I'd love to pay for BBC as well, but they will not let me do it, so we pirate. Years ago we got a response about "overseas partners" being the stewards of thei

I'd love to pay for BBC as well, but they will not let me do it, so we pirate. Years ago we got a response about "overseas partners" being the stewards of their BBC brand and programs outside the UK, so they won't just let us buy BBC streaming or downloadable shows (even with DRM). The 'overseas partners' were/are primarily "BBC America" and various PBS channels. These partners must be paying a HUGE amount for a handful of old programs, because to pass up streaming fees direct from consumers ... I'd just imagine the income would be much larger than selling to PBS stations. And hey, btw, I'd like Eastenders to be current, not 9 years behind what's happening now. My PBS station is 9 years behind, and apparently paying top dollar for that privilege. And 70+ hours a week of "changing rooms" reruns (which was happening in 2005 on BBC America) is insane. Country-specific content deals will eventually die, but these last death throes are just painful to sit through.