iPlayer

The BBC has revealed a bevy of statistics surrounding iPlayer use in 2009, some of which make for interesting reading.

Mediawatch UK is putting pressure on broadcasters to add some sort of watershed to their on-demand content, after the group found that adult content could be accessed by minors.

Cello's iViewer television has only just been announced, but TechRadar was at the launch event to get to grips with a television that integrates the iPlayer.

Exclusive On demand service coming soon

The BBC's iPlayer has will launch in beta on Freesat from 7 December, with ITV's VOD service launching on the satellite platform in the first half of 2010.

The controller of TV platforms at BBC Future Media and Technology, Rahul Chakkara, has let slip that the iPlayer is to come to Freesat in beta form this month.

The BBC has launched a new politics-specific online portal which puts all the broadcaster's political feeds in one place.

The BBC's plans to open up the iPlayer to other broadcasters for free have been scuppered, after the BBC Trust rejected the proposal.

In Depth Ofcom this week announced it is in consultation to regulate the content on the many VOD services available on the web and through our set-top boxes - including the iPlayer, 4OD and Sky Player.

Eric Huggers, Director of Future Media & Technology, has announced that the BBC iPlayer could be opened up to include third-party broadcasters.