On 11/10/2007, Jason Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, like it or not big corps are often the gatekeepers sat between the > audience masses and content owners. That doesn't seem to be changing > (*cough* Google).
In a way it's always been true. The sellers of radios and televisions down the years and the manufacturers have always been a gatekeeper in that sense. But there is a difference with Google (you don't NEED Google to use BBC online content, it just helps). But Sky are in a powerful position because they run the conditional access system AND the EPG on satellite, which puts them in a very powerful position... J > > On 11/10/2007, Gordon Joly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > At 10:25 +0100 11/10/07, Jason Cartwright wrote: > > > >And what bugs me is when companies Microsoft (and the rest) deal > > with > > >the BBC (e.g. when the BBC included a BBC "channel" in the release of > > >IE4) and not the commercial arm (BBC Worldwide). > > > > > >How is that deal any different than using Sky as a route to market > > >for free-at-point-of-consumption public service content? > > > > > >J > > > > > > Both are just as bad? > > > > Gordo > > -- > > "Think Feynman"///////// > > http://pobox.com/~gordo/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/// > > > > > > -- > Jason Cartwright > Web Specialist, EMEA Marketing > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +44(0)2070313161 > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
