BBC to battle Youtube
Google’s Youtube has made an impact that will completely change the face of TV, and BBC will follow that path. As Mr HighField announced, this on-demand will not only offer video, it will be a whole menu served with hybrid set-top boxes, users ability to record video, and to easily search through the vast database.
Here are some of the highlights of the new on-demand video service Mr Heighfield announced:
– The BBC’s proposed iPlayer service, offering catch-up TV via the web and cable TV, would be re-engineered to work with Apple Macs and would eventually roll out to digital terrestrial TV (DTT) and set-top boxes.
– A trial of hybrid set-top boxes which are connected to the net and can record TV to access BBC archive material.
– The desire to “future-proof Freeview with additional advanced interactive and digital functionality” so it could offer catch-up TV and access archive material.
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