Interesting Stuff 2008-06-05
Post categories: round up
| 10:21 UK time, Thursday, 5 June 2008
"BBC1 is internet bound" from Tech Radar.
"IP interactive, IPTV priorities for BBC" from Digital Spy.
Both stories based on the BBC's new statements of programme policy. (The Future Media" section starts on page 51 of the PDF.)
"Another day, Another BBC beta": the BBC's Dan Taylor blogs about /topics and some new genre indexes on BBC gardening and arts and culture.
Matt Precey of BBC Look East is asking for tips on using html email on the BBC Backstage mailing list.
Jeff Jarvis blogs about the BBC iPlayer and broadband at the end of this blog post ("Time Warner Cable chokes customers").
Nick Reynolds is editor, BBC Internet Blog.
Comment number 1.
At 12:14 6th Jun 2008, silverfoxuk wrote:I feel this goes against the purpose of the licence fee which is to provide these services on a universal basis to all based on the licence fee.
Isn't that a bit of a 'two-tier' service ie a basic telly for £140 and then additional services like iplayer for those who can afford it?
BT's announcement could be the thin end of the wedge. What's now to stop a broadband provider announcing similar extra charges for iplayer use?
I feel this goes against the purpose of the licence fee which is to provide these services on a universal basis to all based on the licence fee.
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Comment number 2.
At 12:16 6th Jun 2008, silverfoxuk wrote:Whoops! - re post above- I was commenting on this article on the BBC News website:
BT Vision charges for BBC content
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7439652.stm
This will cost an extra £36 a year for i-player users.
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