Re: [Swprograms] BBC WS Streaming Plans during Summer Olympics

[atlsvo@xxxxxxxxx (maryanne kehoe)]

John, I don't think we will see a resolve on the rights issues until the
relevant parties wake up and see how much $$$ they are losing, OTOH, if
that happens, here come the TV networks around the world that have paid
a collective total of billions for coverage and want to protect their
territory. It's a double-edge sword.

There are enlightened people like Dick Pound who know there is a problem
but are being thwarted at the upper echleons to effect change. 





 
E-mail message   
 
Sender: swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2004, 3:09pm To: swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Shortwave programming discussion) Subject: Re: [Swprograms] BBC WS
Streaming Plans during Summer Olympics 
This message is not marked with a green dot  in your Mail list because
it is not from a known sender. To make this a known sender, choose one
of these links: 
? Add sender to Address book
? Add sender to approved senders list 
This is like beating a long ago expired horse, but there (again) goes
the argument that the internet is a suitable replacement for radio. How
many years will it take before these rights issues will be resolved once
and for all--either via contract, regulation or statute? It's not like
this is a new or recently discovered problem--and in some ways it seems
to be getting worse. The CBC practice of stripping all music content
from its downloadable archive starkly underlines the problem. 
The internet is a useful adjunct to radio--it was that way before, it's
that way now and will be that more forevermore! :-) 
Ranting and raving from Halfmoon, NY--
John Figliozzi   
I've exchange correspondence with a senior World Service manager
regarding World Service webcasting plans during the Olympics.
 
Good news is that there will be no blanket embargo of webcasting during
the Olympics, as was the case last time.  Most programming will be
available live and on-demand, as usual.
 
However, the bad news is that the major news programs -- Newshour, The
World Today, World Update, Europe Today -- will not be available via
webcast, since it is possible these programs will incorporate live event
commentary -- which is the hangup when it comes to rights issues --
during the broadcast.
 
A special version of Sports Roundup will be webcast that will not
include live event commentary, but will have results.
 
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA
 
  ______________________________________________ 
Swprograms mailing list
Swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms 
To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to
swprograms-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the
URL shown above. 
______________________________________________ 
Swprograms mailing list
Swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms 
To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to
swprograms-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the
URL shown above. 


_______________________________________________
Swprograms mailing list
Swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms

To unsubscribe:  Send an E-mail to  swprograms-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.