Comments on: BBC iPlayer gets (a little bit) better http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/ What's Next? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:23:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Roo http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-80480 Roo Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:55:47 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-80480 Hi Duncan I'm torn between thanking you for being supportive and asking you to tone down the language. ("Cunt off, twats", while charming in its own way, is a bit stronger than it needed to be). Hi Duncan

I’m torn between thanking you for being supportive and asking you to tone down the language. (”Cunt off, twats”, while charming in its own way, is a bit stronger than it needed to be).

]]> By: Duncan Hill http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-80447 Duncan Hill Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:07:46 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-80447 Hi there, to Rachel, Andy, Gary and Paul. Cunt off, twats, and leave Roo alone - he's doing absolutely nothing wrong by watching non-live TV programmes via Iplayer without a licence. -Duncan Hi there,

to Rachel, Andy, Gary and Paul.

Cunt off, twats, and leave Roo alone – he’s doing absolutely nothing wrong by watching non-live TV programmes via Iplayer without a licence.

-Duncan

]]> By: Paul http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-46253 Paul Thu, 08 May 2008 18:35:15 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-46253 <span class="greenink">If you're writing a blog you've a lot of spare time on your hands- enough to tune your TV and watch TV programmes on a TV like normal people. Stop whining and pay your license fee!</span> If you’re writing a blog you’ve a lot of spare time on your hands- enough to tune your TV and watch TV programmes on a TV like normal people. Stop whining and pay your license fee!

]]> By: anon http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-43152 anon Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:10:30 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-43152 go here http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/01/iplayer_does_not_require_a_tv_1.html it says So a live simulcast over the web from the BBC - of, say, the Beijing Olympics - will require a TV licence, but watching an on-demand (non-live) stream or download through the BBC iPlayer will not. The same applies to ordinary television, if it's NOT live broadcast you do NOT need a tv licence and you most certainly do NOT need a licence for playing dvd video games, vhs videos etc as that is nothing to do with broadcasts, tv has many uses. go here http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/01/iplayer_does_not_require_a_tv_1.html

it says

So a live simulcast over the web from the BBC – of, say, the Beijing Olympics – will require a TV licence, but watching an on-demand (non-live) stream or download through the BBC iPlayer will not.

The same applies to ordinary television, if it’s NOT live broadcast you do NOT need a tv licence and you most certainly do NOT need a licence for playing dvd video games, vhs videos etc as that is nothing to do with broadcasts, tv has many uses.

]]> By: Ben http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-42400 Ben Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:57:57 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-42400 Gary, you're completely and utterly wrong. It doesn't matter whether the material has previously been broadcast-or whether it cost anything to produce. You don't need a license to use IPlayer. You need a license to watch material as it is being broadcast. This means that you need a license to watch tv on the ITV website, and to watch stuff through 4oD that is being streamed as it is being broadcast. You also need a license if you want to watch match of the day online-only available as it's being shown on traditional TV. So get your facts right before having a go at people. Gary, you’re completely and utterly wrong. It doesn’t matter whether the material has previously been broadcast-or whether it cost anything to produce. You don’t need a license to use IPlayer. You need a license to watch material as it is being broadcast. This means that you need a license to watch tv on the ITV website, and to watch stuff through 4oD that is being streamed as it is being broadcast.
You also need a license if you want to watch match of the day online-only available as it’s being shown on traditional TV.
So get your facts right before having a go at people.

]]> By: Gary http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-41471 Gary Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:32:27 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-41471 <span class="greenink">Whats acctually happening is this guy roo is avoiding licence fees while enjoying previously broadcast material at the expense of others and is BREAKING THE LAW. Its quite simple if you want to watch what has cost money to produce you need a licence. Oh and Nick Reynolds from the BBC what are you doing about reporting this guy for breaking the law its quite simple here are his address details:</span> [Roo says: I've removed my home address from the end of this comment] Whats acctually happening is this guy roo is avoiding licence fees while enjoying previously broadcast material at the expense of others and is BREAKING THE LAW. Its quite simple if you want to watch what has cost money to produce you need a licence. Oh and Nick Reynolds from the BBC what are you doing about reporting this guy for breaking the law its quite simple here are his address details:

