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RSS tv licenceMake haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News Photo credit: Clar@bell via Flickr under the following Creative Commons Licence ) For more, see TV spectrum to be used for mobile broadband on ZDNet UK. The European Commission has called for EU members... [30 Oct 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News The BBC's international service has been funded by advertising since November 2007, as it is not covered by the UK licence fee. International audiences already have access to BBC programmes via BBC Worldwide's... [12 Oct 2009]
BBC, C4 and ITV's Kangaroo finally finds new home with Arqiva
News Arqiva has today completed the acquisition of Project Kangaroo (photo credit: dumbledad via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) The on-demand TV platform developed by BBC Worldwide,... [25 Aug 2009]
Five joins BBC and ITV in Canvas picture
News The addition of Five means Channel 4 remains the only free-to-air terrestrial broadcaster that hasn't signed up for Canvas and suggests momentum for Canvas is growing despite the project currently being scrutinised by the Beeb's... [30 Jul 2009]
Kangaroo tech jumps into Arqiva's hands
News Arqiva - which owns and operates part of the UK's terrestrial TV infrastructure and is a spectrum licence holder - has now agreed to buy the hardware and software technology developed for the project... [23 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Well the success of the BBC's online on-demand TV service, iPlayer shows that there is a real appetite for on-demand content provided as part of the TV licence fee. The BBC's independent... [23 Jun 2009]
'iPlayer users should pay their way': BBC tech boss
News However, the BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, recently indicated that a rethink may be required around the TV licence due to changes in the way audiences are consuming publicly funded... [20 May 2009]
ID cards, Oracle, iPlayer and how to save your job...
News Elsewhere on the site, BBC iPlayer was getting readers excited as news emerged that Auntie's independent regulator was suggesting tweaks may be needed to TV licence fee legislation - and iPlayer is to... [08 May 2009]
HD iPlayer lands on Virgin Media
News Such has been the impact of iPlayer since its release that the BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, recently admitted it may need to rethink how the TV licence is paid. Since iPlayer was first... [05 May 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets the HD treatment
News Such has been the impact of iPlayer since its release that the BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, recently admitted it may require a rethink in how the TV licence is paid. Selected programmes... [17 Apr 2009]
iPlayer could force TV licence rethink
News New ways in which people are accessing television content - such as the BBC iPlayer - could force a rethink in how the TV licence is paid according to the BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust. In a... [02 Apr 2009]
Qualcomm snaps up AMD mobile tech
News Qualcomm was previously paying licence fees to AMD for some of the technology it has now bought. In August, the company sold its digital TV unit to Broadcom, and in October it split off its manufacturing... [21 Jan 2009]
Five tech predictions for 2009
Comment Free software and the ads that go with it are fine for a downturn but come the recovery - and when SMEs start to become larger companies - the progression to a paid-for, ad-less equivalent could well become all too tempting.iPlayer... [23 Dec 2008]
iPlayer realises Mac and Linux download dream
News In response to today's news the OSC said it is "pleased to hear the BBC announce a new download player that is less restricting than their original release, and hope and expect that this heralds a new direction for the benefit of all... [19 Dec 2008]
ID cards on driving licences - 'law can't stop us'
News In time it is possible to designate the driving licence or other documents to be counted as an ID card," she said. Hillier's presentation at the conference showed ID cards also playing a part in accessing public services... [21 Oct 2008]
