iPlayer goes Mac-friendly

The BBC’s iPlayer web catch-up service will include video streaming for PCs and Macs when it has its full consumer launch at the end of the year.

The BBC’s iPlayer web catch-up service will include video streaming for PCs and Macs when it has its full consumer launch at the end of the year.

The broadcaster is to use Adobe Flash software to deliver on-demand streaming, which will be accessible to users of Macintosh, Linux and Windows.

The relationship with Adobe will allow the BBC to standardise most of its streamed video and audio content on bbc.co.uk.

The BBC has also become the first UK broadcaster to make all of its online content available for free via wi-fi at 7,500 hotspots operated by The Cloud.