³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trust's interim report on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Strategy Review
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| 12:44 UK time, Monday, 5 July 2010
Today the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trust published their interim report on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Strategy Review. Here are selected extracts about what the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ does online:
"...a future where the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ will have two distinct online functions - iPlayer will have an important role providing on-demand radio and TV-like content while ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Online should also remain a publisher of distinctive, original public service material for the web. We agree the first step should be to simplify the existing content on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Online and to strengthen editorial control of its future development."
The 25% cuts in ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ online's budget looks certain to happen:
"We conclude now, in line with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Executive's strategy proposals, that there is a bigger challenge for Online - to cut back on the current scale and scope of what is published and put the focus on those areas where the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ has a clear and distinctive role to play."
But the report says more detail on how and where is needed.
The Trust stresses the importance of access to content for users:
"Get ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ services free at the point of use, in ways and on devices that suit them"
Simultaneously the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ published its annual report.
Paul Murphy is the Editor of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Internet blog.
Comment number 1.
At 5th Jul 2010, cping500 wrote:I am looking forward to the list of "!those areas where the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ has a clear and distinctive role to play." but on the web there is always someone doing what you want to do so this won't leave much.
Here's an eg. If the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ licensed (for money) say four or more competitive site to handle Music and allowed them to charge and or take ads (the model is magazine publishing) this which both enlarge the distinctive role and and earn a bob or two...
The Trust made a mistake with Education Material it should have used a similar model
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Comment number 2.
At 5th Jul 2010, Dave Parker wrote:"Get ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ services free at the point of use, in ways and on devices that suit them"
Pity about the DRM then.
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Comment number 3.
At 5th Jul 2010, Paul Jakma wrote:I won't hold my breath, but I can at least allow myself a glimmer of hope that the Trust will in the future be open to arguments that the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ is over-reaching in its attempts to close iPlayer off from Free Software - and hence from any non-discriminatory, free market generally (given that the ability of people to be able to develop Free Software clients is a key litmus test of such), seeing as how the Trust itself raises the issue of universal access. To quote:
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Comment number 4.
At 5th Jul 2010, Russ wrote:Here's a timeline chart of the .
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Comment number 5.
At 6th Jul 2010, Paul wrote:So in other words... ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Trust sees iPlayer more important than content on the website. Does this include the news site?
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