Yes, but it was no surprise that the first Service Licence review was yet another in-depth look at online, and not BBC One, was it?
2008/4/30 Brendan Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Tom, > > > You wrote: > > the public value test is a one way expansion valve, only allowing for > new BBC > > services, never testing existing BBC services to see if they still > make sense. > > That's right, existing services aren't put through a PVT -- that's what > the service licence is for, isn't it? > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/framework/bbc_service_licences/bbc_co_uk_s > ervice_licence.html > > The Trust are actually reviewing the online service licence right now... > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/framework/bbc_service_licences/bbc_co_uk.h > tml > > Ready to be published in "Spring 2008", ie any day now, I suppose. > > Brendan. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Loosemore > Sent: 30 April 2008 12:15 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer, loved by millions, disliked by a > single US citizen > > > > > New BBC services now have to go through a "market impact assessment" > > to ensure they are not anti competitive: > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/framework/public_value_test/#part-5 > > but existing BBC services (ie everything other than iPlayer and BBC > HD) have not been and will not be subject to such rigour... > > the public value test is a one way expansion valve, only allowing for > new BBC services, never testing existing BBC services to see if they > still make sense. > - > 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > - > 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Martin Belam - http://www.currybet.net - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
