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Beeb names website controller
News The new controller will also be accountable to the Beeb's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, for the performance of the website. The BBC has appointed Seetha Kumar as controller of... [03 Sep 2008]
BBC adds series stacking to iPlayer
News The body that oversees and regulates the BBC - the BBC Trust - has limited the amount of BBC's on-demand TV content that can be made available for series stacking at 15... [27 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News and the BBC. Instead, it relies on the integrity of the underlying DNS system to ensure that identity is vouched for by the "correct" trust provider. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find... [14 Aug 2008]
BBC to take better care of web budget
News The BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, has approved the corporation's plans to manage its website budget more effectively - but has not approved a request for an additional £39m... [22 Jul 2008]
BBC warned after busting website budget
News The figures emerged following a review of bbc.co.uk by the Beeb's governing body, the BBC Trust, as part of terms in the new Charter and Agreement. According to the... [30 May 2008]
Editor's Blog: ID cards - cock-up and conspiracy...
Comment The BBC publicity for the series describes it as "predictive, rather than science fiction", a look at how misused technology can threaten human relationships and destroy trust. Still, I couldn't resist... [20 Feb 2008]
Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux
News What we can say for sure is that the BBC Trust is utterly promising to hold feet to the fire on this one. Following a meeting with the OSC, the Beeb's independent governing body, the BBC... [17 Dec 2007]
BBC, ITV and C4 team up for on-demand TV
News The plans are subject to approval by the Beeb's independent governing body, the BBC Trust, while a name and brand will be revealed prior to its launch. BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4... [28 Nov 2007]
Editor's Blog: Ranking everything
Comment Past number ones include Ray Ozzie (now at Microsoft), Ashley Highfield (BBC), Eric Schmidt (Google), Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch, Chris Gent (Vodafone) and former AOL top dog Steve Case - remember him? [13 Sep 2007]
BBC iPlayer row: The government speaks
News But the government response reaffirmed that the Beeb's independent governing body, the BBC Trust, has committed to the corporation making the service available for different platforms. The response from... [07 Sep 2007]
Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row
Leader And as for compatibility, while the question about whether the iPlayer can become cross-platform is worth asking - since it has so far been developed just using Microsoft technology - it is clear the Corporation's independent governing... [31 Jul 2007]
BBC iPlayer has landed
News The beta version of the service is available for Windows XP users, less than three months after the service received the green light from the corporation's independent governing body, the BBC... [27 Jul 2007]
We want iPlayer for Linux and Mac fans, says BBC Trust
News We're absolutely clear that the BBC Trust themselves are committed to platform neutrality. The BBC Trust also asked the OSC to assist in preparing for the next iPlayer... [25 Jul 2007]
BBC iPlayer petition hits 10,000
News Open source industry group, the Open Source Consortium has been invited to meet the Beeb's independent governing body - the BBC Trust - to discuss its concerns about the iPlayer. More than 10,000 people... [23 Jul 2007]
BBC to meet open sourcers over iPlayer
News The Open Source Consortium (OSC) is to meet with the BBC Trust - the broadcaster's independent governing body - to discuss concerns about a cross platform version of the Beeb's iPlayer.iPlayer is the... [16 Jul 2007]
