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Massive 'WTF'. So, if you live in the UK and directly (through license fee) or indirectly (through taxes) fund the BBC then you don't get access to the content

Massive 'WTF'. So, if you live in the UK and directly (through license fee) or indirectly (through taxes) fund the BBC then you don't get access to the content they give away to the rest of the world for free? Okaaaaaay

martswite 14y ago
Apart from the fact that BBC Worldwide isn't funded by our license fee or tax payers money. Still don't understand why we can't view it. Is it a subscription service to the rest of the world?
- drucken 14y ago
  No. It is merely an IP/country wall to content that is not paid for (directly) by UK taxpayer. Free proxies like Hide My Ass work. Alternatively, here is pastebin for convenience: http://pastebin.com/7dFAS82m http://pastebin.com/7dFAS82m
  - martswite 14y ago
    Appreciate the link, cheers.
flog 14y ago
Let me clarify, as a former employee. BBC World Wide makes it's money on BBC.com with advertising. For instance, Rolex watches in banner adverts. If UK citizens were to see a BBC property with advertising on it there would be a shit storm of epic proportions, since we pay the license fee. So, if there isn't a separately maintained version without adverts then we don't get to see it.
- writetoalok 14y ago
  so why not have a link to a separate version (with automatic redirects) to the same content for tax paying Brits?