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BBC Launches iPlayer, Online Television Service

Michael Garrett

Today, the British television network, BBC, launched its online television service (known as iPlayer), which will be competing with similar offerings that have already been available from Channel 4 and ITV. The service will not allow viewers to save programs, but instead will utilize a temporary-viewing period. Users will have a period of no longer than 30 days to view programming, after which the video content will be automatically deleted. Expect copy-protection solutions to be thrown into the mix too.
Initially, [...]