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RSS licence bbcBBC readies music downloads service
News BBC Worldwide, Auntie's commercial arm, is developing a music download service, offering streamed for free and paid download works from its archive of music that bands have recorded for TV and radio in... [05 Sep 2008]
Google Street View cleared by UK privacy watchdog
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics She said: "We've always said we will not launch in UK until we are comfortable Street... [31 Jul 2008]
BBC to take better care of web budget
News A total of £110m was spent on bbc.co.uk in the last 12 months - 48 per cent higher than the service licence baseline budget. According to the Trust this will ensure "better financial accountability and... [22 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Migrant techies and BBC web budget busters…
Comment The BBC's online service is not, with small exception, a justified charge against the Broadcast Licence Fee. I used to work at BBC Worldwide (BBC's commercial arm) and I... [05 Jun 2008]
BBC warned after busting website budget
News The actual spend on the bbc.co.uk during 2007/8 was £110m - 48 per cent higher than the website's service licence baseline budget. The BBC has been warned to improve its financial... [30 May 2008]
BBC iPlayer comes to the Wii
News The BBC has announced its iPlayer online TV catch-up service is being made available for the Nintendo Wii. Wii owners will be able to stream the last seven days of BBC shows on their TVs through the... [10 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The one-box generation
Comment In the UK, for example, the BBC is funded by licence fees paid by some 24 million households, plus hotels, pubs, restaurants and offices. In recent years the BBC has enjoyed an estimated... [26 Mar 2008]
Windows Media crack won't delay iPlayer
News In its statement, the BBC also maintained that the iPlayer would be "a service for every licence payer in the UK", and defended the principle of attaching copy protection to content by pointing out that... [17 Jul 2007]
Google sued over YouTube clips
News Meanwhile, Google has successfully negotiated licensing deals with many entertainment companies, including CBS, Warner Music Group and most recently, the BBC. Viacom said in its complaint: "YouTube appropriates the value... [14 Mar 2007]
BBC online ad plan 'not satisfactory'
News The Trust has asked BBC management to investigate the matter further, looking at how advertising revenue would be reinvested in BBC Global News and the BBC's UK public services for the... [23 Feb 2007]
BBC told to rethink web TV plan
News Media watchdog Ofcom has demanded a rethink of the BBC's plans for an on-demand IPTV service, saying the launch could hurt rival commercial services. The IPTV service, which could see BBC programmes... [24 Jan 2007]
BBC in £85m outsourcing deal
News BBC group finance director Zarin Patel said the move to India demonstrates the BBC is prepared to take bold and imaginative decisions to offer the licence-fee-payer value for money. The... [20 Oct 2006]
Red Bee Media Case Study: BBC Playout
White Paper Red Bee Media was asked to propose a solution that would allow the BBC to retain their reputation as a high quality broadcaster, while still reducing their costs - ensuring that more of the licence fee... [10 Aug 2006]
PCs, mobiles and PDAs need 'online' TV licence
News The UK's TV Licensing (TVL) authority has responded to criticism from silicon.com readers over its warning that people watching online BBC broadcasts on a PC face stiff fines if they don't have a TV... [13 Jun 2006]
TV licence warning for online World Cup fans
News The World Cup kicks off this week with the BBC showing all its games from Germany on TV as well as live on the internet - and desktop viewing is likely to prove popular with many office workers who would otherwise miss... [09 Jun 2006]
