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"BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues".
by soumyadeb 3y ago
"BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues".
- slacka 3y agoYou can watch it outside of the UK here: https://vimeo.com/838023699 https://vimeo.com/838023699
- plugin-baby 3y agoUS is no longer part of UK.
- soumyadeb 3y agoHa, udpated the comment. My point was, why would this content be gated.
- misiti3780 3y agolol
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoI assume this happened with Brexit.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- dekhn 3y agohttps://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/governance/licencefee https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/governance/licencefee
- lentil_soup 3y agoYeah, BBC iPlayer is UK only since it's funded by UK residents
- phantom784 3y agoLooks like it's licensed to "BBC Select" in the US. https://www.bbcselect.com/watch/take-me-to-titanic/ https://www.bbcselect.com/watch/take-me-to-titanic/
- martin_ 3y agoNote that the BBC is funded primarily by what's known as a "TV License"[0] in the UK - I think it's entirely possible they could probably increase ads or something for international viewers but understand why it isn't their area of focus [0] https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/governance/licencefee https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/governance/licencefee
- TillE 3y agoPeople - including politicians - have said for many years that the BBC should sell iPlayer subscriptions to international viewers, but they just...don't. They also have a massive archive of beloved content, enough to be a first-class streaming platform, but that stuff's not available even to UK residents.
- PokemonNoGo 3y agoProbably because with their current scheme they liscens the material for other markets and thus would be in violation of these kind of deals? As well as their co-funding/producing of foreign material. The question I would as as a liscense payer is what they earn through this. Not saying it's not possible but why it is quite the hard thing to get out of, and not spend liscens money while doing so, makes sense. I would guess someone has made these calculations once or twice too. Pretty sure it's not that they "just don't" though.
- reaperducer 3y agoliscens the material for other markets and thus would be in violation of these kind of deals? Except that the BBC does it all the time. You can watch lots of BBC content - even current stuff - in other countries. ABC in Australia, and Acorn streaming or PBS OTA in the US.
- ceejayoz 3y agoThose are the licensed deals.
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- mkl95 3y agoiPlayer is usually VPN-friendly.
- rwmj 3y agoYeah I'm sorry about that. Maybe someone could download it and host it somewhere (which would be contrary to the license, but possibly in the public interest in this case).
- throwawaypirate 3y ago[dead]