I believe the BBC are going to be putting their programmes up for download next year. I may have done a bunch of drugs, but I'm sure I read that somewhere.
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UTTAD - Dec 20, 2004 10:31:53 pm PST #686 of 10003
Strawberry disappointment.
§ ita § - Dec 21, 2004 3:55:03 am PST #687 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The goal of the American networks is to get you to a) watch their ads, or to b) pay for the privilege of watching their shows.
What is the model of the BBC, and how will downloadable eps fit into that?
UTTAD - Dec 21, 2004 4:02:11 am PST #688 of 10003
Strawberry disappointment.
Well there are no ads on the BBC so no need to worry about that. It will be programmes that've already been shown. People outside of the UK would pay. I'll away and see if I can find the article.
§ ita § - Dec 21, 2004 4:05:09 am PST #689 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But then people in England who don't pay for the right to see TV, can see the shows. How does this work in their favour?
thegrommit - Dec 21, 2004 4:06:38 am PST #690 of 10003
Um.
What is the model of the BBC, and how will downloadable eps fit into that?
Licence payer funded. I believe downloadable shows are only going to be available in the UK:
Some of their (non-musical) radio shows are currently available as podcasts.
eta - As for restricting access to those who've paid, I presume they'd use the TV licence number.
§ ita § - Dec 21, 2004 4:14:42 am PST #691 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmm. Bittorrent is easy on the host, because there isn't really a host. But it's also easy on the downloader. I wonder how a single source download will compare in terms of speed and reliability.
I wonder how much TV costs. I know the copy of Tenko series 1 I just got was about fifty quid. That's five pounds an episode. How much would I pay for a download? Don't know.
UTTAD - Dec 21, 2004 4:25:57 am PST #692 of 10003
Strawberry disappointment.
But then people in England who don't pay for the right to see TV, can see the shows. How does this work in their favour?
I'm not sure what you mean here, but people in the UK who have a TV have to have a TV license or they get shot, as do their family and their dogs.
Also, what thegrommit's link said.
DXMachina - Dec 21, 2004 4:32:05 am PST #693 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I wonder how a single source download will compare in terms of speed and reliability.
There is at least one comparable service I can think of. MLB.com has broadcasts of classic and recent baseball games available on their website for $3.95 a pop. They download reasonably quickly, under an hour for a 500 MB file over a cable connection, which generally faster than I can get something of similar size using BT.
DXMachina - Dec 21, 2004 4:33:13 am PST #694 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I'm not sure what you mean here, but people in the UK who have a TV have to have a TV license or they get shot, as do their family and their dogs.
What if they just have a computer monitor?
§ ita § - Dec 21, 2004 4:33:31 am PST #695 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
but people in the UK who have a TV have to have a TV license or they get shot, as do their family and their dogs.
Right. But now people who don't have a TV can still watch the show. I'm guessing then, they're not enough to put a dent in the market.