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Open to sign up for accounts britbox.com

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Thank you sir.

Done and done...

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Lived without it for some months now so will try to keep it that way. :lol:

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Not a bad price but I can't see what this would offer me over and above iPlayer/ITVPlayer/4OD/Demand5 + TunnelBear.

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Doesn't offer anything (much) yet, anyway. But I always said I would support 'em* if they gave it a try, and so I will.

*Doesn't mean iPlayer will be leaving my TV any time soon

As an aside, 40D... Worst website ever?.. Must be running close to first prize.

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Yeah 4OD is pretty bad, Demand 5 isn't much better.

If they offered all 4 channels with decent speeds I'd support them too, even if it were slightly more expensive than my current setup. But as it stands I can't lose my 'Neighbours' and 'Home & Away' :lol:

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Is this BritBox just a website, or does it have an app and/or available on Xboxs and Playstations etc?

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Legality?

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Doesn't even have Coronation Street

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That makes it better value. ;)

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It will have apps. Started today with just the web site.

The bit about the apps being there at launch is a bit premature. The Roku app they are saying on FB in the next couple of days. The iPhone app is there now.

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Playback and quality seems good so far... it will be interesting to see how content is added as they ramp up.

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Thanks. I wish I had read this earlier. I have been searching all over Roku looking for it:lol:

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I just shot them an email asking two, very important for me, questions...

1. When will it be available for the Amazon Fire TV? (I have three of them, two in use!)...and...

2. Will all programming be commercial free?

The price of $7/Mo seems very reasonable, so I'm hoping it's not being kept low by and ad for Tide Pods right as Ian Beale is making another foll of himself!!!

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Hoping the number of shows improves, which I'm sure it will, but it's already good value for me as it's got every episode of Porridge.

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Watched a few episodes of Gavin and Stacey last night. Picture quality is good, better than iPlayer on the same device. Performance seemed fine.

This will live and die by what content they are able / willing to feed it, so It's really a wait-and-see thing for now.

In the meantime, iPlayer (and 40d etc.) aren't going anywhere so It's no hardship to throw 6 bucks at 'em and see how they do. That's about half what I was expecting to pay so it will be interesting to see if they keep that charge, or increase it.

Bonus.. Series one of The Champions is out there. I used to make my Grandad watch that when we were on holiday. :)

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It does have Porridge, though ...

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It does. :)

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Wow, Charlie is still on Casualty?

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Does that count as a spoiler? :sneaky: :D

I'm HOPING they put up past series of stuff. It would be nice to catch up on some of the years I have missed in some shows.

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I haven't seen an episode of Casualty in 15+ years! But I see his face on that site. :lol:

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Too late to try and wriggle out of it now. :p

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I find some of the English commercials quite entertaining, especially the John Lewis ones.

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Just got my email today,

After an introductory free trial period, BritBox is only $6.99 per month — and is available now on the web, Apple TV, iPad, iPhone and will be up shortly on Android mobile phones and tablets. Roku and Chromecast follow soon.

No Amazon TV mentioned. Who uses Chromecast anymore?

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I have both..

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I like my Amazon TV

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A bit disappointed in its offerings, these days the only things I'm downloading are the panel shows and First Dates

I don't really need to see yet another series of Keeping up with Appearances

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Is that anything like Keeping Up Appearances?

IF the shows don't appeal, then the service is not for you. Simple isn't it? No-one is forcing you to subscribe!

That's why there's Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Acorn TV and others!

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None of which offer Mock the Week or Have I Got News For You.

Ideally I'd like to stop using torrents but Britbox just looks to be the same old same old

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It's like netflix was 10 years ago. The streaming option let you watch 10 year old shows, but now it has more up to date shows. I do not want to watch many things older than a year. I would like to be able to watch some BBC and ITV current affairs shows. Problem is always with copyright. For instance Mio Mao is show on channel 5 in the UK, but it is also shown on sprout in the US. Also is Britbox and BBC America related?

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None of the existing options for viewing have gone away. Just keep using them (as will I for content I can get no other way).
If you can also afford to throw 6 bucks at the beeb then so much the better. Hopefully, if this thing gets some support, content will come.If no one ponies up for it, then it cant come as much of a surprise if it fails.

Most of the content on "BBC America" never screened on the BBC in the first place. As far as I know, that is (was?) some lash up with BBC Worldwide and AMC?

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Truly amazing what they have posted on their web site.

Who owns BritBox?

BritBox is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster. AMC Networks, which has a joint venture with BBC Worldwide for cable channel BBC AMERICA, is investing in BritBox with a non-voting minority interest. BBC Worldwide and ITV share an equal majority stake in the joint venture.

Why can’t I find any of the BBC America shows on BritBox?

Our goal is to unlock access to more great British programmes, adding to what you can already get on BBC America and other TV and digital outlets.

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If memory serves, it was TBS prior to AMC showing up. Or TLC... T something something.

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I am totally with you on that. I feel guilty for watching shows for free. I do pay for BBC America, but watch very little, which makes me feel a little better. $6 a month is less than the license fee.

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Just checked it out. Jesus ****ing Christ! Darling Buds Of May? Are You Being Served? ****ing Boon?!?!?! I was hoping it would be a legal iPlayer/ itv player full of stuff like Have I Got News For You, Celebrity Juice, 6 Nations! I think I'm gonna stick with my dns service at the mo. Talking of which, what do people use that still work? Both UNOtelly and Overplay stopped working for me.

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Still using UNOtelly here. In fact I just renewed. No issues. I'm watching iPlayer as I write this.

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I used it yesterday no problems. Well not their VPN but the SmartDNS.

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Weird. I Just kept getting the message an error had occurred and nothing would work. May try reinstalling and having another go.

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Hurry up!

Bargain Hunt is on.

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I was using IBVPN with success past few year. Just didn't bother renewing this year as we don't get to watch much TV with young kids. Netflix Amazon and cable gives us enough TV. Along with youtube.