Watching clips on the BBC News site?

[.ParanoidAndroid.]

Is there any reason I can't watch news clips on the BBC News site?
You know, the tiny little Flash videos they have embedded on some news stories

It's load, I can click play, then it comes up with a an error exclamation in a yellow triangle, you know the one.

Any reason for this?

Ta!

 

[Vonph]

I think you need Flash 10.1 to watch BBC content officially, which (again) officially is only available on Android (FroYo) 2.2.

I thought getting the Skyfire browser would work, but it doesn't seem to (not for me anyhow).

Edit: Happy to be proven wrong, I'm new to Android myself.

 

[.ParanoidAndroid.]

Ah fair enough, it's as well just waiting for that release then than mucking about with unofficial stuff for now I guess

 

[SUroot]

errr, I can watch the bbc news videos fine using stock browser, unless they have changed recently...

(well, a little out of sync)

 

[Vonph]

Hmm, now that you mention it, I have watched a video on BBC sport site, but now I can't. Telling me the version of Flash isn't supported (when pressing the yellow triangle with the exclamation mark inside).

 

[SUroot]

OK, just gone to BBC NEWS | News Front Page
gone down to video news
tapped muddy swamp soccer...

Got the loading spiral
Yeah, plays ok for me.

 

[Vonph]

Yeah, that one works for me. Seems like the Sport ones don't work.

BBC SPORT
Watch amazing rally (UK only) (right hand side)

 

[SUroot]

Ahh got the triangle.

Its a wait until froyo then

 

[DesireMe]

Yeah, that one works for me. Seems like the Sport ones don't work.

BBC SPORT
Watch amazing rally (UK only) (right hand side)

Didn't work for me either. Maybe it's iPlayer related.

 

[Luffer]

The BBC should really be moving over to HTML5, it is possible to use Flash as well. I've seen other sites that have done this, it's a great way of supporting mobile browsers and desktop machines that haven't gone HTML5 yet.

Guess the BBC have DRM issues though? I dunno...

 

[Markg]

Would the news clips be available anywhere but the sport ones uk only? So the browser isn't recognized as a uk browser? Just a thought.

 

[lekky]

Markg Thats not a problem, it uses your ip address to see if you are uk based, so that doesn't depend on the browser being used.

They work great in 2.2 btw.

 

[rtb35]

Show off

 

[wullie1967]

i cant play anything on bbc iplayer will this get sorted

 

[lekky]

i cant play anything on bbc iplayer will this get sorted

get the app called myplayer from the market

 

[wullie1967]

thanks great