In this article I wrote about how to watch ITV Player on the Linux version of the Acer Aspire One.
Since I wrote the article ITV player has been changed to use Flash to deliver video.
This means that it works without difficulty on the Acer Aspire One although the performance is significantly worse then previously, and you may need to watch in a window rather then full screen
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**UPDATE** Since writing this article ITV player has changed click here to see the update.
ITV Player is an online catch up TV service similar to BBC IPlayer but for for ITV programs.
ITV Player uses Microsoft Silverlight to deliver Video, and this causes a problem for Linux uses as there is no Linux player for SilverLight, and as you can see in the picture below when you visit the ITV Player the video doesn’t play.
However there is a solution using a free FireFox add in.
Here’s how I got ITV player to work on Linux:
1) Visit http://chris.orr.me.uk/caughtup/
2) Click on the words “with just a click or 2” in the Installation / Updates section
3) Click on Install now in the Software Installation Window
N.B. You may get an error message saying that FireFox can’t allow the install in the tool bar near the top of the screen.
If this happens then click on the Edit button and the following window will display – click on Allow and close.
4) After the Add On has installed Click on the Restart FireFox button.
5) When you re-start FireFox you will notice that there is now a small TV icon in the bottom right hand corner of the FireFox Window.
6) Navigate to the ITV Player section which contains the video you want to watch and click on the new TV Icon. A menu will appear showing all the videos available to watch on the page, choose one, sit back and enjoy the video which opens in a new tab.
There is also an option to watch Live ITV channels.
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