Comments on: BBC iPlayer launches http://www.901am.com/2007/bbc-iplayer-launches-today.html New Media News Every Morning Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:13:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sunday 7-29 links | News Videographer http://www.901am.com/2007/bbc-iplayer-launches-today.html/comment-page-1#comment-7184 Sunday 7-29 links | News Videographer Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:51:34 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/bbc-iplayer-launches-today.html#comment-7184 [...] BBC launched its iPlayer, which generated scornful words from OnlineVideoWatch and Streaming [...] [...] BBC launched its iPlayer, which generated scornful words from OnlineVideoWatch and Streaming [...]

]]> By: Grant Gibson http://www.901am.com/2007/bbc-iplayer-launches-today.html/comment-page-1#comment-7133 Grant Gibson Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:58:07 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/bbc-iplayer-launches-today.html#comment-7133 Putting TV content online is a great idea, but who wants yet another DRM infested player? The BBC should be working with others towards open online TV standards, not cosying up to Microsoft and embracing their proprietary technology. Imagine if the first TV signals had only been visible on one brand of TV? My rant continues here if anyone's interested http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/27/why-bbc-iplayer/ Putting TV content online is a great idea, but who wants yet another DRM infested player? The BBC should be working with others towards open online TV standards, not cosying up to Microsoft and embracing their proprietary technology. Imagine if the first TV signals had only been visible on one brand of TV?

My rant continues here if anyone’s interested http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/27/why-bbc-iplayer/

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