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BBC plans to sell downloads to international viewers

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
I'd rather pay for a full season DVD
 
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.
 
Name one series that was released on DVD with ads.

Hell, the BBC doesn't HAVE ads.

Give me DVD. Now.
 
///M said:
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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but having them on DVD won't help you watch the show each week (unless they ship you a weekly DVD...)
 
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.
 
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 :yucky:
 
fbc said:
///M said:
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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but having them on DVD won't help you watch the show each week (unless they ship you a weekly DVD...)
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Aston Martin Lagonda said:
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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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
gthree said:
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.
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You wouldn't pay nothing. So you would pay something?
 
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