BBC plans to sell downloads to international viewers

cath333 · July 18th, 2005, 3:16 AM

A ray of legal hope for those of you hating your country's edited versions of TG or having no TG at all...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/st...530594,00.html

Walsh_e · July 18th, 2005, 3:19 AM

Its a nice idea, but so long as people can get it for free there won't be that many going for it. If they did all the old shows then I'd go for it, although it'd be easy if they just bought out a DVD for each season.

fbc · July 18th, 2005, 4:04 AM

provided the fee was fair I'd go for it - I'm quite happy to *pay* the BBC, after all they incur the cost to make the show I love so much. so yeah, if full TG eps were available, at the time they aired, for a small fee, I'd be in.

brembo · July 18th, 2005, 4:55 AM

As fbc said, if I could download episodes like they are found now on the internet (great quality, reasonable size, no DRM!) Top Gear's definitely good enough that I'd happily pay to get them straight from the BBC.

jeffy777 · July 18th, 2005, 4:58 AM

I'd rather pay for a full season DVD

ScoobyNZ · July 18th, 2005, 5:28 AM

I bet there'd be ads too, bittorrent is your friend. 8)

sith33 · July 18th, 2005, 5:42 AM

Err, the beeb doesn't do ads.

I'd happily pay $5 per episode (what is that, £1 these days? bloody exchange rate) ... provided of course it worked on the mac. Which of course it wouldn't.

///M · July 18th, 2005, 6:03 AM

Name one series that was released on DVD with ads.

Hell, the BBC doesn't HAVE ads.

Give me DVD. Now.

fbc · July 18th, 2005, 8:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///M

Name one series that was released on DVD with ads.

Hell, the BBC doesn't HAVE ads.

Give me DVD. Now.

but having them on DVD won't help you watch the show each week (unless they ship you a weekly DVD...)

roundhead · July 18th, 2005, 2:39 PM

i'd be in it. but knowing corporate policies, more-than-likely it'd be streaming (and crap quality), plus each login would only be allowed a certain amount of viewings per purchase (to stop me giving my account out to my mates).

it wouldn't really suit me as i watch the programme when it's first available, then different episode segments again whenever i have the fancy, or when fellow car-nut mates are come over months later.

just let me buy a proper season "x" dvd box set for fark's sake.

Renesis · July 19th, 2005, 12:44 AM

nice try, but I'll take it for free, thank you BBC.

Now that you made me angry at you I'm not willing to give you money and encourage you anymore images/smilies/yucky.gif

///M · July 19th, 2005, 5:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbc

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///M

Name one series that was released on DVD with ads.

Hell, the BBC doesn't HAVE ads.

Give me DVD. Now.

but having them on DVD won't help you watch the show each week (unless they ship you a weekly DVD...)

I meant as having the shows to watch after they air. Rather than paying for a download, I'd be more than willing to shell out $30-$40 per season, aslong as it's good quality and has a bunch of extras. The success of TV shows on DVD should warrant a release. They'd probably sell like hotcakes in Europe, and maybe a couple more if they ship a small amount to North America.

tone76 · July 19th, 2005, 10:14 AM

I'd happily pay the BBC the equivalent of an annual TV licence fee (that's about 120 quid these days ...? Approx AUD$300 a year) for the ability to get unlimited downloads from the BBC.

Even if they decide to charge per episode, if the price - and the quality - is right, i'd jump at it.

AML · July 19th, 2005, 11:21 AM

I say to hell with BBC, they wont get from me even a fucking cent, because of the BBC this site isn't properly working, and i hate BBC for that, I'll stick to the VUK rips only, he's the only man that can pool it off.

roundhead · July 19th, 2005, 1:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aston Martin Lagonda

I say to hell with BBC, they wont get from me even a fucking cent, because of the BBC this site isn't properly working, and i hate BBC for that, I'll stick to the VUK rips only, he's the only man that can pool it off.

you have to realise though that this whole thing will go one of two directions:

1) it becomes a new, progressive distribution method, and becomes legitimate and legal. people releasing and distributing unauthorised versions will be hunted down like dogs.

2) reactionary judges deem it illegal, unethical and thievery, and people releasing and distributing unauthorised versions will be hunted down like dogs.

either way, it's not gonna be like this forever, there's way too much money involved.

sclark · July 19th, 2005, 5:57 PM

what will happen is one person will download the BBC version (which could essentially be up just after it finishes airing on TV, no delay for encoding etc.) and then that will get torrented, although if its cheap enough and downloads max out ppls connections then i recon people would pay it to get it quicker and sooner, the leechers that we all are.

gthree · July 20th, 2005, 3:12 AM

I wouldn't pay nothing for a download. If I am paying money, I want something material like a full season on DVDs. Put a few extras on there and I would for sure buy them.

Leppy · July 20th, 2005, 3:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gthree

I wouldn't pay nothing for a download. If I am paying money, I want something material like a full season on DVDs. Put a few extras on there and I would for sure buy them.

You wouldn't pay nothing. So you would pay something?

fbc · July 20th, 2005, 5:46 AM

^ hey come on, he didn't type nuthin' wrong images/smilies/tongue.gif

subymaster · July 23rd, 2005, 7:11 AM

ill download the lastest eps each week for free. But give me a DVD set of all the episodes (in HD?) up to this year and I will hand you 50 bucks.

