BBC iplayer going international
Nov 9th 2010, 12:53 pm
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Re: BBC iplayer going international
Excellent news 
Nov 9th 2010, 2:41 pm
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It will be interesting to see if they charge for the service and whether it is cheaper to pay for a VPN service (e.g. consult here) or pay the Iplayer fee directly to the Beeb. Good news though.
Nov 9th 2010, 3:12 pm
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Nov 9th 2010, 9:51 pm
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I really hope that's a typo - maybe per month or per series, but definitely not per episode!
Nov 9th 2010, 9:54 pm
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The original Telegraph article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...l-iPlayer.html) hints that they don't know whether they will go ad or revenue based yet. But from the article, it states "It is estimated that global audiences would pay up to $10 for an episode of its most popular shows. "
I really hope that's a typo - maybe per month or per series, but definitely not per episode!
I really hope that's a typo - maybe per month or per series, but definitely not per episode!
Nov 9th 2010, 9:55 pm
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I think I'll stick with downloading the programs from Usenet Newsgroups free and watch them on my TV rather than the computer.
Nov 9th 2010, 9:58 pm
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Its up to $10. maybe they could get that for FA cup final and other one off events.
Nov 9th 2010, 10:01 pm
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Maybe. I would happily pay the full licence fee for full digital access over the internet, and so would millions of other expats around the world and even more non-Brits. Cannot see why they are so slow on this, especially considering their financial woes.
Nov 9th 2010, 10:05 pm
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I'd pay a premium on the licence fee, but it would have to be subscription based. If they've got any sense they'll do both subscription and pay-per-episode pricing models.
Nov 9th 2010, 10:07 pm
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Nov 9th 2010, 10:59 pm
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Re: BBC iplayer going international
Just out of curiosity how much is a tv license these days ?....
Never mind .. sometimes I forget that this thing has the whole worl web in front of me
its 145 quid
Never mind .. sometimes I forget that this thing has the whole worl web in front of me
its 145 quid
Nov 10th 2010, 12:01 am
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Same here BUT it will be so annoying when they announce that parts of the i-player's content are still not available to non-UK because of 'rights issues' like sports events/highlights etc.
Nov 17th 2010, 3:50 pm
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I doubt that any VPN "solutions" will be allowed after the global iplayer service is rolled out. My hope is that the content of the global iplayer will closely match what is shown domestically, since the offerings on BBC America etc are pretty woeful and many years behind what has been shown in the UK.
