Billed as the biggest change in the way viewers watch television in 40 years, British state broadcaster the BBC launched an online service on Friday that allows people to download programs from the last week.
Viewers can choose from 400 hours of programs, between 60 and 70 percent of the total TV output, including hit shows such as "EastEnders, "Doctor Who" and "Planet Earth".
It faces competition from similar services provided by Channel 4 and ITV in Britain and from increasingly popular video-sharing sites such as YouTube.
The growth of the Internet, mobiles and hard-drive recorders that save hours of programs, has destroyed the notion of fixed TV schedules delivered through a TV in the corner of the room.
Programs will be automatically deleted after viewing or after 30 days. Copyright protection software will prevent the copying of shows.
It is only available to people living in Britain with computers that run the Microsoft XP operating system.
Source: Tech2
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