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What's changed recently in BBC iPlayer?

We've made at lot of changes to BBC iPlayer to make it even better to use. We've listened to a lot of your feedback and we aim that once you've got used to the change you'll like BBC iPlayer even more than before.

Key improvements include:

  • BBC television and radio programmes all in one place.
  • Radio is now in high-quality stereo and available in Click to Play (streaming) but you can still pop-out the player - you can listen live or listen again.
  • Video playback is bigger.
  • Programmes now pick up where you left off, you can find them easier in the carousel, and BBC iPlayer will remember the last ten programmes you played.
  • Schedules and details on what's coming up to help you plan what you want to play on BBC iPlayer.
  • Better programme descriptions when you roll over a programme image.
  • Improvements to search.
  • Improvements to the help site to help you better find what you're after.
  • RSS programme feeds to keep you up to date.
  • Live television (simulcasting).
  • Sideloading to let you download programmes for your portable media player.
  • Downloads for Mac and Linux.

Of course we haven't stopped working on other improvements, including downloads for non-Windows computers and aim to bring in further improvements in the near future.

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