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BBC iPlayer introduction as significant as colour TV says Beeb

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Old 29-06-2007, 6:40 AM   #1
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Post BBC iPlayer introduction as significant as colour TV says Beeb

The much-debated BBC iPlayer application will be made available for download from July 27. Viewers will be able to use it to watch broadcast TV shows from the Corporation up to seven days after their original transmission (on PCs), albeit in a small window with limited resolution.Director General Mark Thompson claimed that the arrival of [...]
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Old 29-06-2007, 8:25 PM   #2
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Re: BBC iPlayer introduction as significant as colour TV says Beeb

This is the way it's going, IMO.

All the die-hards can say otherwise, but...........
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Old 03-07-2007, 7:12 PM   #3
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Re: BBC iPlayer introduction as significant as colour TV says Beeb

I applaud the initiative personally, not that I have any concern for commercial competitors unlike the BBC Trust/Board evidently do

It is a 24/7 world and as a student I just cannot structure my life around the TV schedule for the few shows that is still worth watching on the BBC (Top Gear and atm Jekyll). Incidentally I have missed the latest episode of Jekyll and there is no sight of a catch up anywhere
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Old 04-07-2007, 6:33 AM   #4
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Re: BBC iPlayer introduction as significant as colour TV says Beeb

personally i wouldn't touch it with a bardge pole as it installs a peer-to-peer file sharing system (K something) thats very very difficult to get rid and it zaps your bandwidth.
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