Look out for some BBC shows like Doctor Who to be available for download through BBC on demand. This new program will also users to watch or download popular television shows on their computers through a special application. The shows will be available up to a week after their initial airing. After this initial launch, the BBC will be releasing a desktop application called iPlayer which allows users to download and watch programs from seven days prior. When downloaded through the iPlayer, a program will be available for 30 days for viewing on computers. There is also talk about keeping episodes stacked, whereby users will be able to watch them up to a week after they originally air. Parental controls are also being researched and are to be worked into the plan.BBC iPlayer program downloads
Look out for some BBC shows like Doctor Who to be available for download through BBC on demand. This new program will also users to watch or download popular television shows on their computers through a special application. The shows will be available up to a week after their initial airing. After this initial launch, the BBC will be releasing a desktop application called iPlayer which allows users to download and watch programs from seven days prior. When downloaded through the iPlayer, a program will be available for 30 days for viewing on computers. There is also talk about keeping episodes stacked, whereby users will be able to watch them up to a week after they originally air. Parental controls are also being researched and are to be worked into the plan.
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2-01-2007 @ 12:13PM
john said...
I dont see the point in this the bbc repeat every thing to death for a week after its shown so why would i need to download it?
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2-01-2007 @ 4:00PM
Ian said...
This BBC programing seems intended for UK viewers. More to the point is make it available internationally, for a separate Fee. This gives the BBC a real alternative Revenue stream which they can build. That would please UK license fee payers surely? Over in America we are hostage to PBS and A&E etc for deciding when and if they will ever buy recent and decent programing. Even BBCAmerica is dominated by 30 year old programing and only some newer stuff... but quite a few Cable carriers don't even offer BBCAmerica. I hope the BBC hasn't sold it's US content rights entirely to that Jt venture with Discovery and can quickly make their online programmng available to those of us not resident in the UK. We are the real customers for this new service IMHO.
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