BBC Will Let Programs Be Downloaded

Iria · Aug 27, 2005, 09:20 PM

LONDON - The British Broadcasting Corp. is planning a new service to let Web users download its television and radio programs up to a week after they have aired.

BBC Director General Mark Thompson, who unveiled the plans for the company's "MyBBCPlayer" at the Edinburgh International Television Festival Saturday, said he hoped the service could be active by 2006.

Under the outline he presented, Thompson said the player would let Web users download original BBC radio and television programming from its Web site for as long as seven days after it originally aired.

But complete details weren't released and any plan to make the material available for download would have to be approved by the government-owned broadcaster.

Also not disclosed was whether the BBC would charge users a fee for the downloads or how it would protect the digital rights of such programming.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	BBC Will Let Programs Be Downloaded LONDON - The British Broadcasting Corp. is planning a new service to let Web users download its television and radio programs up to a week after they have aired. BBC Director General Mark Thompson, who unveiled the plans for the company's "MyBBCPlayer" at the Edinburgh International Television Festival Saturday, said he hoped the service could be active by 2006. Under the outline he presented, Thompson said the player would let Web users download original BBC radio and television programming from its Web site for as long as seven days after it originally aired. But complete details weren't released and any plan to make the material available for download would have to be approved by the government-owned broadcaster. Also not disclosed was whether the BBC would charge users a fee for the downloads or how it would protect the digital rights of such programming. __________ Read More / Source: SBC Yahoo! News