Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic BBC to offer "series stacking" on iPlayer Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post King Kong Posted at 4:55 am on Aug. 29, 2008 The BBC is once again extending the remit of its iPlayer service to allow viewers to catch up on every episode of a popular series. The iPlayer currently only allows viewers to watch programmes broadcast in the past week, which means people who watch an episode part-way through a series have no means of catching up with the show from the beginning. But from 13 September, the BBC will start offering "series stacking" on a select number of shows, such as BBC One's Tess Of The D'Urbervilles and BBC Two's History of Climate Change. There are limits   to the series stacking service, however. Only 15% of the BBC's output is allowed to be offered for series stacking, as part of the BBC Trust's measures to prevent the service from harming commercial rivals. Channel 4's on-demand service, for example, offers every episode of a wide range of its shows - including popular comedies such as Drop The Dead Donkey and Spaced - for free. The BBC's series stacking service will only initially be available for streaming - which offers poorer picture quality than the full download service because of its limited bit-rate. That said, the BBC is beginning to offer "high quality" 800kb/sec streams using the H.264 format on certain programmes. Series stacking will be extended to full downloads and TV platforms (such as Virgin Media) "in due course". "Series stacking marks a key development in our strategy to let audiences view our programmes whenever and wherever they want," claims BBC Vision's controller of multiplatform and portfolio, Simon Nelson. click here

Replies marshmellowman Posted at 5:23 am on Aug. 29, 2008 Quote: from Byble at 1:10 pm on Aug. 29, 2008 Coolies,   i hate 4OD -cry it doesn't work on my computer.. like sucks to be me.. and i hate it when they charge chu   but ehy woopwoop I know 4OD sucks balls. I have to use Windows on VMware Fusion to use it, even then it is horrible. I greet this news with great pleasure, though I hope that the series I watch will be stacked and not just some shit in the corner. Spice Posted at 5:21 am on Aug. 29, 2008 Quote: from Rtheory at 12:58 pm on Aug. 29, 2008 It lags for me. It's also a rip off for 4oD. I have both, and I prefer Channel 4's version. I have both, they both work fine for me =\ Byble Posted at 5:10 am on Aug. 29, 2008 Coolies, i hate 4OD -cry it doesn't work on my computer.. like sucks to be me.. and i hate it when they charge chu but ehy woopwoop King Kong Posted at 5:03 am on Aug. 29, 2008 Quote: from Roger Wabbit at 1:00 pm on Aug. 29, 2008 Fingers crossed for Doctor Who! we'll find out if a series of DR who will be on it in 2010. the 'gap year' Roger Wabbit Posted at 5:00 am on Aug. 29, 2008 Fingers crossed for Doctor Who! allsmiles Posted at 5:00 am on Aug. 29, 2008 That is awesome. BBC iPlayer is quite possibly the best thing in the interweb. This makes it double best. K r e s c e n d o Posted at 4:58 am on Aug. 29, 2008 It lags for me. It's also a rip off for 4oD. I have both, and I prefer Channel 4's version. Spice Posted at 4:58 am on Aug. 29, 2008 That's a pretty neat idea. I wonder if programs I actually watch will be series stacked. All 8 previous replies displayed.