I, Player

When the BBC iPlayer was announced (back in 2003), it seemed revolutionary: any telly you like, on your PC.  Fast forward through 4 slow years of development, increasingly negative PR coverage & the appearance of Joost, 4OD ‘n’ the like and it’s launch felt more damp squib than big bang.

Still: the beta version is here now, and you can submit details to get an invite; to save time, The Guardian have thoughtfully given it a roadtest, along with a bit of kicking.  The iPlayer is not perfect, but combine the breadth of BBC content with appearance of the multitude of other content viewing opportunities & it’s clear that the consumption of TV is now truly changing.

Via The Guardian Tech Blog. 

Posted by: Tom at sometime on Friday, 27th July 2007