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BBC Online officially launched on the 28th of April 1997 at the www.bbc.co.uk address, following government approval to fund it through television licence fee revenue. Director General John Birt had argued for the service as the BBC's "third medium," alongside television and radio.
The BBC paid $375,000 for the bbc.com domain name in 1999, purchasing it from a company called Boston Business Computing. The price was not publicly disclosed until six years after the purchase.
The Graf report was a government review of BBC Online published in July 2004, led by Philip Graf for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It recommended the BBC focus on news, current affairs, education, and public-value information. The BBC Governors adopted the recommendations in November 2004, setting a tighter remit and committing to spend at least 25% of the site's eligible budget on content from independent providers.
BBC iPlayer is an on-demand service that allows users to stream or download BBC television and radio programmes. It launched in December 2007, initially allowing downloads for up to seven days after broadcast.
BBC Blast was a BBC creative network for teenagers aged 13 to 19, running from 2002 to 2011, offering free workshops and mentoring events across the United Kingdom. The annual tour featured figures including rapper Akala, director Noel Clarke, and artist Antony Gormley, and included early-career performances from Rizzle Kicks and Ed Sheeran.
h2g2 was created by Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The BBC incorporated it into BBC Online in February 2001, where its DNA software replaced the BBC's existing message board system. In January 2011, the BBC announced plans to sell h2g2 as part of a 25% cut to the BBC Online budget.