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BBC and ITV Announce UK 'BritBox' Streaming Service to Rival Netflix

OllyW said:
I think BritBox should still get a lot more subscribers in the UK than Apple will get with their new TV service that's rumoured to be announced next month.
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Ooh, I dunno, a fiver says it goes the other way, Apple's TV service destroys BritBox unless they go the route that Dark Compass suggested just below your comment and all content gets pulled from other services (Netflix et al.)

Meet you back here in a year to exchange fivers?
 
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We've had Britbox in Canada for the past few months for $9. Currently watching Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister which is still relevant today. As an expat, being able to watch British comedies and TV drama shows from the past has been great. E.g. Are You Being Served, QI, etc.

I don't do cable, just Britbox and Netflix covering all my TV watching needs.
 
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I thought the whole attraction of British TV was that instead of 24 meh episodes each year for 8 years you got 12 amazing episodes over 6 years.
 
vmistery said:
Surely it’d make more sense to sell it internationally, I don’t really want to pay licence fee plus another £5/ month.
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They already do - there's an international version! The Canadian subscription fee is a reasonable price.

I don't understand the domestic version. I wouldn't be too thrilled about paying the TV license fee, then ( if I choose to ) pay more money for this. I'd definitely give it a miss.
 
badawat said:
People seem fine watching BBC content on Netflix and Amazon Prime, for an additional fee, after this initial free shelf life, so it makes sense for the BBC to do the same in order to ensure more of the aftersales is sent their way.
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I also wouldn't be at all surprised if the BBC and ITV now greatly reduce, if not remove their content from Amazon Prime and Netflix, at least in the UK.
 
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Stella said:
They already do - there's an international version! The Canadian subscription fee is a reasonable price.

I don't understand the domestic version. I wouldn't be too thrilled about paying the TV license fee, then ( if I choose to ) pay more money for this. I'd definitely give it a miss.
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Wouldn't the good news be that if you subscribed to this; it could be INSTEAD of broadcast / iPlayer - which effectively means no licence fee obligations.
TV licence is only if you watch live TV or iPlayer.
 
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The service should be free for British citizens who already pay for the BBC.
 
Why do people expect things for free or very little money? You either pay for it or you don’t. End of story.

Edit: PS, I’m a Brit and I don’t begrudge paying the License fee. I personally think it’s value for money.
 
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The license fee has never, ever, ever paid for the rights to programmes in perpetuity.

Ever. It pays for the initial broadcast, and now the thirty days of catchup, but the BBC don't own the copyright for the contributions in perpetuity, and nor could they ever do so. The BBC only fund 70% of the cost of producing a programme nowadays.

So any deeper archive access is always going to cost additional money.
 
testcard said:
No thanks - I’ve already paid for the content once. And “britbox”? Terrible name.
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The name was chosen for marketing to us over here in the states. A little odd perhaps, but short, distinctive, and clearly indicative of what is on offer. I was pleased to hear of it (I'm not subscribed, but I have friends who are huge fans of various British shows), because some of the shows can be a bit difficult to get over here, unless Amazon/Netflix decide to pick them up. Offering the same service in the UK does seem a bit daft - different value proposition for you than us, since, as you say, you've already paid.
 
Great, so Disney will pull all of its content off of other services and now BBC will do the same. Sadly, we’re going to end up with a situation even worse than cable where no one can afford to watch everything they want to.
 
testcard said:
No thanks - I’ve already paid for the content once. And “britbox”? Terrible name.
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I agree - it sounds like something to do with Brexit!
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The Phazer said:
The license fee has never, ever, ever paid for the rights to programmes in perpetuity.

Ever. It pays for the initial broadcast, and now the thirty days of catchup, but the BBC don't own the copyright for the contributions in perpetuity, and nor could they ever do so. The BBC only fund 70% of the cost of producing a programme nowadays.

So any deeper archive access is always going to cost additional money.
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The BBC is old establishment and an absolute fraud. Most of its money comes from BBC Worldwide and 'letting' its programmes throughout the world.
Quite why the Brits have to pay a huge licence fee every years is truly repulsive. Even more so is their campaigns that 'bully' people into buying the licence.
The whole thing is truly disgusting and last century. I'd like to see the end of the BBC. It serves very little purpose in 2019. For those who want it, surely they can pay for it just like I pay for Netflix or Apple Music if I want it.
 
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