RE: [backstage] BBC iPlayer for Apple TV
> Excellently put. What made me more sad was that I felt I needed to state the obvious :( I wish I could be a fly on the wall in a meeting between the Beeb and controlling rightsholders / contract negotiators for the current iPlayer programming. There must be some serious long-term powerplays going on, combined with fear of the unknown (just like Warner pulling out of ad-supported music citing lack of faith) - but TV's always survived better than music because (I think) it's not been entirely commoditised just yet. The old Powers That Be are in danger of outmoding themselves though with their pseudo-scarcity approach... ... As I say this, I may or may not be torrenting Episode 8 of 24 S08. Why must I wait a week to see it?! By that point, all the buzz around each episode has died down, my friends in the States are already onto the next week's episode and if I go on any of the forums all I'll get is spoilers completely ruining the whole thing for me. Ridiculous. That said, I often watch the Colbert Report - including the pre- and post-roll adverts - on the official web site. They're not very annoying, they work with the way the show's divvied up (pre-existing ad breaks, just shorter ads for online streams) and I like to think it's helping them finance the show. However, to do this I have to use a US proxy as DUE TO RIGHTS ISSUES the content is not directly available to UK viewers (and FX, the UK channel which shows TCR, has no on-demand streaming on their own site for its UK viewers). Spot the fail. Who's losing out here? (given the many alternative means to acquire newteevee, it's likely not the tech-savvy viewers) - 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/
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer for Apple TV
On 16 Feb 2010, at 22:34, Mo McRoberts wrote: > > On 16-Feb-2010, at 16:59, Christopher Woods wrote: > >> Simile time: trying to control, or fighting against, cross-platform >> consumption, usage on previously unconceived platforms and/or unexpected >> adaption of the service to new forms of consumption is like swimming against >> a rip tide. Either it's available everywhere legally and someplaces illegaly >> or nowhere legally and everywhere illegally. It's the rightsholders' choice. > > Excellently put. > > (There is a third option, but it’s unfashionable to suggest it ;) > > M. Is Auntie becoming schizophrenic? Rich > - > 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/
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer for Apple TV
On 16-Feb-2010, at 16:59, Christopher Woods wrote: > Simile time: trying to control, or fighting against, cross-platform > consumption, usage on previously unconceived platforms and/or unexpected > adaption of the service to new forms of consumption is like swimming against > a rip tide. Either it's available everywhere legally and someplaces illegaly > or nowhere legally and everywhere illegally. It's the rightsholders' choice. Excellently put. (There is a third option, but it’s unfashionable to suggest it ;) M. - 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/
RE: [backstage] BBC iPlayer for Apple TV
> > Generally if you take the p*** I'll get shouted at and I'll ask you > > nicely to close the service/script/prototype :) of course > breaking the > > backstage licence will you a heavy knock at the door :) > > Publishing some definitions might help :) The first rule about the Backstage Licence is that we don't talk about the Backstage Licence. In all seriousness, I find it sad that semantics continues to play a far larger role in all of these discussions/arguments/politics between the BBC as broadcaster, BBC as service provider, general viewing public and rightsholders. Simile time: trying to control, or fighting against, cross-platform consumption, usage on previously unconceived platforms and/or unexpected adaption of the service to new forms of consumption is like swimming against a rip tide. Either it's available everywhere legally and someplaces illegaly or nowhere legally and everywhere illegally. It's the rightsholders' choice. - 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/
