The ABC has launched its version of the BBC’s iPlayer, imaginatively titled iView. To their credit they developed the system in-house, and out-of-the-box it supports Windows, Mac, and Linux. It’s a pity then that right now the service is crippled by the general crappery of Australian Internet access. As is explained in nice large letters before you enter iView, it’s going to consume a lot of the monthly download allowance we’re lumped with here.

The ABC’s solution to this (and the solution being pursued by EzyDownload) is to establish deals with ISPs which will allow people to stream from iView without contributing to their download limits. Which is to say, so-called Net Neutrality is currently being dismantled here in Australia.

A source of national pride, no?

Back to iView though, I have to say I hope this doesn’t impact upon the ABC’s rather good record of offering up its shows for easy downloading.