Comments on: BBC on iTunes http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/ Every swarm starts with one... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gridman http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/comment-page-1/#comment-11345 Gridman Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:49:54 +0000 http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/#comment-11345 That's a fascinating article, and I see the Mac sites all picked it up later in the day. Funny I haven't actually seen a BBC news or press release specifically mentioning this. (Of course, there wasn't a BBC press release about the iTunes sales, either, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised.) That’s a fascinating article, and I see the Mac sites all picked it up later in the day.

Funny I haven’t actually seen a BBC news or press release specifically mentioning this. (Of course, there wasn’t a BBC press release about the iTunes sales, either, so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised.)

]]> By: Lone Locust http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/comment-page-1/#comment-13205 Lone Locust Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:49:00 +0000 http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/#comment-13205 That's a fascinating article, and I see the Mac sites all picked it up later in the day. Funny I haven't actually seen a BBC news or press release specifically mentioning this. (Of course, there wasn't a BBC press release about the iTunes sales, either, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised.) That’s a fascinating article, and I see the Mac sites all picked it up later in the day.

Funny I haven’t actually seen a BBC news or press release specifically mentioning this. (Of course, there wasn’t a BBC press release about the iTunes sales, either, so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised.)

]]> By: One-Ten http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/comment-page-1/#comment-11340 One-Ten Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:08:08 +0000 http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/#comment-11340 iPlayer for Mac doesn't exist. Flash streaming repeatedly buffers and is unusable. The interesting question is why the BBC shows aren't on iTunes until <em>8 days</em> after broadcast. Streaming iPlayer makes them available for 7... but why not make them available to buy anyway, you can't undercut free. Downloads in iPlayer last for 30 days. With the rental facility, iTunes is crying out to be used as an alternative platform: make BBC shows available for 7 days (or preferably 30) to UK customers for free! This may be what <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/20/bbc.digitalmedia1" rel="nofollow">this article</a> is hinting out, though more likely it's that flash will come to the iPhone or the iPlayer will start streaming h264 like YouTube. iPlayer for Mac doesn’t exist.

Flash streaming repeatedly buffers and is unusable.

The interesting question is why the BBC shows aren’t on iTunes until 8 days after broadcast. Streaming iPlayer makes them available for 7… but why not make them available to buy anyway, you can’t undercut free. Downloads in iPlayer last for 30 days.

With the rental facility, iTunes is crying out to be used as an alternative platform: make BBC shows available for 7 days (or preferably 30) to UK customers for free! This may be what this article is hinting out, though more likely it’s that flash will come to the iPhone or the iPlayer will start streaming h264 like YouTube.

]]> By: One-Ten http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/comment-page-1/#comment-13204 One-Ten Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:08:00 +0000 http://lonelocust.com/2008/02/20/926/#comment-13204 iPlayer for Mac doesn't exist. Flash streaming repeatedly buffers and is unusable. The interesting question is why the BBC shows aren't on iTunes until <em>8 days</em> after broadcast. Streaming iPlayer makes them available for 7... but why not make them available to buy anyway, you can't undercut free. Downloads in iPlayer last for 30 days. With the rental facility, iTunes is crying out to be used as an alternative platform: make BBC shows available for 7 days (or preferably 30) to UK customers for free! This may be what <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/20/bbc.digitalmedia1" rel="nofollow">this article</a> is hinting out, though more likely it's that flash will come to the iPhone or the iPlayer will start streaming h264 like YouTube. iPlayer for Mac doesn’t exist.

Flash streaming repeatedly buffers and is unusable.

The interesting question is why the BBC shows aren’t on iTunes until 8 days after broadcast. Streaming iPlayer makes them available for 7… but why not make them available to buy anyway, you can’t undercut free. Downloads in iPlayer last for 30 days.

With the rental facility, iTunes is crying out to be used as an alternative platform: make BBC shows available for 7 days (or preferably 30) to UK customers for free! This may be what this article is hinting out, though more likely it’s that flash will come to the iPhone or the iPlayer will start streaming h264 like YouTube.

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