Broadband Content in National Development & DRM in Broadband

Broadband Stakeholder Group, the quasi-government body in UK, has come out with a long report on the role of broadband in national development, with its whole “Broadband Britain” bunkum…I wish they would indulge less in semi-academic, pseudo-scientific terms and let the private sector just get on with the work…[Download it here–PDF]

Anyway, the report is at least ambitious in its scope, with good sections on broadband content’s role in this, and DRM.

Excerpts: “Broadband is unlikely to challenge broadcasting as the dominant platform for the distribution of live linear broadcast programming in the near future. New digital broadcast platforms are still better suited for this purpose. However, broadband will provide new channels for the distribution
of existing TV content and services that allow users to access programmes at a time and place of their choosing.

Guardian: For the first time the BSG report also makes it plain that the BBC has a role to play in getting people tuned into broadband internet access. Any collusion between the government and the BBC on broadband is likely to irritate commercial organisations in the online world who already see the BBC as having an unfair advantage.

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