BBC news site

Iraklis F.C. · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:37

just noticed there are ads everywhere , i mean huge ads.

have a look

the size is disproportional to the size of the text. But more interesting is that this is only viewable to people living outside UK. so foreigners will pay for the improvement of the BBC and have to suffer such horrible ads? :confused:

Scuzi · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:40

I can't see anything. Do you have to be outside the UK to see these adverts then or have I misread your post?

chris_r · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:41

Scuzi said:
I can't see anything. Do you have to be outside the UK to see these adverts then or have I misread your post?

PlatinumFX · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:42

Iraklis F.C. said:
just noticed there are ads everywhere , i mean huge ads.

have a look

the size is disproportional to the size of the text. But more interesting is that this is only viewable to people living outside UK. so foreigners will pay for the improvement of the BBC and have to suffer such horrible ads?

The beebs budget was cut recently if I recall correctly. There were quite a lot of redundancies and streamlinings announced. Its not like people abroad have to pay tv licences to pay in part towards the services of the bbc website. If the BBC feels it can make some money out of this move, its quite reasonable I think.

Can you post a screen shot of a page to show us the ad's?

Iraklis F.C. · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:42

see again , picture added

PlatinumFX · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:44

Those ad's don't look too bad. I would hope they avoid animated / flash powered ones with sounds and so on. So irritating.

Scuzi · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:48

Yeah, at least it isn't "YOU ARE THE 1,000,000th VISITOR LOL U WIN A PRIEZ".

4p · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:49

Its illegal for the BBC to put ads on their website (UK)

Iraklis F.C. · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:52

Scuzi said:
Yeah, at least it isn't "YOU ARE THE 1,000,000th VISITOR LOL U WIN A PRIEZ".

exactly my point , it looks like another website now imho. (although it isnt)

dbmzk1 · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:53

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7050625.stm

4p · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:53

Unlucky

stoofa · 6 Nov 2007 at 02:56

I'm looking at the BBC news site right now and I'm seeing no adverts at all.
You sure you haven't got something "nasty" installed on your machine?

*Edit*
Ah - non UK people will see the ads.
Very interesting idea.

6thElement · 6 Nov 2007 at 03:38

It's very annoying

Gaygle · 6 Nov 2007 at 03:41

Woof.

Azagoth · 6 Nov 2007 at 03:42

If you're using Firefox, then you could try using Adblock to clear the page up.

riddlermarc · 6 Nov 2007 at 03:57

lol, well we British pay our license fees so don't deserve to get the ads..

Morlan · 6 Nov 2007 at 04:41

Scuzi said:
I can't see anything. Do you have to be outside the UK to see these adverts then or have I misread your post?

I could access it fine in the Republic of Ireland.

Seems as though the US and Britain are coming closer and closer to all-out war with the Middle-East.
Iran is shagged TBH. The US needs to take control of the oil in the entire Middle-East for this war to be profitable.

Seven years of US-British war already; what's another seven?

What a crock o' ****.

dbmzk1 · 6 Nov 2007 at 05:08

Morlan said:
I could access it fine in the Republic of Ireland.

Seems as though the US and Britain are coming closer and closer to all-out war with the Middle-East.
Iran is shagged TBH. The US needs to take control of the oil in the entire Middle-East for this war to be profitable.

Seven years of US-British war already; what's another seven?

What a crock o' ****.

And all that because the BBC decided to put adverts on its international site!!!! :eek:

ArmyofHarmony · 6 Nov 2007 at 05:36

my job is to put adverts on sites now

well... it eventually will be

manoz · 6 Nov 2007 at 06:16

ArmyofHarmony said:
my job is to put adverts on sites now well... it eventually will be

lucky you...