On 08/01/2019 10:05, Stuart Caie wrote:
FYI,
I think the people on this mailing list might have opinions about this.
The BBC would like to break free of some of the restrictions imposed
on iPlayer, like the 30 day limit. Their regulator, Ofcom, says they
need to consult the public.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/accountability/consultations/bbc-iplayer-public-interest
[The BBC] think the results of this new offering for our licence fee
payers might look like:
* Longer initial period of availability for all programmes of at
least 12 months
* Complete series box sets for selected titles made up of new
returning series and their previous series
* More archive content
The BBC’s regulator, Ofcom, considers these proposals constitute a
material change to the BBC’s UK Public Services. The BBC Board is
therefore undertaking a Public Interest Test - an evidence-based
process used to assess the public value of a change and its impact on
competition. This consultation forms part of that process.
This consultation is open for six weeks from *Monday 7 January to
Friday 15 February 2019*.
Personally I'm in favour of greater availability especially with older
archived material. Whether there is actually any more, I know the
site has a certain amount, but if the BBC which in the past has been
prone to wipe stuff, has any more then yes please for that. Having
said which I can now access pretty much anything I want, especially
music on line, and also record tv to my standalone (Humax) PVR that
the problem then becomes having the time to actually listeb or watch,
and I say that as a retired person with plenty of time, but that's a
personal thing.
My other concern would be whether the BBC has the resources to expand
these activities, presumably they think that they do, aside from
technical capacity there remains the perhaps more important political
question relating to such expansion, ie opposition from commercial
providers, which I suppose is where Ofcom comes in.
Obviously perhaps better discussed in response to the official
consultation and maybe OT for this list.
M
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