BBC plans alternate video content
updated 03:35 pm EDT, Sun June 10, 2001
Following an inquiry from a reader about providing QuickTime-based content, BBC online's says that it has plans to post some of the site's video content in QuickTime and other formats:
"Thanks for your feedback. We chose the RealPlayer format because a free player is available for a greater number of hardware platforms and operating systems than any other. However, because of the number of requests we get for media in other formats, and because we are constantly reviewing our policies, we intend later this year to publish media for various different players."
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Where does it say QT?
Maybe I'm just a skeptic, but I dont see anything in that quote above that indicates that Quicktime format will be offered. They just say 'various different players'
It looks like a form letter and I'd bet that the majority of requests are for Windows Media, not quicktime. It would be great to see QT format available, but since quicktime makes up less than 4% of the streaming market, its really not all that likely.