BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer viewers can now enjoy fullscreen viewing from the comfort of the new Apple iPhone 5.

The BBC has dragged the Red Button kicking and screaming into the brave new world of connected TVs, with an updated service launching today.

The BBC has announced that it is cutting back the popular Red Button service to just one video stream.

Last we heard, US cable companies were looking to block the move, but the BBC says it's still on the table.

The BBC has announced that Live Restart has launched for iPlayer, allowing audiences to rewind and restart live TV.

Exclusive It's time to forget about the traditional remote control, reckons the BBC, as it begins its first forays into gesture and voice control with its iPlayer for Xbox Live app.

Exclusive Some may bemoan the fact that the BBC and Microsoft took aeons to bring iPlayer to the Xbox Live platform but the BBC says it's not about to start rushing apps out just to keep up with the Joneses.

The BBC iPlayer is finally coming to Xbox Live, with the roll-out of the much-loved catch-up service landing on Xbox Live from today.

BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed that the Corporation will launch an iTunes-like service which will allow viewers to pay for and keep programming.

The BBC is reportedly planning a digital download service from which all its television programming, new and old, will be available to buy digitally.