iPlayer approved by BBC Trust

The BBC trust has approved the plans of the Beeb to offer on demand servies via its proposed iPlayer tool:

"Our view is that the BBC’s new on-demand services are likely to deliver significant public value, and should be allowed to proceed, but subject to certain conditions in order to reduce the potential negative market impact," said Diane Coyle, BBC Trustee and chair of the public value test steering group.

However, some significant changes have been ordered to the plans that will effectively block some of the more popular programs such as Top Gear and Eastenders from being shown via the iPlayer.

Audio Books and Podcasts were also banned.