A popular website for watching TG is down - Page 3

WillDAQ · July 4th, 2009, 9:58 PM

Not having monetized an asset yet is not a reason to give it away for free at the end of the day.

Backdraft · July 4th, 2009, 11:17 PM

Does the UK have a Hulu-ish service, or does Hulu workin the UK?

I can't see why they can't start putting up, at least, the early seasons of TG on (with ads interwined) something like Hulu, and then keep adding on from there (like how Stargate SG1 is being slowly added on to Hulu, but that might because it's already in syndication).

shellygrrl · July 4th, 2009, 11:21 PM

Hulu doesn't work in the UK.

upyourego · July 5th, 2009, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Backdraft

Does the UK have a Hulu-ish service, or does Hulu workin the UK?.

Each network has its own system - there was an attempt to set up a similar service to Hulu - where every network has shows on in one place - but it was turned down by the BBC Trust and OfCom because it would have a negative impact on the commercial sector - even though it was a BBC, ITV and Channel 4 partnership.

So instead you have the BBC iPlayer (go to bbc.co.uk/iplayer - you CAN hear the radio content outside of the UK), you have ITV Player, 4OD, Demand Five and the Sky Player.

There are plans to open the BBC iPlayer on a pay-per-play/subscription basis outside th eUK but that hasn't happened yet and would have to be passed by the BBC Trust/Ofcom.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
http://www.itv.com/ITVPlayer
http://www.channel4.com/4od
http://demand.five.tv/
http://skyplayer.sky.com

swraman · July 5th, 2009, 1:23 AM

wow im surprised that so many people relied on streaming sites to watch TG.
hell I use google and find RS links about 40 mins after an episode airs, and with a prem. acct. it takes about 10 min to download it.

Backdraft · July 5th, 2009, 1:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upyourego

Each network has its own system - there was an attempt to set up a similar service to Hulu - where every network has shows on in one place - but it was turned down by the BBC Trust and OfCom because it would have a negative impact on the commercial sector - even though it was a BBC, ITV and Channel 4 partnership.

So instead you have the BBC iPlayer (go to bbc.co.uk/iplayer - you CAN hear the radio content outside of the UK), you have ITV Player, 4OD, Demand Five and the Sky Player.

There are plans to open the BBC iPlayer on a pay-per-play/subscription basis outside th eUK but that hasn't happened yet and would have to be passed by the BBC Trust/Ofcom.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
http://www.itv.com/ITVPlayer
http://www.channel4.com/4od
http://demand.five.tv/
http://skyplayer.sky.com

Thanks for this info. Well, regardless you can still view those links outside the US with proxies, but that's not exactly common knowledge.

What's the main thing holding this back? Is it the network's fear of losing advertising, or is there just not enough demand for it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by swraman

wow im surprised that so many people relied on streaming sites to watch TG.
hell I use google and find RS links about 40 mins after an episode airs, and with a prem. acct. it takes about 10 min to download it.

Some people just treat this as another TV show (shocking, I know), as in they probably only want to watch it once (or occasionally) and thus don't want 40+ GB of a show cluttering their hard drives. It's basically "On-Demand" from the internet, for free.

swraman · July 5th, 2009, 1:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Backdraft

Some people just treat this as another TV show (shocking, I know), as in they probably only want to watch it once (or occasionally) and thus don't want 40+ GB of a show cluttering their hard drives. It's basically "On-Demand" from the internet, for free.

Even if I want to watch something once, I DL it. Streaming quality is usually really poor.

Viper007Bond · July 5th, 2009, 6:18 AM

Perhaps I should start a website where you can download Top Gear episodes. It might just catch on.

skylock · July 5th, 2009, 6:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Perhaps I should start a website where you can download Top Gear episodes. It might just catch on.

That's what I call thinking outside the box. It just might catch on.

JleeLink · July 5th, 2009, 7:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ramseus

srsly

And streaming sites take just as much bandwidth as "downloading" (quotation marks because you have to download everything on the internet, only difference is that streams vanish from your hard drive when you navigate away) unless they butcher the quality, in which case it's not even worth watching.

Not everyone has heaps of bandwidth to use and especially in Australia where the price of the internet is pretty damn expensive and slow. Hessmo provided the perfect balance of quality and size with the series 13 episodes averaging at 215mb with quality easily comparable to the rips. Also just because its a streaming site doesnt mean you cant keep the videos but I wont say anymore on that.

clarksonjr · July 5th, 2009, 12:33 PM

oh bugger!

NOHC · July 5th, 2009, 2:35 PM

Quote:

Due to a request from the BBC, the website will be taken down.

I read that on Hessmo, but this is how it sounded in my head...

