http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/about_iplayer/tvlicence - although the fact you're using the Wii on your TV might change that.]]>Nov 14th 2009 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
You do if you use it to watch shows live as they are being broadcasted - as your link says.]]>Nov 14th 2009 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
a) TV (obvious)
b) Computer with internet speed of at least 256 Kb/s (and it's almost impossible to buy 1 Mbit connections)
c) A 3G-enabled phone - they (our national broadcaster) have just launched their first iPhone app.

But even if you don't use any of their services, you still can use them in theory.

Yeah it should be a tax.
]]>Nov 14th 2009 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/ps didnt put in to billions beacuse brittsh billion and yank billion are different]]>Nov 14th 2009 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/]]>Nov 14th 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 15th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
Never going to change, well at least not under the current funding framework/licensing. ]]>Nov 14th 2009 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/]]>Nov 14th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
The BBC is to vibrant media as UK food is to Cuisine

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/2968436119_1d40fcef1d.jpg]]>Nov 14th 2009 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fat_Duck

Just because it looks nice in the McDonalds Tv advert doesnt make it better than ours.]]>Nov 14th 2009 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 16th 2009 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/next week: dead fish]]>Nov 14th 2009 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
life fish
death fish

if we were being pedantic.

]]>Nov 16th 2009 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 16th 2009 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
*boots up the PS3 instead*]]>Nov 14th 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/I listen to a show every week on Radio 1
*(Fabio & Grooverider - Drum & Bass show:)
and would LOVE to hear it on the Wii...!]]>Nov 14th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
£11 per month for

TV:

BBC1
BBC2
BBC3
BBC4
BBC HD
BBC NEWS.

Radio:

BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
5 Live
6 Music
World Service
Lots of regional stations

Plus probably the best news website in the world. iPlayer is just the icing on the cake - watching Life in HD last night was amazing.

Plus its all completely advert free.

It's great value, even if you dont use all off it. Yet some people would rather hand over there hard earned cash to that goon Murdoch for the fine privilege of watching endless adverts. I could understand the moan if it was rubbish, but it's not. The fact that the BBC export more shows than any other network in the world speaks for itself.

'gwd bless the beeb. If i ever left the UK i would seriously miss it :)]]>Nov 14th 2009 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Nov 14th 2009 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
And many many many more radios stations with dedicated full time local radio stations and also TV news sections every day.

It is abit of a issue being forced to pay, but it is by far the best network on the panet, especially there news coverage and fatual programming (i think top gear somehow comes under that :-)) there documentarys are second to none and far surpass those of Discovery and National Geographic (which both of course have great content too).]]>Nov 14th 2009 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
]]>Nov 14th 2009 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Must be one of those republican style fact that are pulled from the ass, truthiness, so let me correct that sentence:
.
"The truthiness that the BBC export more shows than any other network in the world "

As for "the best news site in the world", well I guess you can't be helped and I should stop trying.
]]>Nov 14th 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
And yes, the key term is here absolutely no advertising at all in any of the programmes on TV or on iPlayer. It makes watching things...like the Olympics oh so ever pleasant!
Don't forget that this is available via terrestrial broadcast, as well as on Freesat...free satellite TV.]]>Nov 15th 2009 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/
£22 per month in Denmark (DR is the equal to BBC):

DR1 (main)
DR2
DR K (culture & history)
DR Ramasjang (child)
DR Update (news channel)
DR HD
Parlament (sorry but that really is boring)
Regional channels

Radio:

A lot (a lot!) of DAB and FM channels (about 20 + regional channels)

The main website sucks compared to BBC though.

It's just wonderful to see compatibility for Mac, iPhone and Linux.
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And also, thanks to the IR Pointer, the interface would be even nice and easy to navigate than both the 360 and PS3 Netflix service.

I really think that TV makers and set-top boxes should start using some kind of infrared remote control, just like the Wii. The navigation would be A LOT better than using buttons.]]>Nov 14th 2009 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/bbc-redoubles-its-wii-efforts-with-dedicated-iplayer-channel/Plus all major networks have their shows on their sites (US only).
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