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BBC Trust Will Hear iPlayer Openness Complaints

Posted by kdawson on from the tv-without-internet-explorer dept.

AnotherDaveB writes with a Register story reporting that the BBC Trust has asked to meet with open source advocates to discuss their complaints over the corporation's Windows-only on-demand broadband TV service, iPlayer. The development came less than 48 hours after a meeting between the Open Source Consortium and regulators at Ofcom on Tuesday. Officials agreed to press the Trust, the BBC's governing body, to meet the OSC. The consortium received an invitation on Wednesday afternoon.

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  1. Here's an idea that could make them money... by dduardo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here's an idea that could make them them money and make us happier:

    Why don't they use a flash based video player like NBC, ABC, etc.

    If they detect that you are from the UK they show you the videos WITHOUT ADs. If you are outside the UK they show you the videos WITH ADs based on your country of origin.

    Everyone gets to watch their content and they makes more money though AD revenue. A win-win in my book.