Comments on: BBC launches iPlayer http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Download Torrents http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-262418 Download Torrents Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:50:51 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-262418 <p>I think after their researching a lot they launched these iPlayer</p> <p>And Nice Information TY</p> I think after their researching a lot they launched these iPlayer

And Nice Information TY

]]> By: Kontiki Spins Away from VeriSign « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-237410 Kontiki Spins Away from VeriSign « NewTeeVee Wed, 07 May 2008 18:40:00 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-237410 <p>[...] to have changed for years now, but it saw its BBC iPlayer project finally come to fruition when it launched last [...]</p> [...] to have changed for years now, but it saw its BBC iPlayer project finally come to fruition when it launched last [...]

]]> By: Legal P2P For Fall TV? Fat Chance. « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-111565 Legal P2P For Fall TV? Fat Chance. « NewTeeVee Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:45:27 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-111565 <p>[...] there are some Showtime shows on Vuze.com, but that’s about it. The UK obviously has the BBC with its iPlayer, but in the U.S. it actually looks like the industry is moving away from P2P solutions. AOL used to [...]</p> [...] there are some Showtime shows on Vuze.com, but that’s about it. The UK obviously has the BBC with its iPlayer, but in the U.S. it actually looks like the industry is moving away from P2P solutions. AOL used to [...]

]]> By: Michael Meiser http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-79800 Michael Meiser Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:40:07 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-79800 <p>Re beng: if you think this is merely whining about there not being a mac version you're clueless. What about it being playable on linux. What about it being playable on my AppleTV, what about my iPod, what about my Zune, my Archos media player, my Tivo, my Akimbo set top box.</p> <p>This format may one day come to the mac, probably in some crappy, buggy and primitive way as Microsoft is known to support the mac platform... but it will never play on the 99.99% of devices mentioned above, it will never play on ubuntu, debian, or any flavor of linux... or the vast majority of set top boxes and non-microsoft media players. Because it is fundamentally incompatible.</p> <p>This format is <em>defective by design</em> as are all DRM by their very nature. It will never be supported on more than a few extremely simple platforms, Microsoft XP/Vista, Microsoft's Zune, Microsoft's Xbox... and maybe Microsoft will throw apple a bone and allow it to be played on the MacOS in some crappy form.</p> <p>It's the exact same story as Apple Playfair audio format and every DRM before it.</p> <p>The only difference is now instead of the music industry enslaving itself to Apple's proprietary DRM where music sold in the apple store doesn't play on anything but the iPod... the BBC, is enslaving itself and the entire british population to microsoft's whims.</p> <p>It's freaking evil.</p> <p>Of course the flip side is this. People WILL crack it... and they will bring the content to bittorrent and other file sharing darknets / aka. black markets.</p> <p>oh, and...</p> <p>@expattorrents: I 100% agree.</p> Re beng: if you think this is merely whining about there not being a mac version you’re clueless. What about it being playable on linux. What about it being playable on my AppleTV, what about my iPod, what about my Zune, my Archos media player, my Tivo, my Akimbo set top box.

This format may one day come to the mac, probably in some crappy, buggy and primitive way as Microsoft is known to support the mac platform… but it will never play on the 99.99% of devices mentioned above, it will never play on ubuntu, debian, or any flavor of linux… or the vast majority of set top boxes and non-microsoft media players. Because it is fundamentally incompatible.

This format is defective by design as are all DRM by their very nature. It will never be supported on more than a few extremely simple platforms, Microsoft XP/Vista, Microsoft’s Zune, Microsoft’s Xbox… and maybe Microsoft will throw apple a bone and allow it to be played on the MacOS in some crappy form.

It’s the exact same story as Apple Playfair audio format and every DRM before it.

The only difference is now instead of the music industry enslaving itself to Apple’s proprietary DRM where music sold in the apple store doesn’t play on anything but the iPod… the BBC, is enslaving itself and the entire british population to microsoft’s whims.

It’s freaking evil.

Of course the flip side is this. People WILL crack it… and they will bring the content to bittorrent and other file sharing darknets / aka. black markets.

oh, and…

@expattorrents: I 100% agree.