July 18th, 2005, 3:16 AM	#1
cath333 Not A Dude Joined: Jun 2nd, 2005 Last Online: August 21st, 2005 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	BBC plans to sell downloads to international viewers A ray of legal hope for those of you hating your country's edited versions of TG or having no TG at all... http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/st...530594,00.html

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Walsh_e Joined: Jun 26th, 2005 Last Online: 6:53 PM Location: Wirral, British Empire Age: 24 Posts: 396 Rep Power: 29	Its a nice idea, but so long as people can get it for free there won't be that many going for it. If they did all the old shows then I'd go for it, although it'd be easy if they just bought out a DVD for each season. __________________ TPR de Cesaris had the advantage of youth, Lauda had the advantage of experience, some said he had the advantage of brains! - Clive James

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fbc Moderator Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 11,774 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 130	provided the fee was fair I'd go for it - I'm quite happy to pay the BBC, after all they incur the cost to make the show I love so much. so yeah, if full TG eps were available, at the time they aired, for a small fee, I'd be in. __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

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///M Joined: Feb 28th, 2005 Last Online: January 4th, 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,065 Rep Power: 0	Name one series that was released on DVD with ads. Hell, the BBC doesn't HAVE ads. Give me DVD. Now. __________________

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brembo Joined: Dec 13th, 2004 Last Online: March 17th, 2010 Location: Sydney, AU. Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	As fbc said, if I could download episodes like they are found now on the internet (great quality, reasonable size, no DRM!) Top Gear's definitely good enough that I'd happily pay to get them straight from the BBC.

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ScoobyNZ Joined: Jul 17th, 2005 Last Online: July 19th, 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I bet there'd be ads too, bittorrent is your friend. 8)

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sith33 VIP Joined: Apr 6th, 2004 Last Online: January 12th, 2010 Posts: 186 Rep Power: 25	Err, the beeb doesn't do ads. I'd happily pay $5 per episode (what is that, £1 these days? bloody exchange rate) ... provided of course it worked on the mac. Which of course it wouldn't.

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roundhead Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: February 12th, 2010 Location: Iceland Posts: 155 Car: FD3S RX-7 x 2 Rep Power: 21	i'd be in it. but knowing corporate policies, more-than-likely it'd be streaming (and crap quality), plus each login would only be allowed a certain amount of viewings per purchase (to stop me giving my account out to my mates). it wouldn't really suit me as i watch the programme when it's first available, then different episode segments again whenever i have the fancy, or when fellow car-nut mates are come over months later. just let me buy a proper season "x" dvd box set for fark's sake. __________________ "Think of it (the Monaro) as an Aussie from the outback. Maybe he can’t quote Shakespeare. Maybe he’s never heard of Terence Conran. But he can smash all the teeth clean out of your mouth with a single punch." - Clarkson

July 19th, 2005, 12:44 AM	#11
Renesis Lazier than Viper Joined: Nov 27th, 2003 Last Online: February 17th, 2010 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 9,669 Car: 2007 Pontiac G5 GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 36	nice try, but I'll take it for free, thank you BBC. Now that you made me angry at you I'm not willing to give you money and encourage you anymore

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tone76 Joined: Jul 12th, 2005 Last Online: 12:57 PM Location: Adelaide Hills, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 1,280 Car: 05 Honda Jazz, 95 SAAB 900S, 97 Mazda 121 Rep Power: 68	I'd happily pay the BBC the equivalent of an annual TV licence fee (that's about 120 quid these days ...? Approx AUD$300 a year) for the ability to get unlimited downloads from the BBC. Even if they decide to charge per episode, if the price - and the quality - is right, i'd jump at it. __________________ You don't have to be nuts to drive a SAAB, but it helps.

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AML aka Aston Martin Lagonda Joined: May 9th, 2005 Last Online: January 15th, 2010 Location: Southern Poland Posts: 508 Car: Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 Rep Power: 22	I say to hell with BBC, they wont get from me even a fucking cent, because of the BBC this site isn't properly working, and i hate BBC for that, I'll stick to the VUK rips only, he's the only man that can pool it off.

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sclark Joined: May 14th, 2005 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Glasgow/Leeds Posts: 33 Car: Honda Civic Rep Power: 20	what will happen is one person will download the BBC version (which could essentially be up just after it finishes airing on TV, no delay for encoding etc.) and then that will get torrented, although if its cheap enough and downloads max out ppls connections then i recon people would pay it to get it quicker and sooner, the leechers that we all are.

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gthree Joined: Jul 7th, 2005 Last Online: October 29th, 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	I wouldn't pay nothing for a download. If I am paying money, I want something material like a full season on DVDs. Put a few extras on there and I would for sure buy them.

July 20th, 2005, 5:46 AM	#19
fbc Moderator Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: November 11th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 11,774 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 130	^ hey come on, he didn't type nuthin' wrong __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

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subymaster Joined: Apr 9th, 2005 Last Online: November 27th, 2009 Location: PA Age: 22 Posts: 128 Car: meth injected 20g STi Rep Power: 0	ill download the lastest eps each week for free. But give me a DVD set of all the episodes (in HD?) up to this year and I will hand you 50 bucks. __________________ http://www.gscdownloads.com/leh/sti/leh-sti.mov

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