[Roo says: I've removed my home address from the end of this comment]

]]> By: James http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-31438 James Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:07:17 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-31438 Well, tonight I tried the iPlayer for the first time, I was wanting to watch A Question Of Sport from Sunday however this was not possible because I could not view any of the bbc's shows, by looking through the A - Z, Catogories etc. So then i ended up watching some baliffs show - the first 6 minutes were great and the sound was great and the picture was pretty good considering it was full screen However it then took me another 30 mins to watch 15 minutes, has any one else had streaming troubles? Then i thought i could go for a shower and come back and watch the ending however when i went back to the time i wanted i had streaming problems again, why doesn't it do it like youtube apart from that it was great yet was is it iPlayer like iTunes??? Well, tonight I tried the iPlayer for the first time,

I was wanting to watch A Question Of Sport from Sunday however this was not possible because I could not view any of the bbc’s shows,
by looking through the A – Z, Catogories etc.

So then i ended up watching some baliffs show –
the first 6 minutes were great and the sound was great and the picture was pretty good considering it was full screen

However it then took me another 30 mins to watch 15 minutes, has any one else had streaming troubles?

Then i thought i could go for a shower and come back and watch the ending however when i went back to the time i wanted i had streaming problems again,

why doesn’t it do it like youtube

apart from that it was great yet was is it

iPlayer like iTunes???

]]> By: Ben http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-31409 Ben Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:41:41 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-31409 The new IPlayer has opened up a very grey area. You need a TV license if you receive and watch broadcast TV. You don't need a TV license just because you have equipment capable of receiving broadcast television (otherwise Roo, and myself) would need one for the TV sitting in our lounge. So, just having a net friendly computer doesn't mean you need a license. This principle should also extend to using the Iplayer/4od/ITV.com for watching material that was broadcast previously. Whether it does or not is the question! I haven't found anything on either the TV licensing website, or the BBC website that makes this distinction, and clarifies the law. I did hear a radio interview with the head of future technologies at the BBC (and have read similar online comments) in which he enthusiastically states the number of broadband homes without a license is tiny-and so not a concern. I get the impression the BBC is writing off our small group-but of course the licensing guy is unlikely to take the same approach. The new IPlayer has opened up a very grey area.
You need a TV license if you receive and watch broadcast TV.
You don’t need a TV license just because you have equipment capable of receiving broadcast television (otherwise Roo, and myself) would need one for the TV sitting in our lounge. So, just having a net friendly computer doesn’t mean you need a license. This principle should also extend to using the Iplayer/4od/ITV.com for watching material that was broadcast previously. Whether it does or not is the question! I haven’t found anything on either the TV licensing website, or the BBC website that makes this distinction, and clarifies the law.
I did hear a radio interview with the head of future technologies at the BBC (and have read similar online comments) in which he enthusiastically states the number of broadband homes without a license is tiny-and so not a concern. I get the impression the BBC is writing off our small group-but of course the licensing guy is unlikely to take the same approach.

]]> By: kyb http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-29788 kyb Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:57:04 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-29788 Actually, a new feature I would like is an rss feed of all my recently watched programs, so that I could subscribe to my friends and see what was worth watching. Anyone at the BBC want to hack that up for me? Actually..... A greasemonkey script might be able to do the trick.... hmmm Actually, a new feature I would like is an rss feed of all my recently watched programs, so that I could subscribe to my friends and see what was worth watching. Anyone at the BBC want to hack that up for me?

Actually….. A greasemonkey script might be able to do the trick…. hmmm

]]> By: Nigel Jones http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/comment-page-1/#comment-26718 Nigel Jones Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:00:44 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2007/12/13/bbc-iplayer-gets-a-little-bit-better/#comment-26718 Ref: "up to 11" - good to see someone at the beeb with a sense of humour/culture - I think going up to 11 first appeared in Spinal Tap. More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_to_eleven Ref: “up to 11″ – good to see someone at the beeb with a sense of humour/culture – I think going up to 11 first appeared in Spinal Tap.

More info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_to_eleven

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