BBC hi-def: common sense prevails
So Ofcom has given the BBC the go ahead to start a high definition channel later this year. Whilst I recognise that anything the BBC does these days has to be scrutinised for “public value” by the BBC trust, but this decision also had to be reviewed by Ofcom with the purpose of assessing the marketing impact. Ofcom has concluded that the launch of the free-to-air channel is “unlikely to have significant negative market impacts”. ...