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[Swprograms] BBC's trial of iMP technology
- Subject: [Swprograms] BBC's trial of iMP technology
- From: Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:34:27 -0400
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The BBC is about to launch a 5,000-person UK trial of software called
the "interactive Media Player", or iMP.
This software is coupled with Internet-based delivery technology to
offer consumers a one-week window to download TV and radio programming
on demand via the Internet.
Two interesting wrinkles to the concept: 1) the software uses
peer-to-peer technology, similar in concept to file sharing
technology; 2) the software has "geo-IP" technology built in to
restrict the use of this to UK Internet users only.
I am sure that the digital rights management issue (that's the "DRM"
the non-shortwave world knows of...) is at the forefront of this
trial.
One article on this is located here:
http://www.digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=cm&id=2220
Google "iMP BBC" and you'll find others.
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA
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