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Oversaturated market of streaming services.. I don’t think anyone will topple Netflix, as they’re producing better original content than bbc and itv combined. But yeah they want a piece of the pie, but it raises huge questions again over that fucking joke of a tv licence. Then again if you gave me HBO go I’d be happy... Edited by SnackPlissken at 10:20:10 28-02-2019 |
Britbox - BBC and ITV do a Netflix • Page 2
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SnackPlissken 3,512 posts
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JamboWayOh 25,236 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI always chuckle how the beeb mention the tv licence as "the unique way the BBC is funded". It being unique because they threaten you with jail time if you don't pay. -
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Registered 13 years agoNot going to sub, but I actually think challenging Netflix et al is a good idea; quality of programming can only go up if there is more competition. All the Disney stuff will be pulled from Netflix, so they will need to up their game. Same if BBC etc also move their content off.
Plus, only a one or two streaming services means they can control the price more easily, and we'll end up in a US broadband style situation where a few providers are providing a sub-standard service for a high cost. -
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Registered 12 years agoAnother problem for BBC is that they don’t make everything they show these days so they won’t necessarily have the rights to put new stuff on this.
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Registered 15 years agoI already don’t think the license fee is good enough value. I can’t think of anything I regularly tune in for these days. A random history program, 2 minutes of radio while making a coffee and their news coverage is worse than ever in the “you’re a twat but do HAVE YOUR SAY” era.
Actually it’s shit value.
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Registered 15 years agoI couldn't be less excited by this. -
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Registered 8 years agoSo who's looking forward to Homes Under the Hammer on demand? -
nudistpete 1,273 posts
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Registered 4 years agoI must be the only person on in the country that doesn't mind paying the license fee, and I don't even watch much BBC TV. It's worth every penny to fund BBC Local Radio and BBC News online.
Britbox does sound like a poor idea, can't imagine many people would bother unless they went freemium like Hulu/Spotify etc. I'd be far more excited if Auntie teamed up with Discovery to produce a streaming service that just aired "Inside the Factory" and "How it's Made" all of the time. -
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Registered 15 years agoA lot of Daily Mail-esque BBC bashing in here...
I really don't see the issue with wanting to do this. iPlayer is primarily a catch-up service provided as part of the licence fee, and why shouldn't the BBC try to take back some earnings from its shows and archival content, especially given the government imposed cuts they've endured and the over 75s licences they're (probably) going to have to pay for soon.
That said, I think the issue is that people won't actually subscribe in big numbers. Not convinced that the shows will be a big enough draw. And I doubt that the BBC/ITV will allow the most expensive original content be exclusive to the service. I do hope they find a way to make it work, though. Clearly the infrastructure is already there given the US service. -
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Registered 12 years agoIt would be nice to have all the BBC documentaries available, especially less mainstream stuff like Timewatch, Adam Curtis, Arena etc. For all its faults the BBC seems to do that sort of stuff in a way no-one else can, presumably because few would pay for it willingly.
I couldn't give a fuck about Luther or Mrs Brown's Boys though.
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SnackPlissken 3,512 posts
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Registered 4 years agoimamazed wrote:
It’s been used to pay for Chris Evans etc...
A lot of Daily Mail-esque BBC bashing in here...
I really don't see the issue with wanting to do this. iPlayer is primarily a catch-up service provided as part of the licence fee, and why shouldn't the BBC try to take back some earnings from its shows and archival content, especially given the government imposed cuts they've endured and the over 75s licences they're (probably) going to have to pay for soon.
That said, I think the issue is that people won't actually subscribe in big numbers. Not convinced that the shows will be a big enough draw. And I doubt that the BBC/ITV will allow the most expensive original content be exclusive to the service. I do hope they find a way to make it work, though. Clearly the infrastructure is already there given the US service. -
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Registered 18 years agonudistpete wrote:
I largely agree. Think the licence fee is great value. It doesn't just contribute to TV. It funds excellent journalism as well. The country would be a much sadder place without the BBC.
I must be the only person on in the country that doesn't mind paying the license fee, and I don't even watch much BBC TV. It's worth every penny to fund BBC Local Radio and BBC News online.
Britbox does sound like a poor idea, can't imagine many people would bother unless they went freemium like Hulu/Spotify etc. I'd be far more excited if Auntie teamed up with Discovery to produce a streaming service that just aired "Inside the Factory" and "How it's Made" all of the time.
Britbox does sound naff for UK audiences though, considering everything is essentially already free (if you pay the licence). Surprised they haven't folded in All4 as well. That would be a huge amount of content.
