It was concerned that a limitless library of programmes could damage the BBC's own commercial prospects and those of its rivals. The trust also agreed that a tighter definition was required over the ability to save entire runs of popular programmes to viewers' hard drives.
Audio downloads of classical music performances and audiobooks will be banned after the trust agreed they could seriously harm commercial rivals. Viewers will be able to download shows from the previous seven days but the material will be automatically deleted after 30 days, rather than the 13 weeks proposed by BBC executives. The BBC Trust, which replaced the governors, has taken an even firmer line than the regulator on some of the issues. More than two million viewers are already familiar with "time shifting" their viewing, using personal hard disk recorders such as Sky Plus.īroadband-based services are seen as the next step but the iPlayer service will also be available via cable TV. The download service, essentially a TV version of the BBC's "listen again" radio service, which allows licence fee payers to tune in to live radio or any show from the previous seven days over the web, will transfer selected shows to computers to be viewed at will.
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