Time for more HD channels?

In the UK with our free, unrestricted digital satellite service freesat we get 1.5 HD channels. That is BBC HD and the Red Button on ITV1 to switch to ITV1 HD

What I'd like to see is a full ITV1 HD channel schedule, additionally BBC HD being replaced by three HD channels, BBC HD1, BBC HD2 and BBC HD3. During the 2012 Olympics BBC HD2/3 could be completely deadlined to the games, and BBC HD1 somewhat.

In addition the formats and protocols should all be patent and license free like ISO standards and Khronos standards. Ideally also source code of each TV should be published, we could then fix bugs and add new features. I'd like to fix the (Info) button bug on my Panasonic TX37LZD81.

Finally, I would like to see the +1 repeat of BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, ITV1 which currently do not feature on Freesat or Freeview for some reason.

How long till an open iPlayer box?

Like everyone else in the UK who watches TV, I've been funding BBC iPlayer (and also Creative Archive "initiative") sine 2003, I've still yet to see any accessible version of the iPlayer product available though.

If you have a Freeview decoder you will know the streams are all transmitted over the airwaves in MPEG2 format, with no Digital Restrictions Management impeding the accessibility of the content. BBC iPlayer streams content, post-broadcast, and because of this they argue they need Digital Restrictions to convince rights holders to let them stream -- it is a shame the BBC argeed to this strategy.

What I'd at least like to see now is an iPlayer box, like I have a Freeview and Freesat box (well and our Panasonic TX37LZD81 includes both Freesat HD and Freeview). At roughly the same price point as a router box (£40), just needs the BBC to freely licence iPlayer so vendors can bring to market open iPlayer boxes for us to connect to our TVs ;)