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The BBC Trust is apparently consulting on plans to syndicate all its national TV and radio services across 3G networks for mobile devices. Execs are going to propose to make the arrangement a permanent one after a 12-month trial, which ended in April this year.
MNOs Vodafone, Orange, 3UK and T-mobile would distribute the channels as part of their Mobile TV services. The BBC believes the market for Mobile TV is still unproven, but believes it’s involvement could drive things forward.
Interestingly, the BBC’s policy on allowing access to their services (which is that it should be on the lowest possible tier of charging) would mean “zero-rated” costing for data usage, and a very minimal subscription charge (at least that’s my reading of it).
[Via: digitalspy.co.uk]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
