Thank you for the opportunity to respond to this review. My points would be

1) As a user of freeview and FTA sky services, and a subscriber to NTL 
cable I support the work the BBC has done to develop new digital services.

2) I enjoy BBC 3 and 4 and the new programmes offered. My criticisms 
would be

a) The overuse of uneccessary DOGs on these channels. Huge numbers of 
liscence payers oppose them, and the BBCs excuses for using them do not 
wash. All three platforms have epgs which showwhat is on at anytime. My 
own little website shows that very clearly 
http://uk.geocities.com/logofree2004/. The DCMS should ban Dogs on the 
BBC. Give us qualitry TV

b) The late start time seems odd- I think they should run 24 hrs even 
just to repeat the nightime output during the day.

3) BBC News 24 is first class (again apart from DOGs) In my view Sky 
news is better for the serious competiition from the BBC

4) Teletext should be reinstated on all digital platforms. It is tried 
and tested- and beats the other digital text hands down

5) The BBC deal with Flextech should be cancelled - the archive should 
be free to license payers without adverts.(and dogs)- Uk gold etc should 
be free to view.

6) The BBC should launch a BBC sports channel to show the archive and 
make better use of existing sports rights, eg rugby league highlights. 
The BBC should be allowed to create a subscription sports channel so it 
can compete with sky sports for rights. The current monopoly of Sky 
sports is dangerous to both sport and tv in the long term.

7) All international output (bbc world, bbc prime, bbc america etc) 
should be available to the domestic viewer

regards

Martin Dean