{"id":160,"date":"2014-03-11T19:54:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T19:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2015-02-20T19:38:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T19:38:41","slug":"new-bbc-iplayer-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/new-bbc-iplayer-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"New BBC iPlayer in Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today the BBC has started to trail the new version of their iPlayer technology. It&#8217;s a massive overhaul of the user-experience that now works with desktop devices, smart televisions , tablets and mobile browsers. The original BBC iPlayer launched in 2007 and was quite ground breaking at the time.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-163 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bbc-iplayer2014.png\" alt=\"bbc-iplayer2014\" width=\"534\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bbc-iplayer2014.png 534w, https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bbc-iplayer2014-250x114.png 250w, https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bbc-iplayer2014-120x55.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><br \/>\nThe BBC have designed the new player from the ground up. It has a so called responsive website, so no matter how large or small your screen is, the assets on the page will react accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the major differences include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Collections<\/strong> &#8211; which is a series of programs focused around a theme, like the Olympics, or a TV series.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Easier navigation<\/strong> &#8211; this is a more image led navigation, with screenshots of the shows, similar to how Hulu.com works.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consistent design across platforms <\/strong>&#8211; whether it&#8217;s your TV, iPhone or iPad the navigation will now aim to be similar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved search feature<\/strong> &#8211; now they will try to guess what you want to watch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>To try it out<\/h2>\n<p>To try out the new version, all you need to do is to click the banner at the top of the page.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"93\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iplayer-beta.png\" alt=\"iplayer-beta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iplayer-beta.png 330w, https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iplayer-beta-250x70.png 250w, https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iplayer-beta-120x33.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Our first impressions<\/h2>\n<p>After playing around with it on our laptop and iPad for we must say we really like the newer version. It&#8217;s a bit more visual to navigate the new content, and it&#8217;s easier to find the shows you want. One other great feature is the fact that you can easily see when the content is going to expire.<\/p>\n<h2>More about the BBC iPlayer<\/h2>\n<p>Read more about this launch on <a href=\"http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/uk\/2014\/03\/11\/bbc-launches-new-iplayer\/#!zkT8C\">TheNextWeb<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/blogs\/internet\/posts\/Introducing-the-new-BBC-iPlayer\">BBC Blog by Dan Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today the BBC has started to trail the new version of their iPlayer technology. It&#8217;s a massive overhaul of the user-experience that now works with desktop devices, smart televisions , tablets and mobile browsers. The original BBC iPlayer launched in 2007 and was quite ground breaking at the time. 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