Category: Broadband

Tthe BBC is making it easier for people to view iPlayer content, and it is this ease of viewing that perhaps is driving the ratio of streams versus downloaded shows on the iPlayer.

As part of a response to an article in The Telegraph the BBC Director, Future Media & Technology Ashley Highfield has attempted to come up with a broadband charter.

It seems the music companies are in talks with broadband providers to offer music downloads as part of a broadband providers subscription.

Phorm in its earlier incarnation as 121Media was used in a trial by BT in 2006.

The broadband not-spots scheme in Scotland is moving on and Enterprise minister Jim Mather has suggested a similar scheme across the UK could reap benefits.

While the use of 3G mobile data cards is on the rise, access to free Wi-Fi while hanging around at the airport will be cheaper to use and help to pass the time.

Use of P2P systems for video distribution is not new, 4oD and iPlayer are two systems in the UK, where this Canadian broadcaster has broken ground is by offering the content with no DRM.

There are many sides to the debate on providers manage their networks, but one that seems to only just now be entering the public domain is the way the TCP stack that internet communications rely on works.

Phorm appears to have had a setback in its goal to become a big name in the online advertising market.

K-Com has agreed a partnership with Ask.com that should see the provider receive a cut from advertising revenue.