Update: read below:
BBC plans to accelerate plans to broadcast programmes and entire channels on the internet and on mobile phones, using popular shows such as Doctor Who in a series of pilots designed to assess public demand.
A trial offering “pre-television” episodes of the anarchic BBC3 comedy The Mighty Boosh was watched by 35,000 people and other programmes would get the same treatment.
BBC’s director of television, Jana Bennett said she hoped to “simulcast” either BBC1 or BBC2 on the internet within the next year.
Update: BBC News: The simulcast would be restricted to UK viewers only. “These plans are subject to the approval of the board of governors and the resolution of rights clearance issues on content like music and imported shows,” a BBC spokesperson said.
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