I can see it being attractive overseas though and makes more financial sense than just loaning shows to Netflix etc.
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DJCopa 2,577 posts
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Registered 15 years agoTomo wrote:
I'm in this camp. It's one of those things that will be sorely missed if it ever goes the way of commercial TV.
nudistpete wrote:
I largely agree. Think the licence fee is great value. It doesn't just contribute to TV. It funds excellent journalism as well. The country would be a much sadder place without the BBC.
I must be the only person on in the country that doesn't mind paying the license fee, and I don't even watch much BBC TV. It's worth every penny to fund BBC Local Radio and BBC News online.
Britbox does sound like a poor idea, can't imagine many people would bother unless they went freemium like Hulu/Spotify etc. I'd be far more excited if Auntie teamed up with Discovery to produce a streaming service that just aired "Inside the Factory" and "How it's Made" all of the time.
Britbox does sound naff for UK audiences though, considering everything is essentially already free (if you pay the licence). Surprised they haven't folded in All4 as well. That would be a huge amount of content.
I can see it being attractive overseas though and makes more financial sense than just loaning shows to Netflix etc.
For all the shit the BBC gets (I moan about guests on Question Time, political bias, etc.) I still trust them more than most other sources.
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Registered 16 years agoPsychotext wrote:
I could care less tbh.
I couldn't be less excited by this. -
BigOrkWaaagh 10,554 posts
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Registered 14 years agosport wrote:
Go on then.
Psychotext wrote:
I could care less tbh.
I couldn't be less excited by this. -
yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoHe cares a little bit, don’t be mean. -
Nazo 1,951 posts
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Registered 12 years agoI also don’t have any issue paying for the license fee, I think it’s important to have a state broadcaster. When I lived in Japan their equivalent was a guy who would call round periodically and demand money on the doorstep.
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Registered 16 years agoBigOrkWaaagh wrote:
Do you even English?!?
sport wrote:
Go on then.
Psychotext wrote:
I could care less tbh.
I couldn't be less excited by this. -
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Registered 13 years agoDJCopa wrote:
They're just as bad as the others at distorting news and opinions
For all the shit the BBC gets (I moan about guests on Question Time, political bias, etc.) I still trust them more than most other sources.
Check out @TewkesburyLeak’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TewkesburyLeak/status/1072878703204597760?s=09
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Registered 16 years agoI don’t mind the license fee particularly. I get to watch things like Monty Don walking around Japan and that’s good enough use of my hundred odd quid per year -
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Registered 16 years agoPsychotext wrote:
I had an interview at the bbc when I was about 18, they asked me if I knew anything about streaming media, which I had, and mentioned the old 4OD service. They told me about their new iPlayer and I started laughing at how embarrassingly bad the name was, to rip off Apple back when iPods were all the rage. I didn’t get the job funnily enough. Britbox sounds even worse though
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Registered 15 years agoThe BBC is alright but maybe it should focus on what it does well and stuff that is commerically riskier.
It should have fewer channels, and less Strictly Come Dancinf and Bargain Hunt. And it should have more documentaries and non commerical music, and greater support for up and coming talent in drama/comedy/music.
And be less cringey covering royal events!
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Nazo 1,951 posts
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Registered 12 years agoelstoof wrote:
I found his insistence on pronouncing ‘bonsai’ as ‘bonzai’ most infuriating.
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Registered 7 years ago@Rodney totally agree. The BBC, given its unique funding model, shouldn't be churning out the same crap as the other commercial terrestrial channels and engaging in the overpaid celeb culture to the degree that it does. The way in which it is funded means it can produce programming that wouldn't be 'commercially' viable, so more nature documentaries and less stuff like The Voice, plus far fewer channels should be the order of the day.
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Registered 6 years agoI'd be a lot more happy with a service like 4OD where the combination of state funding and advertising means lots of backcatalogue and archive stuff as well as catch up for new stuff. -
DJCopa 2,577 posts
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Registered 15 years agoTBF, they're damned if they do, damned if they don't. It's a social product, in that it is trying to cater to all audiences, but at the same time being told by Government that they have to diversify and offer more for less.
It's never going to appeal to everyone, all the time, simply by the nature of what it is.
Now, if they come out and want to charge £10 a month, then that will take the piss.gif)
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Registered 14 years agoThe main thing I hate about the license fee is that every single decision the BBC makes is accompanied by a billion opinion pieces about whether it's good use of the license fee -
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Registered 15 years agoI still don't have a licence, because I still don't watch live TV. -
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That's a new thing, but no, I don't watch iPlayer either.
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