Microsoft has been working hard in recent months to turn its Xbox 360 into more than just a game console. In the U.K., the company has been introducing entertainment services like Channel 4, Channel 5, Netflix, Lovefilm, and Sky Player. And from today, Brits will finally have access to BBC iPlayer. The BBC’s popular catchup

Although Apple has yet to confirm that its releasing a television, rumors circulated today that one U.K, broadcaster has already informed them that they had better stay away from the name “iTV.”

Research in Motion’s newly-instated CEO Thorsten Heins has confirmed that despite the company’s current struggle, BlackBerry will not be sold. Heins assures BlackBerry fans that he is not looking to take the easy route out of the company’s current situation, and that he believes BlackBerry can “really succeed in this market.” If there’s one thing we

Since Netflix announced it was coming to the U.K. and Ireland back in October 2010, Lovefilm has been doing its best to fend off the competition. It has announced four new deals with Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures, the BBC and ITV in the last three months, and today it has struck a deal with Disney

Lovefilm subscribers in the U.K. will soon be able to stream BBC and ITV shows to their living rooms. The movie streaming and rental service has struck deals with BBC Worldwide — the BBC’s commercial arm — and ITV to boost its steaming catalog, and provide its subscribers with popular TV titles like Doctor Who,

I’ve been following Netflix’s U.K. plans since the company announced it would be taking its streaming service across the Atlantic back in October. Following deals that will bring Lionsgate and Miramax movies to British subscribers, Netflix has today announced its first TV show deal with BBC Worldwide. The deal with BBC’s commercial arm will bring

The BBC has announced that it has finally brought its popular iPlayer application to iPhone and iPod touch users in the U.K. in an update that’s available in the App Store today. And to accompany its mobile support, the update adds support for 3G video streaming across all U.K. carriers. In a post on its

Having already been available on the iPad for just under six months now, the global iPlayer application from the BBC has been updated today to finally introduce support for the iPhone and the iPod touch. That means users will now be able to watch their favorite shows wherever they may be without having to cart

Sony already offers PlayStation 3 users with a number of applications for watching TV shows here in the U.K., such as the iPlayer service from the BBC, Channel 4′s 4oD service, and Lovefilm. But in a bid to stay ahead of its rivals, the company has today introduced its own TV show downloads via the

I’m a huge fan of the BBC iPlayer app for iPad. What with two young children and an addiction to Call of Duty, it’s not often I get time to sit down and watch some of my favorite TV shows — but having iPlayer on my iPad means I can catch up wherever I want,

Quick, what’s the best two-pronged attack you can think of to generate publicity for your startup company that’s on the verge of shipping its long-awaited, change the world, zero-emissions family sedan? If you answered, “Support third-party apps AND sue one of the most recognized media companies in the world for libel,” you win! Or, at

For more than three years now, fans of BBC (British Broadcasting Company) programming here in the United States have been taunted with the knowledge of a streaming video on demand service of this company’s quality programs in the home country of England. BBC’s iPlayer has become a popular way for people to catch up with

While it seems that television viewers are falling in love with streaming media in all sorts of forms, it appears that the companies behind shows also love it, but at least one television creator would rather do without it. The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is so happy with how its streaming video system known as