Why is BBC iPlayer no longer in AppStore?

Wasn't the app just a link to the web site - bbc.co.uk/mobile or www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer ? iPlayer is just a web service, so just go to the BBC's iPlayer web site and look for support there. I think it is under the "more -> contact us" section (they have at least a searchable FAQ).

http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/

P.S. there is the caveat that for iPlayer, you'll need a connection of min. 1Mbps, so could it have been an issue with your iPad's's network connection speed, or was this over wifi?

Message was edited by: Michael Black

There wasn't an App for the iPlayer, it was a web address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bigscreen/

Save that to your Home screen. Sorted. 🙂

There never was an iPad app, just a link that you could save to your home screen.

This is purely an iPad issue - no lip sync problem using the desktop iPlayer.

The desktop iPlayer website uses Flash video streams, whereas the iPad iPlayer website uses different H.264 streams, so if there's a problem with the iPad streams you won't see it on your computer.

I'm also curious why the app has disappeared.

There has never been a BBC iPlayer app available from the AppStore. It has always been a web site.

No, we are not mistaken - you are. There has NEVER been an iPlayer app for the iPad.

The image you posted is EXACTLY what I get on my iPad when accessing the iPlayer in Safari.

!http://s3.amazonaws.com/ember/odro4qAj1NNZ7j2QtRLjdkpDs9UIi3OH_m.png!

If you add the http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bigscreen/ webpage to your Homescreen, you get the iPlayer interface without the usual Safari address bar etc.

If you don't believe us, perhaps you'll believe the BBC themselves:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/05/bbciplayer_on_theipad.html

I'm sorry Terry, but you are mistaken.
The screenshot you posted is just from the iPad version of the website. It's address is www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bigscreen.
Yes, it is different as it is iPad specific, but it is not a separate app.

Terry, it is the web site, but it was re-done in HTML5 instead of Flash, so it would work on the iPad.

The BBC has never released an app to the app Store - they apparently have disagreements with Apple about terms and conditions. Anything in the app Store with "BBC" in the name is not actually a program officially developed by the BBC, but is 3rd party apps (some very good ones, IMO, so I'm not disparaging anyone's app).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/05/bbciplayer_on_theipad.html

Also, in the responses to that post, others complain of video and audio being out of sync, so maybe the beta still needs work?

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The BBC has never released an app to the app Store - they apparently have disagreements with Apple about terms and conditions.

That's not true. There is a BBC News iPad and iPhone app developed by the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10738882

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/07/bbcnews_mobileapps.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/02_february/17/mobil e.shtml

Good, thanks. In my defence, this is a relatively new thing for the BBC

http://tinyurl.com/2fbf6zq

For a long time, they (the BBC Trust) steadfastly denied they would ever make an app for the Apple Store.

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The BBC Trust are separate to the BBC and governs what the BBC can and can't do don't do. The BBC always wanted to make mobile, iPhone etc. apps, but the BBC Trust wanted to investigate their impact on other commercial operators. It could've been seen as an unfair competitive advantage.

Read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8593206.stm

It's been going on for over a year, and was finally resolved back in July with the apps being released almost straight away.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/7906427/BBC-Trust-approves-iPh one-apps-for-news-sport-and-iPlayer.html

In my opinion, the BBC News app is a waste of time. It contains only a small portion of what is available to the iPad on the main BBC News site anyway.
The only useful aspect is that there are a few videos that are viewable on the app and not on the main site for obvious reasons.