Information Overload on GiP Changes

Paul Phillips paulphillipsdidsbury at gmail.com
Sat Nov 1 09:23:49 PDT 2014


I agree, it also looks to me like they are moving to some sort of
closed model that needs keys to access it.
Quite how on earth they will do this without locking out lots of
legacy devices I don't know.


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> Thanks Jeremy, that helps me understand a bit more.  Having continued to
> read on the BBC site it certainly seems to me they are working towards a
> closed system to prevent leakage of licence fees.
>
> I guess the public will only get access to the iPlayer material if they have
> a TV licence or some new "on-line" license.  Just a guess but is it a
> credible threat?
>
> Now to do some PID searches.
>
> Thanks again,
> Budgie
>
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