[access-uk] Re: TVonics in administration
- From: Jonathan H <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:09:42 +0100
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Eleanor Burke
<eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think that RNIB who have invested 1.5 million should give us an up-to-date
> statement. As I recall when the recorder came on the market and was being
> discussed on this list, someone from RNIB did send a mail to this list all
> about this 1.5 million invested.
I have it here and have copied the relevant parts below. £1.7 MILLION
is a helluva lot, even at the £200 per hour they say they pay their
consultants, that's 4 consultants at £200 per hour working 8 hour days
for an entire year on this. So, yes, I'm as keen as anyone to know
what this library looks like. Anyway, here's the email:
From: "Long, Alison" <Alison.Long@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:22 PM
Tvonics have been supported by RNIB financially and with other expertise
to deliver what they have;
RNIB invested 1.7 million pounds in the delivery of a technical library.
This we did after establishing that the industry believed what we were
asking for was completely impossible, technically not viable, and we had
exhausted discussions with Europe and government with regard to funding.
(I was told by technical experts at the European digital TV level that
it was impossible to conceive of talking TV for at least 15 years).
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