]]> By: expattorrents http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-79587 expattorrents Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:04:46 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-79587 <p>bittorrent works much better to get BBC programs. its cross platform, international, and free. now if bbc.co.uk, became a big bittorrent tracker it would have been kick ass, AND been much more efficient for tax payer dollars</p> bittorrent works much better to get BBC programs. its cross platform, international, and free. now if bbc.co.uk, became a big bittorrent tracker it would have been kick ass, AND been much more efficient for tax payer dollars

]]> By: beng http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-76018 beng Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:29:32 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-76018 <p>oh boo hoo, to all the whiners above...bbc came out with something that is useful and wanted...and will be immediately usable by the majority of users out there (ie windows). they will then come out with a mac version.</p> <p>when mac rules the roost (and it may very well some day), this will be flipped around, and you'll be happy as clams</p> oh boo hoo, to all the whiners above…bbc came out with something that is useful and wanted…and will be immediately usable by the majority of users out there (ie windows). they will then come out with a mac version.

when mac rules the roost (and it may very well some day), this will be flipped around, and you’ll be happy as clams

]]> By: Another player begins, another has problems « Jason Rosenberg http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-58028 Another player begins, another has problems « Jason Rosenberg Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:46:14 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-58028 <p>[...] of video players. The BBC has launched their iPlayer, but it only works on Windows XP (WTF!). Says Om of iPlayer: The iPlayer will allow viewers to download from a menu of programs that aired on BBC channels over [...]</p> [...] of video players. The BBC has launched their iPlayer, but it only works on Windows XP (WTF!). Says Om of iPlayer: The iPlayer will allow viewers to download from a menu of programs that aired on BBC channels over [...]

]]> By: Michael Meiser http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-57546 Michael Meiser Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:06:39 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-57546 <p>I completely agree. This player has no future. It's just evil. A huge wast of british tax payer money. As an american I'm confident it will just die and go away, but if I were a british citizen I'd be pissed. Hasn't the BBC learned anything from dealing with Real? It's unconsionable to reprive citizens who can't afford or don't have Win XP of public programming... a step backwards on the digital divide rather than a step forward.</p> I completely agree. This player has no future. It’s just evil. A huge wast of british tax payer money. As an american I’m confident it will just die and go away, but if I were a british citizen I’d be pissed. Hasn’t the BBC learned anything from dealing with Real? It’s unconsionable to reprive citizens who can’t afford or don’t have Win XP of public programming… a step backwards on the digital divide rather than a step forward.

]]> By: Grant Gibson http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-56673 Grant Gibson Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:13:36 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-56673 <p>I totally agree with Mark - it's a bit of a liberty to spend licence fee money on this, then restrict access to XP users only. Fair enough they say they'll offer Mac support in future, but what about support for my iPod, my Sony Ericsson phone and my Apple TV?</p> <p>And if they're so keen on DRM to protect their content from being copied, why do they broadcast PDC signals with their content, effectively allowing perfect 'rips' of programmes to DVRs?</p> <p>The rant continues... http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/27/why-bbc-iplayer/</p> I totally agree with Mark – it’s a bit of a liberty to spend licence fee money on this, then restrict access to XP users only. Fair enough they say they’ll offer Mac support in future, but what about support for my iPod, my Sony Ericsson phone and my Apple TV?

And if they’re so keen on DRM to protect their content from being copied, why do they broadcast PDC signals with their content, effectively allowing perfect ‘rips’ of programmes to DVRs?

The rant continues…
http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/07/27/why-bbc-iplayer/

]]> By: Mark Day http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-56655 Mark Day Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:46:49 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-56655 <p>The 'i" stands for "I, the BBC license payer, paid for this, and now you're telling me it only works on Windows?"</p> <p>Not that I've had a TC license in years...</p> The ‘i” stands for “I, the BBC license payer, paid for this, and now you’re telling me it only works on Windows?”

Not that I’ve had a TC license in years…

]]> By: Scott http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-56562 Scott Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:05:37 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/07/27/bbc-launches-iplayer/#comment-56562 <p>what does the letter "i" have to do with BBC or the player? doesn't apple own that letter anyway?</p> what does the letter “i” have to do with BBC or the player? doesn’t apple own that letter anyway?

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