BBC gets TV on-demand service OK
BBC shows such as Doctor Who and EastEnders are to be made available on-demand after the BBC’s iPlayer service was given the green light.
The service – which will launch later this year – allows viewers to watch programmes online for seven days after their first TV broadcast.
Episodes can also be downloaded and stored for up [...]
BBC to open up archive for trial
The BBC is to open up its vast archive of video and audio in an on-demand trial involving more than 20,000 people in the UK.
Full-length programmes, as well as scripts and notes, will be available for download from the BBC’s website.
The pilot is part of the BBC’s plans to eventually offer more than a million [...]
Azureus unveils ‘Vuze’
Formerly code-named “Zudeo” in the BETA phase, Azureus’s BitTorrent video download store goes live under the new name “Vuze”.
Billed as the “next evolution of quality broadband entertainment,” Azureus unveiled its new Vuze service today stocked with what it claims is the “largest library of Hi-def videos.”
Now I still don’t understand why Azureus has taken [...]
France launches world TV channel
France’s first international news channel has been launched into competition with BBC World and CNN.
France 24 was unveiled on the internet at on Wednesday evening, and will launch on satellite and cable TV 24 hours later.
The channel has the backing of French President Jacques Chirac, who despaired at the lack of an outlet for French [...]
BBC plans clip-on digital radio
The BBC is drawing up plans for a plug-in gadget that turns MP3 players into digital radios.
Currently plans are at an early stage and there are no firm details for the capabilities of the gadget or how much it will cost.
There is also no timetable for when the add-on radio might appear.
“It’s important for to [...]
Speed boost for file-sharing nets
File-sharing networks are being drafted in by a UK technology firm launching a high-speed video download service.
CacheLogic will use the fast transfer speeds of existing file-sharing systems to deliver movies and TV shows to paying customers.
The software behind the download service is already included in some widely used peer-to-peer programs.
The company hopes its technology will [...]
BBC Turns to P2P for Customized Radio
The BBC is continually pushing the envelope on new technologies — the latest intriguing development is the quasi-public organization’s initiative to allow listeners to create their own radio stations using P2P technology. The planned service has a working name of MyBBCRadio and is a part of the BBC’s iPlayer, which also delivers seven days of [...]
