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BBC Adds Shows to iTunes


As predicted, the BBC has added their television programs to iTunes UK. Accessible through UK iTunes:

BBC Worldwide brings iTunes users in the UK the best of British TV programmes from the BBC. Our programmes are exciting, compelling, passionate, provocative, bold, unpredictable and moving, and include some of the best comedy -- Little Britain, The Catherine Tate Show and Two Pints of Lager & a Packet of Crisps -- and a fantastic selection of contemporary drama, including Torchwood, Spooks and Life on Mars, all available to download now. New titles will be added regularly, including top-quality documentary series and brand-new drama and comedy


Shows are priced at 1.89 per episode and are still being added to. Apple's UK Hot News also lists Robin Hood and Ashes to Ashes amongst the available shows. They also specify that the newest episodes will be available for for purchase and download eight days after they are screened on TV.

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52 months ago
Top Gear!!!
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52 months ago
So, now all us licence fee payers in the UK can pay again to download these programmes.

Hooray!

Wait a minute...
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52 months ago
8 Days?
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52 months ago
So how does this work for non-UKers? Another question might be... As a UKer, can you download US shows? I'd love to get some BBC documentary stuff (and pay for it too!), as I can't access the site to watch.
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52 months ago
I can't see this doing very well in the UK with iPlayer being free and having at least some of this content. Plus I'm sure that I already pay for this stuff with my TV licence.

Edit: This is actually quite insulting to us licence payers.
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52 months ago

8 Days?


That's what I said!
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52 months ago
so DVDs of BBC stuff should be just the packaging costs?
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52 months ago

So, now all us licence fee payers in the UK can pay again to download these programmes.

Hooray!

Wait a minute...


Technically they're available for free on BBC's website for UK residents. The BBC iPlayer is another story however. This is for those outside of the UK to have access to BBC content online. Thus I don't see how it's insulting when you can go to BBC and get it free if you're in the UK and therefore pay (or supposed to) TV licence.
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52 months ago

so DVDs of BBC stuff should be just the packaging costs?


Fair point, but £1.89 a pop is a bit steep, don't you think? Who's going to actually pay this?
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52 months ago

I can't see this doing very well in the UK with iPlayer being free and having at least some of this content. Plus I'm sure that I already pay for this stuff with my TV licence.

Edit: This is actually quite insulting to us licence payers.


Do you get offended by BBC DVDs then?
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