BBC iPlayer Finally Available for Mac

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BBC announced that, they have created a version of the iPlayer that works with both Mac and Linux versions, which have been able to stream BBC programmes for a year, will now be able to handle downloads.

So, at last BBC made the online TV tool available for operating systems other than Windows. Consumer looking to download the new iPlayer desktop application can get a test version from the iPlayer site. The completed version is probable to be released in February 2009.

From now BBC iPlayer will uses three DRM technologies, which are Windows Media Player, Adobe Air and OMA for mobile devices. The BBC also enables media to be streamed to the iPhone in using Apple’s H.264 codec. The new version of the iPlayer is written with Adobe’s AIR platform.

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