BBC Worldwide CEO John Smith has said today that the popular iPlayer streaming service will go global next year, giving users around the world a chance to enjoy shows like Top Gear and Doctor Who, which normally air in the UK.
The service will likely be free with ads, although the BBC may decide to charge a subscription fee.
After receiving the approval of the BBC Trust, Smith says ... [ read the full article ]
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Originally posted by ST2006: Yeah.. when are American channels gonna do the same for us?! When is Hulu gonna do the saeme for us??!!
Jus saying, it would be appreciated !!
Well its already here and has been for a while, sawsaw.com is just an example of this.
Due to the bbc the online tv pay for model is so far behind america because so many players have stuggled to fight against the bbc (EG FREE CONTENT) but its happening slowly with may agreements recently and ofcom giving the go ahead for a number of projects.
Until then mate theres always proxys and vpns to give you access.
PS the channels will never do it over here and dont hardly in america, instead they use other parties like hulu (who is not a channel) and amazon video on demand to distribute for them. Its unlikely you will ever see hulu in the uk, its american brand, seesaw is trying to be that, however its likely that amazon at some point soon will take a stab at the uk market.
Originally posted by ST2006: Yeah.. when are American channels gonna do the same for us?! When is Hulu gonna do the saeme for us??!!
Jus saying, it would be appreciated !!
Well its already here and has been for a while, sawsaw.com is just an example of this.
Due to the bbc the online tv pay for model is so far behind america because so many players have stuggled to fight against the bbc (EG FREE CONTENT) but its happening slowly with may agreements recently and ofcom giving the go ahead for a number of projects.
Until then mate theres always proxys and vpns to give you access.
PS the channels will never do it over here and dont hardly in america, instead they use other parties like hulu (who is not a channel) and amazon video on demand to distribute for them. Its unlikely you will ever see hulu in the uk, its american brand, seesaw is trying to be that, however its likely that amazon at some point soon will take a stab at the uk market.
I swear Seesaw.com just basically brings each channel's VOD services in the UK together? It doesn't actually show us content from the US that is hard to get "legitimately" over here?
Proxys and VPNs? Tried brifely but didn't work.. would be more interested but I've got torrents for these things. Still, may I ask you for some some links to start me off with, for whenever torrents are no longer a choice please? Thanks in advance :)
The thing about Hulu is, in a way I don't think they would be able to expand here. The problem is that British channels want to milk American content, as well as services like Sky.. and their producers want the same thing. That''s how they keep their money up. Sorta answered my own question...
Still, UK Hulu with American content would be awesome !!
