MyBBCPlayer

[filkertom]

Details haven't been announced yet, but the British Broadcasting Company is going to have a new service allowing users to download original radio and television programs for up to a week after broadcast. Can you say "lots of subscriptions" and "new servers"?

Comments

[atalantapendrag.livejournal.com]

Oooooooooooo. Wonder how expensive it'll be...

[video-savant.livejournal.com]

They did this a few weeks ago when the BBC Symphony did all nine Beethoven symphonies. At that time it was free.

VERY cool idea.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I had links to it at the time. It was very nice of them, and it makes sense to promo it with Beethoven symphonies as they're pretty much frickin' everywhere.

However, think of it: The newest Dr. Who episodes, right there for download. Hitchhiker's Guide episodes. Soccer matches. Original music and dance and dramatic specials. Parliamentary coverage (and wouldn't that rock the shit out of CSpan).

The BBC is the most trusted broadcast service in the world. If they can offer something that looks and sounds decent to lower-bandwidth customers, they could really change things.

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

I wonder how they will limit it territorially? I gather from some postings on the Freefall forum that some folks watched the new Dr Who that way when they were being broadcast, and that some form of territorial limitations were put in after the initial viewings.....
Of course since my PC/dialup couldn't cope with such stuff I haven't investigated.

Besides there's something about holding a CD/DVD/tape whatever IN YOUR HOT LITTLE PAW that satisfies an inner need.....