"Take our shit down...but pay no mind that we're not paying the artists much, if at all, for using their music and whatnot on our shows. We don't have to."

Viper007Bond · July 5th, 2009, 6:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JleeLink

Not everyone has heaps of bandwidth to use and especially in Australia where the price of the internet is pretty damn expensive and slow. Hessmo provided the perfect balance of quality and size with the series 13 episodes averaging at 215mb with quality easily comparable to the rips. Also just because its a streaming site doesnt mean you cant keep the videos but I wont say anymore on that.

The quality greatly suffered though.

And BTW, 425MB rips are available in our Video Offers forum.

Quiky · July 5th, 2009, 7:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

The quality greatly suffered though.

And BTW, 425MB rips are available in our Video Offers forum.

And 230MB h.264 versions...

Koenig · July 5th, 2009, 7:41 PM

People are just too damn lazy and impatient to torrent. I really don't see the difference between seeing the episode 2 hrs after it airs, or letting the torrent go overnight and watching it while enjoying a nice breakfast. Sure there are people with ISPs that fuck over torrenting, but hey, that's what Google is for.

rs.envy · July 5th, 2009, 9:59 PM

http://www.corny.org/video/1833

(before i get blasted, for publicly posting the link, it was already on a couple other sites and was easily found while googling for rs files)

Enjoy

dawes · July 6th, 2009, 9:49 PM

Men I wass so angry and sad when I found out about hessmo this morning. Thank God there are other ways to watch TG, but still. And why do people in the UK have to pay for the BBC???

Pauline · July 6th, 2009, 9:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawes

Men I wass so angry and sad when I found out about hessmo this morning. Thank God there are other ways to watch TG, but still. And why do people in the UK have to pay for the BBC???

I think they have to pay because it's their public television. (If I'm right)

Viper007Bond · July 6th, 2009, 9:54 PM

Yes, taxes don't pay for the BBC, their silly TV licenses do.

Pauline · July 6th, 2009, 9:55 PM

Thanks, I was quite close with my answer images/smilies/smile.gif

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July 5th, 2009, 1:23 AM	#45
swraman Joined: Nov 19th, 2008 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: California Posts: 290 Rep Power: 8	wow im surprised that so many people relied on streaming sites to watch TG. hell I use google and find RS links about 40 mins after an episode airs, and with a prem. acct. it takes about 10 min to download it. __________________ Go Bears.

July 5th, 2009, 6:18 AM	#48
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Perhaps I should start a website where you can download Top Gear episodes. It might just catch on. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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Koenig Joined: May 27th, 2005 Last Online: 5:07 AM Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,427 Rep Power: 40	People are just too damn lazy and impatient to torrent. I really don't see the difference between seeing the episode 2 hrs after it airs, or letting the torrent go overnight and watching it while enjoying a nice breakfast. Sure there are people with ISPs that fuck over torrenting, but hey, that's what Google is for. __________________ Please....for the love of all that is good and righteous....somebody nuke Tibet....PLEASE.

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dawes Not A Dude Joined: Feb 18th, 2009 Last Online: November 4th, 2009 Location: Delft, NL Age: 20 Posts: 289 Car: Someday I'll own an Alfa Romeo Spyder. Rep Power: 8	Men I wass so angry and sad when I found out about hessmo this morning. Thank God there are other ways to watch TG, but still. And why do people in the UK have to pay for the BBC??? __________________ JM: 'Can I just say...' JC: 'What?' JM: 'You look like a gay cowboy and you look like a gay terrorist.' JC: 'No, you look like a terrorist with a broken windscreen wiper and your face is ridiculous.'

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WillDAQ Joined: Oct 23rd, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 1,030 Car: Smart Roadster Coupe Rep Power: 43	Not having monetized an asset yet is not a reason to give it away for free at the end of the day.

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Backdraft Joined: May 30th, 2008 Last Online: 5:39 AM Location: CA Posts: 325 Car: 2005 BMW 325i (Oh Cock) Rep Power: 12	Does the UK have a Hulu-ish service, or does Hulu workin the UK? I can't see why they can't start putting up, at least, the early seasons of TG on (with ads interwined) something like Hulu, and then keep adding on from there (like how Stargate SG1 is being slowly added on to Hulu, but that might because it's already in syndication).

July 5th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#51
clarksonjr Joined: Jun 3rd, 2009 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	oh bugger!

July 5th, 2009, 9:59 PM	#56
rs.envy Joined: Dec 14th, 2008 Last Online: July 15th, 2009 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	http://www.corny.org/video/1833 (before i get blasted, for publicly posting the link, it was already on a couple other sites and was easily found while googling for rs files) Enjoy

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Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Yes, taxes don't pay for the BBC, their silly TV licenses do. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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