BBC Spends Big on Digital Switchover
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| The BBC has signed a deal believed to be in excess of 40m pounds ($80m) with
| Siemens IT Solutions and Services...
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http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=63ADA47A-2199-4076-9DD2-D4C20D4529C9
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Related:
MPs rap BBC over Siemens deal
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| But public spending watchdog the PAC said BBC executives misled the board
| of governors about possible savings while trying to convince them to give
| the deal the go-ahead.
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| The committee of MPs found £60m of costs was excluded when budgets were
| put to the governors for approval.
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| The PAC said the BBC was failing to manage the contract properly.
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| [...]
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| The report suggests the BBC should open up its accounts to government
| officials for proper scrutiny.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/06/29/pac_bbc_siemens/
BBC Corrupted
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| Today the BBC made it official -- they have been corrupted by Microsoft. With
| today's launch of the iPlayer, the BBC Trust has failed in its most basic of
| duties and handed over to Microsoft sole control of the on-line distribution
| of BBC programming. From today, you will need to own a Microsoft operating
| system to view BBC programming on the web. This is akin to saying you must
| own a Sony TV set to watch BBC TV. And you must accept the Digital
| Restrictions Management (DRM) that the iPlayer imposes. You simply cannot be
| allowed to be in control of your computer according to the BBC.
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http://defectivebydesign.org/blog/BBCcorrupted
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