Greg Dyke announces plans to put entire BBC programme archive online as a free resource for non-commercial use. I’m sure this has lots of implications, not least for the demand for faster broadband access (I mean faster than BT’s service – should soon be working at four times BT’s service at work) and the demand for big hard drives! My first impression is that this is a good thing, provided that there will be access to more than just the cheap entertainment programmes. On the other hand, I’m concerned about what this means for competition in the media.
separating the wanted from the unwanted