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iMP (BBC online)
« on: May 03, 2004, 07:04:14 PM »
Hum,
i`ve just read that "Later this month, the BBC will launch a pilot project that could lead to all television programmes being made available on the internet. (edit - yes!)
Viewers will be able to scan an online guide and download any show. Programmes would be viewed on a computer screen or could be burned to a DVD and watched on a television set.
 By launching iMP, the BBC hopes to avoid being left at the mercy of a software giant such as Micro$oft, which could try to `control` the gateway to online television..."

This is great news, er, for me anyway... :-)
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Re: iMP (BBC online)
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2004, 07:24:54 PM »
As long as BBC don't continue offering video streams as Realplayer format. It's best to escape proprietary formats completely.
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Re: iMP (BBC online)
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2004, 08:20:36 PM »
Yeah, if only BBC would get off their arse and finish the new Dr. Who. Of course, by the time it get's here, I'll be 55. :-?
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Re: iMP (BBC online)
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2004, 10:12:25 PM »
I presume this will be free? The BBC being a public service and all. NRK in Norway already does this (albeit not each and every program but still a lot), a commercial station, TV2, also has streaming programs but you have to buy a subscription for that :-/.
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Re: iMP (BBC online)
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2004, 10:40:26 PM »
Very, very interesting indeed. :-)
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