Sky Attack BBC iPlayer Syndication Policy
After last weeks new syndication feature added to iPlayer allowing viewers to access other networks content, Sky (BSkyB) have attacked the BBC for not allowing a bespoke iPlayer to be used on their online tv platform.
No iPlayer on Sky boxes
The BBC have a strict policy on their iPlayer, that being the iPlayer must be used for any access to BBC shows and not fed through a custom player. Sky have called the move, “unnecessarily restrictive.”
BSKyB want the BBC’s content fed to their estimated 3 million plus subscribers as part of their on-demand services. The new iPlayer also shows program guides and links to rival channels content including ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Sky claim they are unable to show BBC iPlayer via it’s Anytime set-top boxes, although the BBC policy does state that they may create a bespoke iPlayer so long as all costs are met by the purchaser.
The comments come after a number of complaints from both Sky and Virgin Media regarding the BBC’s online tv policies.
The good news for viewers is that the iPlayer currently runs on most non Sky hardware anyway.
Sky denouces BBC on-demand policy – Informitv
Despite an installed base of over 3.5 million broadband enabled set-top boxes, Sky says it will be unable to support any of the proposed ‘standard’ BBC iPlayer versions. “The knowing exclusion of millions of existing licence fee payers is one of a …Sky says 3.5m subscribers may miss out on BBC on-demand services – Cable.co.uk
This stands to affect more than 3.5 million households that use Sky’s broadband-enabled set-top boxes, as the equipment is unable to support any of the iPlayer’s “standard” versions. According to Sky, the knowing exclusion of such a large number of …BBC’s iPlayer rules are ‘restrictive’, claims BSkyB – The Guardian
BSkyB said its Sky Anytime+ service has not been deemed to be an “exceptional case”, but with an “amount of modification” a version of the iPlayer could be launched as part of the VoD service. “The trust has at no time enquired of Sky whether such …
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