Most of us enjoy our media on the go, we have our music on mp3 players, films on our laptops and we enjoy our favourite radio and television programmes streamed from the internet at our pleasure.
To make the most of these services on the iPad, the free players are must have apps. The BBC with the iPlayer, ITV player and channel 4’s 4OD, all of which offer a wide range of catch up television. Channel 5’s app, Demand 5, is currently only offering coverage of Big Brother, hopefully this service will be extended in the future. These applications appear on many of the ‘Best Free Apps for the iPad’ lists. I will be looking at more of these in the coming weeks.
Sky also offers a player for the iPad but the service is an additional £6 a month for Sky subscribers.
The small clear screen on the iPad provides an excellent format to watch catch up tv on. No wires, no remotes, no channel surfing, you can watch what you want, when you want.
MsG Writes as Digital Diva 