On 31/03/2008, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Now, given all the talk of cross-format rights, international > rights, the 2D > > footprint etc... How does the Beeb think that they're going to be able > to offer > > rightsholders geographical certainty as to where footage of sporting > events, football, > > the F1 - the Olympics also comes to mind, remembering the last > Olympics' coverage - > > will be viewable? the 2A south footprint is Europe-wide > > (http://www.astrosat.info/FAQs/Footprints/footprints.html)... This > doesn't mean N24 is > > going encrypted, does it? > > > > FTA, on 2A... Good for the common sense movement, but I'm almost > wondering as to > > whether the rightsholders even know about this yet! We already have > the blanking when > > some sports stuff is shown on the live news simulcasts, surely N24 > isn't just going to > > blank the nation's screens every time sports footage is shown? > > If not, how has the Beeb wangled this? (and can they do the same > for other > > content?) > > Well I don't know why News 24 moved to 2A, but I expect the logic goes > like this: > > News 24 is a news station, and therefore doesn't buy broadcast rights > for particular events. But does relay coverage of rights related > programming (e.g. Olympics, Football) as part of its news bulletins.
In 1990, the British Satellite Broadcasting "The Sports Channel", "Now" and "Galaxy" channels broadcasts clips of the FIFA World Cup (football) during their news programmes. At the time, the BBC held the rights to these broadcasts and it objected to these channels using the footage. The BBC took BSB to court - and LOST! The judge held that it was 'fair usage' of the footage, even though the BSB presentation had been 'entertaining'. BSB The Sports Channel became Sky Sports, of course, but it was Sky News that gained the benefit of being able to show clips from any broadcaster first. Under the EU "Television without Frontiers directive", (89/552/EEC CHAPTER II, Article 2) News 24 can get rebroadcast anywhere in the EU - including by satellite - as it is free-to-air in the UK. The same doesn't apply to the net, so News 24 is currently restricted to the UK. The kind of footage broadcast on News 24 would also be needed for BBC > World - the BBC's global news channel. Ergo, if the BBC is in a > position to broadcast the footage on BBC World, then there isn't going > to be an issue broadcasting it on News 24 to the whole planet (or at least world covered by the 2A footprint!) either. BBC World has very little sport, and it's a bit embarrassing. BBC World is kept from the Great British Public as it carries adverts, and also so the BBC don't cannibalize their own ratings with another News channel. I'm in Belgium at the moment and I can keep in touch with UK News by watching News 24, but it can be hard further away. Seems like a good public service to me, keeping the Great British public informed when they are away on holiday or business. IIRC, anyone outside the UK can view online streaming of News 24 via the > website too. > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
