service	O
known	O
as	O
BritBox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
joke	O
was	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
announcing	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
on	O
a	O
specialised	O
toaster	O
,	O
supposedly	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
watch	O
breakfast	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
volume	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
iPlayer	B-Application
goes	O
up	O
to	O
11	O
,	O
apparently	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
a	O
scene	O
about	O
an	O
amplifier	O
volume	O
control	O
that	O
goes	O
up	O
to	O
eleven	O
in	O
the	O
rock	O
mockumentary	O
This	O
Is	O
Spinal	O
Tap	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
