BBC iPlayer

The BBC has given an insight into its decision to offer the iPlayer on BT Vision – suggesting the partnership represents a 'major advance'.

BT Vision will soon have the BBC iPlayer, with two of the biggest British brands announcing a deal to bring the catch up TV service to the IPTV platform.

The head of BBC Worldwide has told The Telegraph that the BBC Trust has okayed an international version of the popular iPlayer.

Smart TVs with internet connectivity will be the biggest traffic driver for the iPlayer in 2011, according to the BBC.

Social networking, new design and personalisation

Sony has partnered with the BBC to add an iPlayer widget to its new Vaio laptops, making access to the iPlayer easier than ever.

Exclusive The BBC has officially spoken to TechRadar about the new iPlayer, noting that the PS3 will soon get updated to the new version of the catch-up TV service.

For those of you getting ready to queue for an iPad on the day of launch but gutted about the lack of Flash: the BBC is coming to the rescue (sort of).

The BBC's iPlayer is one of the smartest two-and-a-half-year-olds we know, and with today's launch of a brand new beta it's smarter than ever

In Depth The BBC showed of the latest iteration of its iPlayer service today, dubbed iPlayer 3, promising better streaming capabilities, social integration and a general simplification of the service.