Tag: BBC
BBC to extend digital radio to Scottish Borders
The BBC has announced that it is to extend its DAB digital radio coverage to include the Scottish Borders. The new transmitter, to be located in Selkirk, will bring DAB to another 40,000 people in the Melrose, Galashiels, and Hawick…
BBC plans to limit their VoD service to Microsoft Windows
It has emerged that the BBC plans to make its forthcoming Video on Demand (VoD) service compatible only with Microsoft Windows. An (arrogant) report from the BBC Trust states that such services will be unavailable to a 'minority of consumers…
BBC's on-demand video service raises concerns over increased broadband costs
The BBC's video on-demand proposal has been given the go ahead today, but whilst it marks another exciting step in the corporation's rollout of value-added Internet services, concerns have been raised that the consumer will end up paying more for…
BBC to launch its own YouTube channel?
MediaGuardian is reporting that the BBC is in advanced negotiations with Google to launch a branded channel of Beeb promo clips – initially on Google Video, but possibly also YouTube at a later date. The channel would show clips of…
New website claims better searching of BBC videos online than the BBC
A new web site set up by a former head of BBC News Online, Bob Eggington, claims that it searches the vast array of the BBC's online videos more extensively that BBC Online's own search algorithms. Eggington's company TV Genius…
