iPlayer wants to complete with Netflix/Amazon

Think they are a bit late to the party really, prime has some good stuff, but the content does not get updated as often as Netflix
 
unclebob123 said:
The BBC have an internal service called redux for BBC employees. It's like iPlayer but with all the archives added in
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Where I work we have software which has access to the eniter BBC digital archive, it's really quite impressive and if it was something they made available to everyone would be great.
 
I'd love to have access to a lot of the Beeb's archive. Especially their radio archive....

I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Just a Minute, News Quiz, It's Been A Bad Week, Museum of Curiosity, The Unbelievable Truth......

But yeah, they're way behind.
 
They have a lot of content, so if they can make more shows like sherlock, merlin, more British shows, comedies like before and Abandon the TV licence.

Allow viewing outside the UK allowing the, to gain more customers, if they can offer 2 options free and low paid option they have a chance to get a share but the won't be able to compete with Netflix, unless they have a lot of content from outside the BBC which they won't do. but just doing this will give them a chance in the market due to the unique content
 
They'll have to up the quality of the streams then. Despite having a connection good enough to stream HD, during the Euros last year the quality of the stream was absolutely ******* dire.
 
I don't think they need to try and compete with Netflix. I mean, what is the end goal? Making iPlayer the most popular UK streaming service? Expanding overseas? I don't really understand what the endgame is, given the somewhat unusual structure of the organisation / funding model.

In terms of value proposition to me as a customer, the best thing they could do would be make a complete library of all shows available (licenses permitting), in particular the ability to go back and watch old stuff that isn't easily available legally (e.g. Mary Whitehouse Experience). I guess migrating stuff to digital may not be cost effective for less popular shows though, and you have to draw the line somewhere.

"Binge viewing" in the way they describe it here isn't really that big a selling point to me, in the sense of getting new stuff immediately. I'm happy to wait until everything has aired and then binge on it if it were available. It's not like the "Event TV" thing is really going to be a factor if everyone is watching at a different pace anyway, so whether I watch all of a new TV series the day it becomes available, or in two months time, doesn't make that much difference.

The problem I've found with some catchup services is the content isn't available indefinitely. One of the things I like about 4oD was they have quite a lot of older stuff on there, e.g. I was ab;e to watch Teachers more than 10yrs after it aired. Sky Go, iPlayer etc not so much, often you watch to watch something but then find it isn't available any more.
 
So have/will you sign up for iplayer with your legitimate email address, or is this new Iplayer requirement just an excuse for un-necessary invasion of privacy

How long before BBC is 'hacked' and folks are receiving phishing emails ?
(like the rather nice netflix one posted in s/w forum)

Back in September, we also updated our sign-in system to be even more robust and secure than the previous one.
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At the moment, you won’t be required to sign in if you’re watching on a Connected TV. But if your TV supports it, and you choose to do so, then you’ll be able to benefit from features such as starting to watch a programme on one device and picking up where you left off on your TV.
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The reason we’re making these changes isn’t about enforcing the licence fee – it’s about giving you a better BBC and helping you get the best out of it.

Your data
We know data privacy is really important to you – especially knowing how your data is being used and for what purposes. That’s why we’re being really transparent.

Our stance is really simple. Wherever we collect and use your data, we will use it to bring you the things that matter to you, surface hidden gems from the BBC that you might not otherwise have found, and improve the BBC’s services to make them the best they can be.
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The BBC estimates that an average of three million people who are signed in are now using the BBC’s websites and apps each month. Between October and December it said that people who were signed in spent more than 20% more time watching, listening and reading content on the BBC’s websites and apps each week.
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Eh
 
I don't watch live TV and just go the pub over the road if I want to watch the football. When I received this email earlier in the month made me delete my BBC account - I don't want to accidentally breach their terms and end up on a list.

Hello,
We’ve made some changes to the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. This policy governs your rights if there’s ever a problem, so it’s important that you read them.
You can view these changes by going to bbc.co.uk and searching for our Privacy and Cookies Policy or by clicking on the link below.
View updated Privacy & Cookies policyYou'll find a full PDF copy of the new terms and conditions.As you can see at the top of this page, this is version 2.0 and this version now replaces all previous versions. The last version published was 1.13, and since then there are changes in sections 3, 4, 7, 8 and 19 which include:
  • How we show you advertising on social media sites
  • How we share emails with TV Licensing to check if you are using BBC iPlayer
  • Asking you to provide your gender when you register for a BBC account.
If you are happy for these changes to take place, you don’t need to do anything. If you don’t want these changes to apply, you’re free to close your account. We’d be really sorry to see you go – so if you ever have questions about your agreement with us you can read more in Using the BBC.

All the best,

The BBC
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The bit I underlined and highlighted in bold.
 
I have a license, but nonetheless, what is this
How we show you advertising on social media sites
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probably should be in GD, but the BBC would/are sharing data with Facebook ? (who would not suppress Bombers name or stop ISIL propaganda) that is rich
BBC need to get their priorities right
 
I'm just wondering is it legal for the bbc to share our emails collected by one department with a total different department, some might say a different company
 
a more detailed look at their T&C's


We may use information which we hold about you to show you relevant advertising on third party sites (e.g. Facebook, Google, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter). This could involve showing you an advertising message where we know you have a BBC account and have used BBC products and services. If you don’t want to be shown targeted advertising messages from the BBC, some third party sites allow you to request not to see messages from specific advertisers on that site in future. If you want to stop all personalised services from the BBC, including targeted advertising messages on third party sites you can visit Your Account in Using the BBC and disable personalisation there.
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We may share your personal information internally (i.e. with other BBC divisions), for example, we share some personal data with TV Licensing, to check if you are using BBC iPlayer and to keep the licensing database accurate and up to date. Please see section 4 above for more details
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given the licensing comment, someone should educate Andrew Scott Launch Director myBBC
responsible for earlier comment
The reason we’re making these changes isn’t about enforcing the licence fee – it’s about giving you a better BBC and helping you get the best out of it.
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valve90210 said:
Where I work we have software which has access to the eniter BBC digital archive, it's really quite impressive and if it was something they made available to everyone would be great.
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I wonder why they don't do this! I'd pay for it. A full archive would be incredible. Can you go back to stuff from 70s etc?
 
so Iplayer now wants a login.
Another firefox browser I also use, a different version, is not requesting login though.
I deleted the bbc cookies on my regular browser but it still requested a login

So how does it work ? (sending data about browser version and IP address ???)
 
so iplayer is going after netflix and amazon, so does this mean we'll finally get better than 720p lol god only knows if 4k will ever be a thing.
 
i know they do 720p thats what i was saying, they need to be doing more now. as for 4k they have been testing it for a couple of years. the 2012 olympics was shot in 8K as the bbc and nhk have been testing and working on this since 2008. yet what do we get, 720p on iplayer with questionable bandwidth on live events. you'd hope they would at least be offering full fat 1080p by now but seems the bbc like many over populated public drains they just dont seem able to move with the times.
 
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