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it is actually market saturation. In the UK we have: Now TV, Britbox, Channel 4 player, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney plus, AppleTV+ Each of those offer

by memsom 4y ago

it is actually market saturation. In the UK we have: Now TV, Britbox, Channel 4 player, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney plus, AppleTV+ Each of those offer a subscription service for a chunk of content. Channel 4 actually offers a free version that is Ad supported, but you can pay more to have no Ads. We then have BBC, ITV, Channel 5, UKTV Play - all of which show content they broadcast. Mostly free, the BBC is has no Ads. We then have the boutique streaming services like Paramount and that appear in other streaming services (like Amazon) and want a further fee. It is impossible to pay 9.99 for everything. It is impossible to subscribe to enough of them to cover everything you would like to watch. I seriously just looks for a DVD on Amazon Marketplace these days if I can't find a legal stream on the ones I subscribe to - and usually get it for <£5 and keep it "forever".

wdb 4y ago
BBC isn’t free you need a tv license
- memsom 4y ago
  Well - no. You need a TV licence to watch live TV. It just happens to fund the BBC. https://www.gov.uk/tv-licence https://www.gov.uk/tv-licence > You must have a TV Licence if you: > * watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they’re broadcast They haven't quite got Netflix style streaming yet... but they did plan to add it. They do have: > * download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand Notice, BBC is only mentioned in regards to iPlayer - the first part is any live TV, streamed or broadcasted over the air.
  - wdb 4y ago
    How would you watch BBC shows without iPlayer that's not an illegal source and not covered by the other paid streaming services?
    - memsom 4y ago
      The TV license covers you watching any broadcast content, no matter if it is received via antenna/aerial, satellite dish, cable TV or over the internet. If it is broadcasted, it is covered and you need a TV license to view it. It's not exclusive to the BBC. There used to be a loophole that if you didn't watch BBC, it wasn't included - they closed that. Then with the dawn of "live streaming" simulcasted content, you managed to get away with that other than BBC, now that is also closed. If you watch any broadcasted TV, no matter how it is received, it requires a TV license to watch it in the UK. The BBC is funded by the license, but the license is for broadcast TV in general. On the other hand, streaming "on demand" or "catch up", currently only covers the BBC iPlayer. But I expect they will attempt to close that loophole if they continue with the TV license in the UK, because so many people just don't watch broadcast TV anymore, and if you also don't use iPlayer or watch live TV using a service like NowTV, you can watch whatever you like with no license.
    - memsom 4y ago
      > How would you watch BBC shows without iPlayer If you paid for a service like Netflix or BritBox you can. They have legally licensed the content. It you watch anything on iPlayer, you need to pay the additional license fee. I don't think anything I have said didn't contradict that, right? If so, sorry for any confusion.

by memsom 4y ago

wdb 4y ago

BBC isn’t free you need a tv license

memsom 4y ago
Well - no. You need a TV licence to watch live TV. It just happens to fund the BBC. https://www.gov.uk/tv-licence https://www.gov.uk/tv-licence > You must have a TV Licence if you: > * watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they’re broadcast They haven't quite got Netflix style streaming yet... but they did plan to add it. They do have: > * download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand Notice, BBC is only mentioned in regards to iPlayer - the first part is any live TV, streamed or broadcasted over the air.
- wdb 4y ago
  How would you watch BBC shows without iPlayer that's not an illegal source and not covered by the other paid streaming services?
  - memsom 4y ago
    The TV license covers you watching any broadcast content, no matter if it is received via antenna/aerial, satellite dish, cable TV or over the internet. If it is broadcasted, it is covered and you need a TV license to view it. It's not exclusive to the BBC. There used to be a loophole that if you didn't watch BBC, it wasn't included - they closed that. Then with the dawn of "live streaming" simulcasted content, you managed to get away with that other than BBC, now that is also closed. If you watch any broadcasted TV, no matter how it is received, it requires a TV license to watch it in the UK. The BBC is funded by the license, but the license is for broadcast TV in general. On the other hand, streaming "on demand" or "catch up", currently only covers the BBC iPlayer. But I expect they will attempt to close that loophole if they continue with the TV license in the UK, because so many people just don't watch broadcast TV anymore, and if you also don't use iPlayer or watch live TV using a service like NowTV, you can watch whatever you like with no license.
  - memsom 4y ago
    > How would you watch BBC shows without iPlayer If you paid for a service like Netflix or BritBox you can. They have legally licensed the content. It you watch anything on iPlayer, you need to pay the additional license fee. I don't think anything I have said didn't contradict that, right? If so, sorry for any confusion.