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iPlayer uncovered: What powers the BBC’s epic creation?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 8, 2009

“These are just some of the fascinating facts revealed by
iPlayer boss Anthony Rose, in an exclusive one-on-one interview
with CNET UK.

“Rose’s official job title is Controller, Vision and Online
Media Group, and he heads up many of the Big British Castle’s
Internet activities, including the BBC homepage and the site’s
search system, as well as iPlayer. Previously, he was chief
technology officer at the file-sharing service Kazaa — the music
download service developed by the founders of Skype.

“From what to expect over the next year of development, to a
detailed look at the iPlayer’s hardware, infrastructure and
operation, this detailed interview takes you behind the scenes of
the Beeb’s enormous on-demand video service.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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