Comments on: Is BBC iPlayer a Typical App For Our Hyperconnected Future? http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/ Sat, 25 May 2013 22:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Is BBC iPlayer a Typical App For Our Hyperconnected Future? - Ryan Boswell http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210452 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:18:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210452 [...] Is BBC iPlayer a Typical App For Our Hyperconnected Future? [...]

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]]> By: Ashley L. http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210450 Wed, 13 May 2009 09:02:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210450 BBC Iplayer is a nesiserity to those who are unable to see the Programmes that they want or, in somecases, need to watch. ITV have a similar website to that although you have to sit through one or two adverts, which are dull. You are unable to skip them by useing the scroll bar along the bottom it still moves the programme on but it doesn’t skip past the adverts, they are permently there no matter what you do. So just watch them they only last a minuete or two.

]]> By: BBC publishes listener figures, podcast downloads and shares iplayer consumption stats :: Jamie Riddell http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210449 Wed, 13 May 2009 08:51:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210449 [...] Is BBC iPlayer a Typical App For Our Hyperconnected Future? (gigaom.com) [...]

]]> By: David http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210448 Tue, 12 May 2009 15:14:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210448 “This hyperconnected network means we will need a special class of applications that can utilize the capacity. One such application is the BBC iPlayer.”

Isn’t it more the case that this special class of applications are demanding the capacity? Having a high speed network doesn’t mean we need to saturate it.

]]> By: Pavan K http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210447 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:03:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210447 Hi Om,

Sorry for the lack of reply. Been working non stop the last 48 hours. Goes quick when you are enjoying it.

I will check usage and get back to you. Would like to find out from Virgin for example, what usage increases they forecast. Guess they are preparing for the price hikes. What is great is their testing 50mbps in Kent right now.

Plenty of interesting comments below here already. Maybe I should have added more value than sharing my watching habits. Wink Wink. On that note this is a great new documentary from the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00kfqps/The_Incredible_Human_Journey_Out_of_Africa/

Thank God the other channels do not work on my mac, leaves more time to geek out on Giga Om & TC networks.

]]> By: Manju Mahishi http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210446 Mon, 11 May 2009 20:14:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210446 I wish the BBC iPlayer for TV programs was available here in the US!

Manju

]]> By: martin_tf http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210445 Mon, 11 May 2009 18:01:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210445 Good point Om about people paying for quality, I’d happily pay for the shows that I want like Top Gear, Inbetweeners, Mythbusters and Scrubs. I wouldn’t be so happy to pay for some of the rubbish out there though. Perhaps that is the merit in the pay per show system like iTunes. If the prices of shows on iTunes were about 25% cheaper I would definitely buy an Apple TV and combine it with iPlayer and DVD’s to drop my Sky satellite subscription.

I have a feeling this market is a long way from maturing and us seeing a clear leader yet.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210444 Mon, 11 May 2009 17:57:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210444 Thanks martin.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2009/05/10/is-bbc-iplayer-a-typical-app-for-our-hyperconnected-future/#comment-210443 Mon, 11 May 2009 17:56:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=49189#comment-210443 I am okay paying extra $$$s for either service but on a flat rate plan. So if Comcast says they want to charge me $100 for 50 Mbps, I am fine with that. I just hate the idea that they will bill me for every GB.

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