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I was really hoping for a stat regarding how many streams were sent to datacenter vs consumer IPs. In other words, how many people outside of the UK were watch
by mbell 14y ago
I was really hoping for a stat regarding how many streams were sent to datacenter vs consumer IPs. In other words, how many people outside of the UK were watching the feeds by using a proxy or VPN service?
- josephlord 14y agoHmmm... And I'm sure the BBC want to tell the IOC (and the world) that they massively failed to meet their contractual requirements to limit distribution to the territories they have licences for. Edit: PayUpPal below claims to be BBC employee and says not contractual terms were breached. I would have expected there to be requirements to effectively secure the content to the territories the IOC sold the rights too. Maybe specific security measures were required and applied. Either way indicating massive international access may lead to stricter conditions next time.
- PayUpPal 14y agoObviously you haven't read the contract. As a BBC employee I can assure you we failed no obligations.
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- mootothemax 14y agoPersonally, I think the IOC is missing a trick by not offering to partner up with the BBC and letting people pay, say, 50 gbp, or the equivalent USD or EUR to watch the streams online. Plenty would pay just to avoid the hassle of setting up and/or the occasional proxy timeouts/pauses.
- josephlord 14y agoBut you also need to consider the other side of the equation - how much less would be paid by the existing broadcasters if they weren't buying exclusive rights. The sums may balance one day but I wouldn't bet on it doing so now.
- mootothemax 14y agoThanks, that's a very good point, and sadly I think you may be right. It does make me wonder at what point - if ever in our lifetimes - we'll see global market broadcasting rights being offered. Wonder what the disruption will be that causes it.