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I'm actually quite surprised to see so many posts on HN discussing ways to pirate Olympic content. The BBC is restricted to UK IP addresses for a reason. Every
by jamesharker 14y ago
I'm actually quite surprised to see so many posts on HN discussing ways to pirate Olympic content. The BBC is restricted to UK IP addresses for a reason. Every household in Britian pays the equivalent of around $230 per year for the right to watch live television, whether it be on your phone, laptop or TV. The BBC has a finite amount of resources to spend on hosting online content & if the whole World logs on to watch the Olympics it could end up spoiling it for those of us who've paid for the service. I can understand the Americans frustration with NBC (or whatever broadcaster is showing the Olympics in your region) but if you really do want to watch the BBC, the least you can do is pay for it https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/pay-for-your-tv-licence/ https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/pay-for-your-tv-licence/
- temptemp123 14y agoAll european citizen can watch it on http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html Just enter bbc into the search box.
- sudonim 14y agoHi James. I now own a TV Licence. I'm in the US. Is it still pirating if I watch the BBC feed through a VPN? There's no higher cost of transmission for the BBC - they're sending it to a UK based IP and then I pay a monthly fee for that transmission to the US. https://img.skitch.com/20120729-8nkr9edjmm4966yt8qm1sfyg5t.png https://img.skitch.com/20120729-8nkr9edjmm4966yt8qm1sfyg5t.p...
- jamesharker 14y agoWhile it still may not be technically legal, ethically I believe you're in the clear. Enjoy all of the 24 BBC Olympic channels - you'll probably find BBC iPlayer quite useful for catching up on the days events as well!