Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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iPlayer Makes TV More Social, Without Re-Inventing The Social Network Wheel | paidContent:UK

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Robert Andrews:

Rose acknowledged it may be used only by early adopters but said it’s “the best feature” of the upgrade: “If i see Erik is watching EastEnders, I can join in and watch. The integration of chat with live TV has been the holy grail. This, for some, could transform the way they watch television.” The feature has missed today’s beta for Rose’s third-generation iPlayer, but is due in two to three weeks.

Shame that chat facility will be powered by Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger (or whatever it's called now).

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Audio Interview: BBC’s Huggers And Rose On iPlayer, Canvas And More | paidContent:UK

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Robert Andrews interviews Huggers and Rose about iPlayer launch:

The highlights…

—Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) for iPlayer IM: “Windows Live Messenger is one of the most popular right now,” said ex Microsoft exec Huggers. “Let’s try it first with the biggest out there.”

—HTML5 vs Flash: BBC has a strategic relationship with Flash maker Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE), but: “I can guarantee you that, in the labs, there’s plenty of activity with HTML5.”

—Canvas still relevant:“Everyone is building (connected TV) as a closed, proprietary environment.” “It’s very different from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV, which will just search the web.” “We need to build the damn thing.”

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