BBC joins YouTube at content altar

[Navin]

The BBC is joining hands with YouTube in a content deal involving three channels - each a showcase for short clips of Beeb content.

Get the lowdown in this HEXUS.lifestyle headline.

[haloman]

This is a bit of a non-announcement since it's just clips and news. *shrug*

Personally, I'm waiting for the BBC to finally release their iPlayer, which is not only years overdue now, actually looks like a decent TV-over-the-interweb service, and free too...

[DR]

I suspect we will see them working with a number of companies to make it as open as possible.

The ultimate win would be for things like Apple TV to carry it and distribute for free with UK viewers etc

[haloman]

I can't see that happening - particularly when iPlayer uses Microsoft DRM! It's taken the BBC godknows how long to get a decent internet-streaming thing going, let alone anything more complex than that.