BBC Trust provisionally approves on-demand TV
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The BBC Trust has given the green light for a web-based on-demand TV service in a move which could revolutionise the way people watch television.
The Trust, which oversees Britain's publicly-funded broadcaster, provisionally approved the service after making some changes to meet concerns from the media regulator Ofcom that it would impact commercial rivals.
The on-demand iPlayer service will allow viewers to catch up with programmes from the previous seven days and store them on a computer for 30 days.
Certain series of programmes could also be stored as a whole and viewed at a later date while programmes will also be offered live via simulcast on the Internet.
Several broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4 and BSkyB have launched or are in the process of launching on-demand services as viewers turn from the traditional linear access to programming to on-demand access.
In planning for the service, the BBC Trust conducted a Public Value Test to see if it fitted with the corporation's public service remit as the BBC is funded by a fee paid by all UK television-owning households.
The BBC Trust has given the green light for a web-based on-demand TV service in a move which could revolutionise the way people watch television.The Trust, which oversees Britain's publicly-funded broadcaster, provisionally approved the service after making some changes to meet concerns from the media regulator Ofcom that it would impact commercial rivals.
The on-demand iPlayer service will allow viewers to catch up with programmes from the previous seven days and store them on a computer for 30 days.
Certain series of programmes could also be stored as a whole and viewed at a later date while programmes will also be offered live via simulcast on the Internet.
Several broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4 and BSkyB have launched or are in the process of launching on-demand services as viewers turn from the traditional linear access to programming to on-demand access.
In planning for the service, the BBC Trust conducted a Public Value Test to see if it fitted with the corporation's public service remit as the BBC is funded by a fee paid by all UK television-owning households.
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