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Horlics

Mar 6th 2016 9:51 pm

Re: Encrypting the BBC TV signals

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Originally Posted by bobd22 (Post 11888393)

Be easier surely for them to simply accept that technology has moved on and many people who want UK TV live elsewhere within the EU so just give them a legal way to view TV I.e. a simple way to buy on line a personal pin / licence to view !

You'd think so but this is the BBC, an organisation that has free money given to it. Like many organisations that get OPM (other peoples' money) without earning it, they're not the most forward thinking bunch. They can get consultants in of course but having recently spent 6.5 million of OPM on a report about how they let employees sexually abuse kids on their premises, things are a bit tight.

I'd prefer to see it shut down, along with a few dozen other mostly Public Sector organisations that receive OPM in return for not much.

uk_grenada

Mar 6th 2016 9:53 pm

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No, you havent understood the problem, apart from the international licensing of the content, which is a financial issue they wouldnt overcome - globally nobody has , the bbc isnt allowed to operate outside the uk and the government doesnt want them to.

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Originally Posted by bobd22 (Post 11888393)

With a Kodi or xbmc set up you can get both Iplayer and ITV player easy enough. Used to be able to get 4od as well but there seems to be an issue with it at the moment so more research required. You can also get many TV programmes as catch up including sky only ones by using the TV program search ability in many of the Kodi video add one. No doubt the new BBC plan will affect the BBC on the Nowtv box? Won't be an issue for me as non resident with a tv licence. No doubt someone will get round this issue as they do with most things. Be easier surely for them to simply accept that technology has moved on and many people who want UK TV live elsewhere within the EU so just give them a legal way to view TV I.e. a simple way to buy on line a personal pin / licence to view !

Horlics

Mar 6th 2016 10:03 pm

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Originally Posted by uk_grenada (Post 11888420)

the bbc isnt allowed to operate outside the uk and the government doesnt want them to.

The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster,[1] broadcasting radio and television news, speech and discussions in 29 languages[2] to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms, internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays. It was announced in November 2015 that The BBC World Service will start broadcasting in Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba in Nigeria, when this service starts it will bring the total number of broadcast languages to 31.[3] The World Service reached 210 million people a week (TV, radio and online) on average in 2015.[4] The English language service broadcasts 24 hours a day.

bobd22

Mar 6th 2016 10:29 pm

Re: Encrypting the BBC TV signals

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Originally Posted by uk_grenada (Post 11888420)

Not to be argumentative but I have understood the problem. It is the BBC corporation and UK Government that have not understood what happens with advancing technology and people moving around within the EU. The technology is capable of providing the TV anywhere with Internet in the world let alone the EU. Just make it easier for them treat them like UK citizens let them legally pay while abroad to view the BBC if they wish by paying for an internet TV licence legally etc. As for the licensing of the content then surely in a proper joined up EU that should not be beyond the whit of man to sort out? Assuming they could be bothered !

uk_grenada

Mar 6th 2016 11:08 pm

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The technology for legal or illegal use has never been the issue.

No, you really havent understood, the bbc cannot legally let uk citizens abroad pay, that is illegal, breaks european broadcsting legislation and a lot of copyright law / treaties.

They have to prove to an extent they are restricting access or they risk action from other broadcasting rivals/entities.

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Originally Posted by bobd22 (Post 11888457)

uk_grenada

Mar 6th 2016 11:11 pm

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I used to work for disney global tv who sue in an instant if any legitimate large target breaks these global agreements / treaties. In london they have 100 people in the legal dept licking their pencils for this sort of stuff.

uk_grenada

Mar 6th 2016 11:14 pm

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Slvation is going to be technical not legal, what is currently happening is an explosion of 'illegal' streaming - of peer based streaming that is making just about everything available everywhere. The tech is still a little techy but it will simplify over time im sure. Whenever theres a big soccer match 50-100 streams appear and like whackamole, the tv co's try to block them with little success.

bobd22

Mar 7th 2016 12:26 am

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OK so is this not something the eu legislators could get their teeth into because even as you say yourself the technology has got way ahead of the legislation. You obviously know more about this specific legislation than me so I will leave it there.

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