Dave Horvath
27 Nov 2007 12:39
Details are sketchy at this point but the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 are set to launch a new on-demand video service which is expected to bring together hundreds of hours of television in one convenient place.
Currently, all three companies offer their own on-demand service, but this joint venture is set to launch early in 2008 and has yet to be named or approved by BBC Trust. What they plan on launching is all current programs offered by each station as well as archived media. This new service will not impede with the each company's individual on-demand services.
As of launch, all of the three company's programs will be available for free download, Streaming or purchase via the Internet. They are currently looking into ways to bring the media to other outlets and devices. "The new service will contain some of the very best of the UK's content for consumers to view in one place, which will be both easy to use and great fun," said John Smith, the chief executive of BBC Worldwide.
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BBC