http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/20/bbc_trust_rejects_iplayer_federation/
The BBC Trust has shelved a plan that would have allowed broadcasters
such as Channel 4, ITV and Five to share the Beeb's iPlayer.
The so-called "Open iPlayer" project was meant to establish a new
commercial service separate from BBC Worldwide, that would licence the
Corporation's hugely popular video-on-demand technology to third parties.
"We concluded that the open iPlayer plans in their proposed form,
combining both commercial and public service elements, were too
complicated," said BBC Trustee Diane Coyle in a statement today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/october/open_iplayer.shtml
"The Trust is open to considering an alternative proposal for the
licensing of the iPlayer technology to third parties if that can be done
on a simple, fair and commercial basis," said Coyle.
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