Post by Kev Mulrenan on Jun 8, 2009 10:55:57 GMT
Looks like the usual culprits and not the really good stuff they did from 82 to 90.
I loved channel 4 when it started. Now it's pap crap imo.
Channel 4 is first UK broadcaster to offer back catalogue online for free
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 11:49 AM on 08th June 2009
Comments (0) Add to My Stories Channel 4 has announced plans to become the first UK broadcaster to put its back catalogue online free of charge.
From July, more than 4,000 hours of archived content including episodes of Brass Eye, Father Ted and Teachers will be added to the 4oD catchup service.
Viewers will also be tune in to series including Queer As Folk, Shameless, Ali G and The Camomile Lawn, as well as old episodes of shows including Grand Designs and Location, Location, Location.
In demand: Episodes of Father Ted, above, and Shameless will be available online for free from next month
There will be a selection of episodes featuring the 'most important storylines' from the now defunct soap Brookside, including the first lesbian kiss to be shown before the 9pm watershed between Anna Friel's character Beth Jordache and Nicola Stephenson's Margaret Clemence in 1993.
The catchup service currently offers programmes for 30 days after they have been broadcast. The BBC currently screens programmes for seven day after they air through its iPlayer service.
The moves comes as the appetite for internet video content is rocketing. One in every 35 UK internet views in February was to a video site according to internet traffic monitor Hitwise, up from one in 50 a year ago.
Communications minister, Lord Carter, who is heading a report into the UK's digital future, said earlier this year the country was on course for a 'different world' away from scheduled programming.
He said: 'In less than 10 years, we will be in a complete "on demand" television world.'
Some of Channel 4's content will not be made available online because of rights or legal issues.
U.S. shows such as Friends will not be included, nor will Channel 4 News, because some clips used in the shows form parts of a rights agreement to show them only up until midnight on the day of transmission.
Choice: Popular shows including Queer as Folk, above, and Teachers will be among around 10,000 titles available on Channel 4's 4oD service
Jon Gisby, director of future media and technology at Channel 4, said around 10,000 programme titles will be added to the service.
He told The Guardian: 'We were the first broadcaster to launch a comprehensive video-on-demand service in 2006, and since that time 40D has become one of the UK's most popular VOD brands.
'We are extremely proud of the improved service and think the combination of fantastic content that's easy to find and view will prove compelling for all users.'
The 4oD service was revamped in April, and has reported an 111 per cent month-on-month increase in viewing thanks to shows such as The Inbetweeners, Hollyoaks and Come Dine With Me.
The BBC, whose iPlayer service was Britain's 22nd most popular website in February and the second most visited video site after YouTube, described the move as 'great news for viewer choice'.
Earlier this year its plans for an on-demand service with Channel 4 and ITV were branded anti-competitive and ruled out by the Competition Commission.
I loved channel 4 when it started. Now it's pap crap imo.
Channel 4 is first UK broadcaster to offer back catalogue online for free
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 11:49 AM on 08th June 2009
Comments (0) Add to My Stories Channel 4 has announced plans to become the first UK broadcaster to put its back catalogue online free of charge.
From July, more than 4,000 hours of archived content including episodes of Brass Eye, Father Ted and Teachers will be added to the 4oD catchup service.
Viewers will also be tune in to series including Queer As Folk, Shameless, Ali G and The Camomile Lawn, as well as old episodes of shows including Grand Designs and Location, Location, Location.
In demand: Episodes of Father Ted, above, and Shameless will be available online for free from next month
There will be a selection of episodes featuring the 'most important storylines' from the now defunct soap Brookside, including the first lesbian kiss to be shown before the 9pm watershed between Anna Friel's character Beth Jordache and Nicola Stephenson's Margaret Clemence in 1993.
The catchup service currently offers programmes for 30 days after they have been broadcast. The BBC currently screens programmes for seven day after they air through its iPlayer service.
The moves comes as the appetite for internet video content is rocketing. One in every 35 UK internet views in February was to a video site according to internet traffic monitor Hitwise, up from one in 50 a year ago.
Communications minister, Lord Carter, who is heading a report into the UK's digital future, said earlier this year the country was on course for a 'different world' away from scheduled programming.
He said: 'In less than 10 years, we will be in a complete "on demand" television world.'
Some of Channel 4's content will not be made available online because of rights or legal issues.
U.S. shows such as Friends will not be included, nor will Channel 4 News, because some clips used in the shows form parts of a rights agreement to show them only up until midnight on the day of transmission.
Choice: Popular shows including Queer as Folk, above, and Teachers will be among around 10,000 titles available on Channel 4's 4oD service
Jon Gisby, director of future media and technology at Channel 4, said around 10,000 programme titles will be added to the service.
He told The Guardian: 'We were the first broadcaster to launch a comprehensive video-on-demand service in 2006, and since that time 40D has become one of the UK's most popular VOD brands.
'We are extremely proud of the improved service and think the combination of fantastic content that's easy to find and view will prove compelling for all users.'
The 4oD service was revamped in April, and has reported an 111 per cent month-on-month increase in viewing thanks to shows such as The Inbetweeners, Hollyoaks and Come Dine With Me.
The BBC, whose iPlayer service was Britain's 22nd most popular website in February and the second most visited video site after YouTube, described the move as 'great news for viewer choice'.
Earlier this year its plans for an on-demand service with Channel 4 and ITV were branded anti-competitive and ruled out by the Competition Commission.