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BBC To Create 'Catch-Up TV Player'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-a-good-idea dept.

grouchal writes "The BBC Trust (a semi independent regulator) has just approved the BBC's efforts to launch iPlayer (no new info on this link yet). This means that UK residents can watch broadcast BBC programs out of sync with the broadcast schedule by up to 30 days for free. The iPlayer will launch for the PC but is expected on Media Center, Xbox 360 devices in the near future. The approval also included some constraints." This would really have made my life a lot simpler when my tivo died a couple of weeks ago.

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  1. UK Resident by Short+Circuit · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This would really have made my life a lot simpler when my tivo died a couple of weeks ago. Not really...You're not a UK resident.
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  2. DRM'd pile of crap by MartinG · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Even though I am a UK BBC license fee payer, I won't be able to use this service I have paid for, because I don't use Windows and in and case I'm mot prepared to accept DRM.

    I'll continue downloading DRM free BBC shows via bittorrent just as I have for a while now. I have no moral objection to doing this since I've paid for the content anyway.

    How long are we going to continue in a situation where the unofficial channels of content delivery are superior to the official ones? Surely it can't be forever and DRM will soon have to die?

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