BBC Stakes Future On Broadband
Posted: 30th Jun, 2004 By: MarkJ
The BBC (TV) has set out its vision for the future, where everybody has access to on-demand, portable and personalised digital services. The broadcaster sees broadband as a corner stone to this development:
It wants to "pioneer open access to the massive entertainment, learning and civic possibilities of broadband". Among its plans are to launch the Creative Archive online, expand its Media Player into broadband TV and "help those who are less digitally confident".
The BBC's Internet Media Player (iMP) project which has allowed playback of radio shows over the previous week is also set for wider expansion into TV playback online.
"Broadband is the key to turning the BBC's rich content in to a truly public resource. The public value of this breakthrough could be as great, or even greater than for TV or radio. It is a public service medium," says the BBC manifesto.
We welcome such positive rhetoric from any large broadcaster, but fear the potential for further subscription fee based services. It remains to be seen exactly how the BBC will implement its vision of the future. More @ netimperative.com .
It wants to "pioneer open access to the massive entertainment, learning and civic possibilities of broadband". Among its plans are to launch the Creative Archive online, expand its Media Player into broadband TV and "help those who are less digitally confident".
The BBC's Internet Media Player (iMP) project which has allowed playback of radio shows over the previous week is also set for wider expansion into TV playback online.
"Broadband is the key to turning the BBC's rich content in to a truly public resource. The public value of this breakthrough could be as great, or even greater than for TV or radio. It is a public service medium," says the BBC manifesto.
We welcome such positive rhetoric from any large broadcaster, but fear the potential for further subscription fee based services. It remains to be seen exactly how the BBC will implement its vision of the future. More @ netimperative.com .
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