Introducing trailers on BBC iPlayer
I like the catch Up services, and use them more and more these days, basically anything that doesn’t time me to a specific time (commitment) and allows me to avoids …
BBC threatens to make iPlayer users pay licence fee
I see that dear old Auntie is proving yet again how outdated the concept of a license fee is in the modern technological aid where people now have multiple options …
EU’s top court may define obesity as a disability
The EU’s top court is considering a test case which could oblige employers to treat obesity as a disability. What total rubbish! I expect those with a genuine disability will …
Mobile phone effect on fertility – ‘research needed’
I know that the youth of today are unlikely to be bothered reading the ‘proper news’, taking advice from their elders, or worrying about the future. After all ‘we’ didn’t …
BBC Sport app brings World Cup streaming to UK Roku boxes
Yet another example of how seriously the BBC is taking both the World Cup 2014, and its need to distribute content over an ever increasing number of means. Their new …
BBC will soon show you how green its TV programmes are
Bet Jeremy Clarkson wont be getting one of the new BBC seals of approval for shows that are ‘greener than most’. In partnership with BAFTA, the Beeb will award TV …
Red Wine Health Benefits ‘Overhyped’
Depressing article on the BBC web site this morning. The title says it all really! Scientists have now found no proof that the wine ingredient resveratrol stops heart disease or …
BBC World Cup 2014 Coverage
Interesting to see that the BBC are planning a 24/7 World Cup this year as they look to build on the reputation they built covering the 2012 Olympics. BBC says …
BBC goes live… over Wi-Fi NOT for iPhone Though!
Although still in beta, the Live TV service is designed to let you watch a selection of TV channels, including One, Two and BBC News, live over a Wi-Fi connection. …