Free BBC Show Downloads?

[djdorifto]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050827/ap_en_ot/britain_bbc_downloads

So, does this mean we get to download FG and TG for free now?

 

[Firecat]

I was just gonna post this....

It says a week after it aired, I need my fix right away thank you very much

LOL

 

[wooflepoof]

If it does thats not going to change anything for ME. Why wait for at least a week when i can get it a few hours after it premieres? I dont think i COULD wait a week now.

 

[Renesis]

Under the outline he presented, Thompson said the player would let Web users download original BBC radio and television programming from its Web site for as long as seven days after it originally aired.

Mean you can download it once it aired UP TO 7 days after...

so, no wait there! 8)

 

[wooflepoof]

OOOOOH! Well then thats FABULOUS! hope its good quality

 

[SL65]

OOOOOH! Well then thats FABULOUS! hope its good quality

Thats the thing. It wont! Not that VUK does this stuff anymore but his quality rips are...were unbeatable

 

[djdorifto]

since they will be offering them as free downloads, wouldn't it be ok for finalgear to release bt file link so we can download them?

 

[sns2015]

From what I've gathered from this, its limited to UK residents ONLY and they may eventually offer it to other countries as a paid download and not actually free. It will be interesting to see what kind of compression they use though and how good the quality is.

 

[Jeff]

It is limited to UK residents only. I have a good friend that lives here in the US but still retains his UK citizenship. He's trying to find out if you have to be in the country to be eligible or if he can use the service here. If he's not able to get the hook up he's going to use a friends connection back home with PC Anywhere and do as he pleases anyways.

I'm insisting that he get me TG. Only time will tell.

 

[Viper007Bond]

I bet it'll be streaming or something. If not, it'll surely be WMV with a license key.

 

[ranger_dood]

Ya, the quality of video that is typically on the BBC website is quite horrible....

 

[Dr. Blau]

I bet it'll be streaming or something.

Yeah, that's what I thought too.
Just because they used the word "download" doesn't mean it's the kind of download we are used to.
They probably mean "download" as in being able to stream it in Real/Windows Media Player.

Streaming in Real/WMP is how SVT (Swedish TV) and SR (Swedish radio) offer their shows.
Their usually available for a month.