Basically what you are saying here is that these trail services (and yes I know that) will all be rebranded iPlayer.
Given that the BBC keeps going from BBCi to bbc.co.uk and back again it is a little difficult for people who wish to be consistant to aruge about a service when things change. Basically, I was taking the running assumption that the iPlayer was basically what was I tested as the iMP but it now has live streaming and podcasts (how?) and also a cable service as part of the description. On 26/06/07, Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> - Seven-day catch-up television over cable > > This is the existing Telewest-desiged cable TV STREAMING repeats service that already exists and is in use. Actually it's a trial. I wouldn't expect people to widely know that, because it was never labelled as a trial. It launched as a trial in order to feed into the Public Value Test for On Demand services. I had a tiny, diddy involvement in its launch. iPlayer on Cable is NOT the above, as I previously said. And I can say that for the reasons I have said. I won't bother to repeat them. > > - Simulcast television over the internet > > Again, not the iPlayer, as you can find for yourself by clicking on this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400?redirect=6615433.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1 <http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400?redirect=6615433.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1+> I'm afraid I don't know the official status of streamed live News 24. However live streaming of BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four have all been done. As trials. Nothing more. > - Non-digital rights management audio downloads over the internet > (aka podcasting) > > podcasting isn't the iPlayer either. Actually they're trials. In this case, it is mentioned on the Podcasting page http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/waystolisten/podcasts/ "As part of a trial we're offering a selection of programmes and highlights.. ." Without the recent BBC Trust agreement for OnDemand proposals, podcasts and Cable CatchUp TV would have be turned off at their trial end. But that's not going to happen because they got signed off and everyone is happy.
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