Isnt this what the licence fee is for

Compo · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:27 pm

Some stupid women from BBC has said they should start charging for the iplayer, up to as much as £2 per show. She needs her head looking at the only reason its so popular as its free.

Compo · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:28 pm

sorry she didnt work for the bbc but is chief executive of TV production company Talkback Thames.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:50 pm

Is IPlayer available overseas on the Internet?

BernardCribbensUSA · **Joined:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:48 pm **Posts:** 186

Poolie of Kent wrote:

Is IPlayer available overseas on the Internet?

Yes but not legally

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:55 pm

So you could still watch a programme on the iPlayer website, say wherever, and you wouldn't have to do anything else to watch it but click on the Play button?

Cornelius Atweasle · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:01 pm

Compo wrote:

Some stupid women from BBC has said they should start charging for the iplayer, up to as much as £2 per show. She needs her head looking at the only reason its so popular as its free.

Whoever this woman is has a valid point. The time is coming when media corporations are going to charge for their news and entertainment content.

The BBC is an amazing channel. Take a look at some of the programmes it produces, well worth the licence fee, and more. It's the envy of the world.

BernardCribbensUSA · **Joined:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:48 pm **Posts:** 186

Poolie of Kent wrote:

So you could still watch a programme on the iPlayer website, say wherever, and you wouldn't have to do anything else to watch it but click on the Play button?

No the bbc uses software to make sure your in the uk when your playing i-player so if you have an american or any other foreign ip address it wont let you play it.
You just have to figure out a way to trick it into thinking your in the uk

Pierrepoint · **Joined:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 1723

BernardCribbensUSA wrote:

Poolie of Kent wrote:

So you could still watch a programme on the iPlayer website, say wherever, and you wouldn't have to do anything else to watch it but click on the Play button?

No the bbc uses software to make sure your in the uk when your playing i-player so if you have an american or any other foreign ip address it wont let you play it.
You just have to figure out a way to trick it into thinking your in the uk

A how to do in laymans terms would be gratefully recieved

Isnt this what the licence fee is for

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