BBC Opening Up TV Archives For Free
from the have-some-content dept
The BBC has announced that, thanks to the internet, they've decided to make large portions of their TV archives available to the public for free, as long as they're not used for commercial purposes. The article is a little unclear, since it says DVD sales of certain programs are a "lucrative income source" - so, perhaps not the entire archive will be available. Still, it's nice to see at least someone realize the power of the internet, and that opening up old content to the public isn't a horrifying idea - even if it is a publicly supported broadcaster. Update: Read Danny O'Brien's piece on why this is an even bigger deal than it seems. It has a fantastic quote that summarizes paragraphs and paragraphs running through my mind, but which I hadn't been able to simplify into such a perfect sentence: "Content distribution is free: content restriction is costly." Exactly!
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BBC program archives
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Absolutely Fabulous
But I must give MAJOR KUDO's for their forward thinking !!!!!!!
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35mm Film of Cyprus 1962-71 - Occupied Territory
and Makharios opening a Hotel c.1971.
The 30th Anniversary of the invasion is in July.
Do you think the BBC would be interested in these?
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older programs
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