Schneebored 0 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Originally Posted By: veronica Does anyone know, is there a way I can view programs on the BBC Iplayer from here in Japan? I have looked into it a bit and I soon get lost in talk of proxys (or something). Seems it can be done but it might be a bit complex. And, is it naughty? I only really want to watch one program next week. Proxy or some other 3rd party software is your only real option. Try googling foxyproxy & BBC IPlayer and you will find some semi-straight forward guides. Probably alot of hassel just too see a hobbit pianist. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 the proxy's aren't always good though, almost all I have tried to use slow the computer right down so that the program is always buffering. Try siging up to UKNova, it's a torrent site which is free to use but you have to sign up for it (no fees though). People post programs almost as soon as they come off the TV, you can even make requests if you don't see it in the upcoming guide. You have to seed the programs though, if you just leech them then you get a bad score and you have to wait a while before you can download anything Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Originally Posted By: bobby12 You should just be able to get any movie/program on download to your TV via XBOX or PS3, regardless of country, but I wonder if that day will ever come. Why do you feel entitled to that then? You don't pay for the BBC living in Japan. People in the UK do. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 cos free stuff is good and we WANT it!! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps Why do you feel entitled to that then? You don't pay for the BBC living in Japan. People in the UK do. Better start paying more for us than BoC - seeing as we subsidise your trains and stuff while you are over here. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 And in what strange logic is that anything like the same? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 being serious though, Bobby didn't mention the BBC specifically, just said that you should be able to download or watch any movie anywhere at a click of a button Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps And in what strange logic is that anything like the same? Same crazy logic that makes people in the UK think that foreigners don't do anything for the BBC. Have you tried looking at the BBC site from outside the UK? Covered with paid ads, videos interspersed with adverts, hell, even the news channels have ads on them to subsidise the costs. If we have to sit through ads to watch stuff for free, then so be it, but don't think that we should have to pay for it. Out of the license fee £0.67 per house per month goes on BBC online and the iPlayer. If ITV and Channel 4 can survive with paying ads, then why can't the BBC? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 It seems you are misunderstanding. Either ads or pay is fine. But free, without ads, is not really. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 is that only from abroad you get all them ads? I did not know that Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps It seems you are misunderstanding. Either ads or pay is fine. But free, without ads, is not really. But you said yourself that we don't pay for the BBC, well if it wasn't for us, the BBC wouldn't be getting ads to subsidise the programs and radio. Whatever Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver is that only from abroad you get all them ads? I did not know that Yeah, got the adds in Fiji, Maldives, Thailand, Guam and Indonesia when surfing the net. Bloody annoying, as they sometimes have massive pop-ups with TINY "X" for closing them. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Don't use the BBC then. See if I give a crap. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 yeah, I hate the ones that get shown before the videos and you have to watch them....its only a minute or so but it bugs me Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I meant that I should be able to download any program *for a fee* or *with ads* regardless of location and watch it on my tv. This is the ideal situation and inevitable conclusion, it will just take time. I have been studying more about how to watch iplayer on tv (not pc) from japan. 1) It seems PS3 etc are a deadend unless you buy a special vpn-enabled router from the us at $200. 2) Another idea seems to be to make a 'bridge connection' from PS3 to PC but I am still trying to work out if that will suffer from problem in (1) above. 3) I am now looking into devices such as Boxee which has plugins available to handle vpn, but it seems they only work on a mac LAN not windows. Any ideas/success stories? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Originally Posted By: big-will $10 an episode? Not from me they won't! Yeah stuck in the past. Content providers have to realize that distribution is essentially free now (if you don't use Apple etc.). Instead of looking it as a menace, all the file-sharing and streaming options out there are essentially market research for the kind of things people want. What they are doing is filling a void, classic free market capitalism for those who follow that religion. With more capacity and high quality all of them could be improved, and with sensible pricing a decent number of people will pay. Just as a decent number of people pay for things on Itunes. Obviously some people wont pay and still use torrents etc., but that can't be helped. The easiest way to encourage people to use torrents and streaming for free is not fill the void, to not provide a better alternative. I bet a fair few thousand people overseas pay more than the licence fee for proxy services that let them watch Iplayer. Channel4/ITV detect proxies better than the BBC does, so such people may be paying more than the licence fee solely for the BBC. I think its what you call a market failure. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 what wiggles said. Link to post Share on other sites
arcadia 0 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 So did you manage to watch/download it Veronica? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I think I can do without my Dr Who. What is there on BBC actuallh worth watching these days? Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 No, I found it on youtube the next day. It wasn't Mr Holland, of course, but a performance I wanted to see. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Eastenders. Not. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 The BBC's iPlayer service is to be launched globally this year and it will cost people outside Britain half the price of the UK licence fee. The international version of the iPlayer app will cost less than U.S. $10 per month - £6.13 - which equates to around £73 per year. The annual license fee for UK viewers is £145.50 per year. 'We're exploring internationally what the right pricing and models are ... the most important thing is the consumer pricing is right,' said Mark Thompson, the BBC’s director general, at a conference in London. He added that the iPad service will launch 'definitely this year', and said it will cost, 'a small number of dollars per month, definitely fewer than 10'. The BBC has said that the global iPlayer app will not provide all of the BBC's content to overseas subscribers, but the catch-up service is expected to allow those abroad access to full series of shows. The licence fee gives Britons access to 10 TV channels and 55 radio stations, as well as the Online, Mobile and iPlayer services. However, the BBC said that the international iPlayer app will help to provide more funding for services for people in the UK, a view was echoed by industry experts. 'There are two ways of looking at this,' Ian Maude, head of internet at Enders Analysis, told the Telegraph. 'One way is that people overseas should pay more for BBC content than those in the UK who are forced to pay the licence fee, whether they like or not, as it is imposed as a flat tax. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 sweet! i guess it will only be homemade bbc shows available though. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 "The international version of the iPlayer app" Wonder what it means by 'app'? Haven't they just released an iPad App for iplayer, only available in the UK? Perhaps that is what they are meaning.. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 There's demand, and it'll bring in more money so good on them. Ichiman a year isn't bad. Cheaper than buying dvds for kids if you want to give them some English. Some of the specialist radio shows are pretty good too. Hope it works on the Wii. It used to work really well (with a proxy) via Opera, the Wii's browser, but then they stopped browser access and made it into a Wii Channel that you can't get outside the UK. Watching tv on a tv (via a game console etc.) is much nicer than on a computer, even with a limited resolution feed like iPlayer. Link to post Share on other sites
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