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One of the key features of the original iPlayer download service was the use of peer-to-peer (P2P) technology to enable the distribution of large video files (i.e. TV programmes) to scale effectively. Once downloaded, the content was only playable within the iPlayer itself or Windows Media Player 10 or 11, and subject to digital rights management.
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The service was originally available as a Windows-only desktop program for downloading shows similar to BBC iPlayer Desktop. [3] Following the launch of the web version of 4oD in April 2009, the desktop client continued to allow content from outside the catch-up window to be downloaded. [48]
The BBC announces the closure of the BBC iPlayer downloads service for desktop and laptop computers from 8 April; downloads will still be available for users of the BBC iPlayer app on mobile and tablet, and streaming remains possible on all devices. [46]
BBC Store was a video on demand store that launched in the UK on 5 November 2015 and opened the BBC Archive to consumers, allowing them to buy episodes or series of a show and download them (using dedicated BBC Store apps). BBC Store was approved by the BBC Trust in 2014. [3]
BBC Player is an authenticated multi-genre subscription video on demand service operated by BBC Studios, (formerly BBC Worldwide,) for the International market. [1] It is available online and as an app. [ 2 ]
BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services branded BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, the children's sites CBBC and CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize and Own It.
BBC Four Collections is a selected variation of factual television episodes and series available on British video-on-demand service BBC iPlayer.The collections themselves primarily involve "experts" like Richard Osman, [1] Janet Street-Porter [2] and David Attenborough [3] selecting various programmes from the BBC Archive to be made available on the iPlayer service.