BBC on-demand service to exclude Apple and Linux users
The BBC Trust has released its provisional conclusions on the BBC Executive’s proposal for on-demand catch-up and simulcast Internet services. Now they want our feedback.
It’s not looking good for Apple or Linux users; from the BBC on-demand proposals:
provisional conclusions (PDF):
The Microsoft-based DRM strategy for seven-day TV catch-up over the internet
The BBC Executive proposes a digital rights management solution which would require consumers to be using Windows XP (or above) and Windows Media Player 10 (or above) to be able to access seven-day TV catch-up over the internet.
Our understanding is that the BBC Executive aspires to offer an alternative DRM framework, which would enable Apple and Linux users to access the service, but has yet to identify a satisfactory solution. In either case, we will expect this to have been addressed within 24 months.
If you’re a licence fee payer, please take a few minutes to let them know that a Windows-only DRM solution is a very bad idea by completing the short survey.
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