Ofcom Launches BBC iPlayer Assessment

Ofcom has announced that it is to finalise its market impact assessment of the BBC’s new online catch-up service by December 15.

Ofcom and the BBC governors have established a steering group to examine the new on-demand service, which will be delivered online via the BBC’s iPlayer.

The new offerings are comprised of a seven-day TV and radio programme internet catch-up service, the simulcasting of TV over the internet, and audio downloads over the internet.

Ofcom said that it will deliver the market impact assessment to the BBC governors by December 15 and that it expects the results to be published at the same time as the BBC Trust’s preliminary conclusions in early 2007.

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