[A2k] BBC: Dyke to open up BBC archive

[John Howkins]

All good news, but relates to a speech made in 2003.


On 16/4/07 10:28 am, "Thiru Balasubramaniam" <thiru@keionline.org> wrote:

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> <SNIP>
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> Mr Dyke said on Sunday that everyone would in future be able to
> download BBC radio and TV programmes from the internet.
>
> The service, the BBC Creative Archive, would be free and available to
> everyone, as long as they were not intending to use the material for
> commercial purposes, Mr Dyke added.
>
> <SNIP>
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> "Up until now this huge resource has remained locked up, inaccessible
> to the public because there hasn't been an effective mechanism for
> distribution.
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> <SNIP>
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> heir focus would move away from commercial considerations to providing
> "public value", he said.
>
> "I believe that we are about to move into a second phase of the digital
> revolution, a phase which will be more about public than private value;
> about free, not pay services; about inclusivity, not exclusion.
>
> "In particular, it will be about how public money can be combined with
> new digital technologies to transform everyone's lives."
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3177479.stm
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> Dyke to open up BBC archive
>
> Greg Dyke predicts a more public-focused broadcasting future
>
> Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, has announced plans to give the
> public full access to all the corporation's programme archives.
>
> Mr Dyke said on Sunday that everyone would in future be able to
> download BBC radio and TV programmes from the internet.
>
> The service, the BBC Creative Archive, would be free and available to
> everyone, as long as they were not intending to use the material for
> commercial purposes, Mr Dyke added.
>
> "The BBC probably has the best television library in the world," said
> Mr Dyke, who was speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
>
> "Up until now this huge resource has remained locked up, inaccessible
> to the public because there hasn't been an effective mechanism for
> distribution.
>
> "But the digital revolution and broadband are changing all that.
>
> "For the first time there is an easy and affordable way of making this
> treasure trove of BBC content available to all."
>
> He predicted that everyone would benefit from the online archive, from
> people accessing the internet at home, children and adults using public
> libraries, to students at school and university.
>
> Future focus
>
> Mr Dyke appeared at the TV festival to give the Richard Dunn interview,
> one of the main events of the three-day industry event.
>
> He said the new online service was part of the corporation's future, or
> "second phase", strategy for the development of digital technology.
>
> Mr Dyke said he believed this second phase would see a shift of
> emphasis by broadcasters.
>
> Their focus would move away from commercial considerations to providing
> "public value", he said.
>
> "I believe that we are about to move into a second phase of the digital
> revolution, a phase which will be more about public than private value;
> about free, not pay services; about inclusivity, not exclusion.
>
> "In particular, it will be about how public money can be combined with
> new digital technologies to transform everyone's lives."
>
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