On 10-Nov-2009, at 10:50, Andrew Bowden wrote: > > The big shock was that (and I read all of the responses) no "content > provider" was prepared to say why they asked the BBC for it in the first > place. No PACT. No BSkyB. > I reckon (and this is a personal, uninformed view) the relevant content > providers were in the US rather than the UK. And if so, they probably > wouldn't have seen the Ofcom consultation.
One would have thought somebody might have tipped them off, considering. ’course, the fact that nobody did lends weight to the view that the BBC didn’t really want to be doing it in the first place. One question does remain, though. Graham Plumb stated back in September: “But a form of content management is required to enable us to launch Freeview HD to audiences in early 2010” http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/09/freeview_hd_copy_protection_up.html I took pelters from some quarters for suggesting that this might actually not be the case. As far as I know, the launch schedule for FVHD hasn’t changed (and isn’t likely to this late on in the game), and there’s been nothing put forward to the Trust for a new service (e.g., BBC HD with the tricky-to-license bits taken out). So, what was he on about? M. -- mo mcroberts http://nevali.net iChat: [email protected] Jabber/GTalk: [email protected] Twitter: @nevali Run Leopard or Snow Leopard? Set Quick Look free with DropLook - http://labs.jazzio.com/DropLook/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
