http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/ Engadget Comments for BBC, ITV and Channel 4 team up for on-demand service http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/
For everyone not in the UK, I hope they let you guys watch too. That's the biggest problem with online content right now.]]>Nov 27th 2007 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/
Now, if UKTV and, dare I say it, Sky got on board with this, that would be brilliant]]>Nov 27th 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/
I wouldn't even say that BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are rivals. ITV and Channel 4 are both part of ITN, and BBC is non-profit so has no rivals. I think the companies should focus on getting their HD channels out the door first, as these Catch-up things really aren't that good in the age of the PVR unless the quality is upto Broadcast and don't demand the download of unreliable software such as 4OD, for some reason it just doesn't play nice with FlashPlayer.]]>Nov 27th 2007 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/looks like things can only get better..... unless of course all the costs go up...]]>Nov 27th 2007 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/
BBC iPlayer uses the abominable Kontiki.
ITV's on demand software is built around the heinous Kontiki.
Channel 4's 4oD is a constructed using the makes-baby-Jesus-cry Kontiki.

I wonder what technology they'll slump towards...

If you've never used a Kontiki app before, be prepared for a background process that runs as a normal process, that periodically churns up 100% of your CPU (on mine - once every 60 seconds, for between 10 and 20 seconds), that has no bandwidth control settings, and that remains running when you close down what you think is the application. And you'll only be able to control it with a bugged Javascript-centric page in an embedded instance of IE.]]>Nov 27th 2007 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/
If you go to msconfig you can stop Kontiki from loading on system startup at least temporarily... But this is reversed every time you have to boot it to use iPlayer etc again.

Also, has anyone else had problems with the different services conflicting with each other. When I installed iPlayer it broke 4od and I had to reinstall... I still occasionally have problems with it.]]>Nov 27th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/
I haven't tried recently, but as you don't recommend the software I won't bother. I have Sky+, and although some programmes I would like are only available On Demand, I would sooner not Bloat my Suprisingly Reliable Vista Box.]]>Nov 27th 2007 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Theres enough US only stuff. Give us a slice.]]>Nov 27th 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Jul 14th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/Nov 27th 2007 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/
Now go and make friends with Sky and we've got a done deal.]]>Nov 27th 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/]]>Nov 27th 2007 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-team-up-for-on-demand-service/]]>Nov 27th 2007 6:49PM