[access-uk] Re: Podcasts and Listen again
- From: "Peter Logue" <peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 12:06:00 -0500
Hi Damon,
I suppose a big consideration for the BBC not to go full out on Podcasting
might be that they would have to restrict downloads to the UK only. While
its true that one can listen to radio around the world, one can't watch BBC
television from abroad. I wonder if that has anything to do with it.
Peter
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Damon
Sent: 08 January 2006 00:04
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Podcasts and Listen again
can I just add to this that there are some government restriction issues
with podcasts from the BBC. The BBC has pledged that it will not start any
new services. Podcasting is effectively a new service to add to: tv
production, tv broadcasting, radio production, radio broadcasting, website,
etc.
The podcast trial from the BBC at the moment is as it says, very much a
trial. The BBC, Mark Thompson, Tessa Jowell, heads of other production and
broadcast companies see the BBC as being anti-competitive ... and what's
more anti -competitive than a public service non-profit making organisation
to put out its content free of charge with no adverts when other private
companies may wish to do this for money. Anti competitive.
At the moment, however, we are seeing Ricky Gervais show from the Guardian
website is the most downloaded and listened-to podcast on the iTunes
service.
As the trial progresses, all these things will be taken into account.
If you want podcasts from the BBC, email them and tell them how much you'd
like it. Tell the individual programmes how much you enjoy their current
trial podcasts. Let them build up a body of evidence that podcasts are
wanted. Ditto, why not email the DCMS and say you'd be keen to see more
podcasts out of the BBC.
Funnily enough, podcasting is a big sticking point at the moment and I think
public support would help ... if that's what you want.
...Damon
----- Original Message -----
From: ron winstanley <mailto:r.winstanley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 9:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Podcasts and Listen again
Hi Peter
Not quite in the realm of make belief but sadly some time to go yet.
I heard today on Radio 4 that your wishes are held back by lack of money and
it may be down to the commercial market in future to provide these
facilities. ersonally, |I'm still struggling with getting the radio player
downloaded and am looking for an idiot's guide to get me started.
Cheers
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Logue <mailto:peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 4:11 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Podcasts and Listen again
In regards to listen again. Won't we one day be able to have
an automatic
downloadable podcast of our favourite show? The technology
is out there,
but I don't think BBC Radio heads allow for this at the
moment, or should I
say they just haven't gotten around to thinking about giving
us the chance.
Hopefully in the near future they will have brightened up to
the idea so
that we will be able to download our favourite program in 5
easy automatic
downloads. I think it would be great to just go to my
computer and find out
that the latest Travelling Folk is completed its download
and ready for
listening. And if all this is possible, I'd also like to
have an automatic
downloadable podcast of the days TV listings. One could then
choose which
podcast to download, BBC1, ITV2 etc, and listen to it at our
leasure.
Perhaps though, this last idea might be better if it was
offered by an
independent provider such as the likes of the folks at digi
guide.
Perhaps the TV listings as read on VIP On Air could be
offered as a
downloadable podcast. That sure would save me a lot of time
checking several
different web pages.
Peter
From beautiful Helensburgh on the Firth of Clyde.
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