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BBC iPlayer Console Use Rockets
The BBC has announced a surge in iPlayer console use over the past few months.
“The final two weeks of December 2009 saw a huge increase for people accessing BBC programmes through their games console,” the BBC said in a press release as the on-demand service broke 100 million requests for programmes in a month for the first time. “One in eight of all TV requests are now coming from either a Nintendo Wii or Sony PS3 console, which is an increase of 74% since November 2009.”
The free service, which is now available on more than 20 devices, allows people to catch up with BBC programmes using their TV, mobile phone or computer.
It has been available on Wii for some time and on PS3 since November 2009, but a deal to bring iPlayer to Xbox 360 is reportedly being held back because of Microsoft's policy of charging for all content on Xbox Live.
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Don't forget the news. I'd say BBC news is probably the best available (I also like channel 4's national news). Certainly it's the only local news show i'd watch.
Also; mock the week, F1 and a lot of decent childrens programs.
Bah! I misinterpreted the title of this article - I assumed that the iPlayer had collected some Metroid-style upgrade which allowed it to fire rockets. Now THAT would have been a story!
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will this be released in Ireland
Who would have guessed people would watch TV on TV?
Never use it on PS3. Video quality looks terrible on my telly. Looks great on iPhone though. Watched most of the latest Wallace and Gromit during shit breaks at work.
I think that might have something to do with the relative size of the screens somehow
"being held back because of Microsoft's policy of charging for all content on Xbox Live."
Wow! What an awesome, customer-focused policy! BBC want to give the Xbox users something for free but Microsoft says "no way! We'll have none of that free shit here!"
I think its something to do with it pissing of other companies that they have done deals for for paid content, like Sky.
I think it's more to do with the fact that MS want to encourage Silver members to move to Gold and they're worried that giving access to the iPlayer is something that'll prevent that.
Now if Sony's marketing department were clever they'd push the hell out of this popular feature....... Sony, marketing and clever aren't really words you see in the same sentence very often are they?
You know, I heard about this during the XBox hick-hack when it first popped up, but I haven't been able to find it in my Wii or PS3 menus. (Granted I didn't look too awful hard and then forgot about it until I saw this.) Is this a region specific thing? Are we able to access BBC iPlayer for our Wiis and PS3s here in the States?
It region specific, so only the UK can get access- sorry.
Yup we have to shell out £100 odd a year for our TV licenses, which covers iPlayer
I'd happily pay double for the BBC.
For what? Strictly come dancing or low grade shit like East Enders?
The BBC isn't the high point of British TV anymore. It's trying to pander to the lowest common denominator too.
Doctor Who, Top Gear, Qi, Have I got News For You, Gavin and Stacey, Mighty Boosh, Robin Hood, Merlin, BBC 4, Screenwipe, Newswipe, Gameswipe. Its cracking value for money.
Paying the licence fee gives the BBC so much money to make programmes that it raises the standards of the other competing channels. This has the effect of raising the overall standard of British broadcasting. So the licence fee is actually a good thing - the alternative is more and more advertising. The BBC is advert-free TV, which has got to be a good thing.
Here's how much each channel costs you per week- you actually do contribute to the cost of the commercial channels as the money spent by advertisers is added to the final cost of the products they are selling. There really is no such thing as a free lunch it's just that sometimes it's not immediately obvious that you're paying.
itv1 + GMTV 48.5p
BBC ONE 35p
Channel 4 18.7p
Sat and cable 16.8p
BBC TWO 12p
five 7.7p
BBC THREE 2.5p
BBC FOUR 1.3p
S4C 0.3p
http://www.transdiffusion.org/emc/thirdprogramme/cost.php
That's per person per week
The BBC's funding method is fairer and clearer and more honest- if you own a TV and you want to receive broadcast TV you contribute to it whereas that isn't the case for ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Virgin, FIVE or UKTV where you contribute even if you don't own a TV.
It's also interesting that on a like for like basis commercial channels cost you more so the BBC also represents excellent value for money. Just something to think about next time you pop to the shops or Murdoch goes on about how unfair the BBC's funding method is (obviously through his lapdog Cameron).
That doesn't take into account the advertising spend on the BBC's commercial arm, which owns a major stake in UKTV, advertising purchased during BBC programmes on other channels they don't own (eg Comedy Central), as well as the numerous commercial stations the BBC owns internationally ( http://www.bbcworldwide.com/channels.aspx ) and their other, non-broadcast commercial ventures such as websites and magazines, which are both massively advertising funded- all of which have to turn a profit and return funding back up to the corporation, in order to offset the cost of the licence fee- suddenly it's all a lot less 'clear and more honest'.
The licence fee offers nothing that 'proper' subscription television would not- and subscriptions would be, if anything, much fairer, since you would at least have the option of opting out of one network while still contributing to the next, something you can't currently do with the BBC.
I have no specific qualms with the bulk of the BBC, certainly none that can't be waved away as 'personal preference', but it's not the shining, exempt-from-criticism awesomeclump people claim the licence fee makes it.
Wow channel 4 is a bargain.
tho 48.5p to watch the shit munchers on ITV, dont think so other than Harry Hill of course)
Don't forget Spooks and the awesome Life series.
Top Gear is worth at least a tenner a year, Gav and Stacey was OK, Russel Howards good news, have i got news for you, mock the week, QI, live at the Apollo, Cowards, screen/news/games wipe, Tennis, International Football (with decent punditing), F1, a whole host of other sports.
There is a lot of higher brow entertainment on the BBC than strictly and 'enders.
Plus the license fee pays for the radio stations which while not perfect (Fearne Cotton) are atleast bearable unlike commercial radio.
Also the website is one of the most complete websites out there.
A few years ago i would say independant news but its more 'Daily mail tv' now, i watch Channel 4 news if anything
same, especially as my mum pays HA.
Top Gear, Gavin and Stacey and amost of the xmas films were up on there.
With the crap BBC are peddlng this season i cant see it stay as high