ipad bbc iplayer

adam1942 · 19-04-11, 10:21 PM

Hey does anyone know if you can get the red button bbc1 service on the ipad iplayer utility? struggling to find it.. basically I want to watch the live snooker on the ipad but flash isn't installed obviously.. don't really want to jail brake it if possible

quavis · 22-04-11, 05:06 PM

hi,, i know the iplayer works on it as it works on mine not sure about the red button stuff tho. isnt that nteractive?

regards dave

brian · 26-04-11, 07:46 PM

I may be wrong here, but I was under the impression that the BBC iPlayer is Flash driven, and therefore will not normally play on an iPad.

However, there is an app called Skyfire which is supposed to be Flash enabled and therefore able to get around this:
Skyfire - Mobile Browser for Android, iPhone, and iPad

Not sure if it still works, but may be worth a try.

bonghitt · 26-04-11, 08:00 PM

iplayer is flash driven but works on ipad still(without using skyfire)
dunno about the red button thing tho i dont think it can work on ipad as it wont on mine either.

brian · 06-05-11, 09:24 AM

My bad, you're right - you can play BBC iPlayer fine on an iPad. Looks like Quicktime takes the slack here.

Had some problems with BBC video embedded in news not working previously, but I wonder now if they were just normal Flash.

19-04-11, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
adam1942 Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 42	ipad bbc iplayer Hey does anyone know if you can get the red button bbc1 service on the ipad iplayer utility? struggling to find it.. basically I want to watch the live snooker on the ipad but flash isn't installed obviously.. don't really want to jail brake it if possible

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quavis monumental excorsist Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,026	Re: ipad bbc iplayer hi,, i know the iplayer works on it as it works on mine not sure about the red button stuff tho. isnt that nteractive? regards dave __________________ DID YOU FIND MY POST USEFULL???

26-04-11, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
brian Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inverness, Scotland Posts: 3,966	Re: ipad bbc iplayer I may be wrong here, but I was under the impression that the BBC iPlayer is Flash driven, and therefore will not normally play on an iPad. However, there is an app called Skyfire which is supposed to be Flash enabled and therefore able to get around this: Skyfire - Mobile Browser for Android, iPhone, and iPad Not sure if it still works, but may be worth a try. __________________ Sky+, 1m motorised dish, Vu+ Duo HD PVR, Panasonic 42" G15 Plasma HDTV, Playstation 2 + 3, Not enough time...

26-04-11, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
bonghitt clueless Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: lincoln Posts: 123	Re: ipad bbc iplayer iplayer is flash driven but works on ipad still(without using skyfire) dunno about the red button thing tho i dont think it can work on ipad as it wont on mine either.

06-05-11, 09:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
brian Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inverness, Scotland Posts: 3,966	Re: ipad bbc iplayer My bad, you're right - you can play BBC iPlayer fine on an iPad. Looks like Quicktime takes the slack here. Had some problems with BBC video embedded in news not working previously, but I wonder now if they were just normal Flash. __________________ Sky+, 1m motorised dish, Vu+ Duo HD PVR, Panasonic 42" G15 Plasma HDTV, Playstation 2 + 3, Not enough time...

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