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tarashnat
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cybercolin
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| Tuesday, April 29 2008 @ 05:17 PM EDT |
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I feel sorry for BBC America viewers, you do get a lot of crap don't you?  |
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tarashnat
Registered: 08/17/05
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| Tuesday, April 29 2008 @ 05:20 PM EDT |
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| [Quote by: cybercolin] I feel sorry for BBC America viewers, you do get a lot of crap don't you? |
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Yes, but it's British crap... a totally different quality of crap! Then again, haven't you heard of the lowest common denominator theory?
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They do show the whole gamut of British programming, not just BBC stuff. There are a few gems in the lineup...
Current list of programs:
Bargain Hunt
BBC America Cooks!
BBC America Reveals
Cash in the Attic
Changing Rooms
Coupling
Doctor Who
Dumped
Eddie Izzard
Footballers Wive$
Hex
Hollyoaks
How Clean Is Your House?
Last Restaurant Standing
MI-5
Newsnight
Robin Hood
Talking Movies
That Mitchell and Webb Look
The Graham Norton Show
Top Gear
Torchwood
What Not To Wear
Wire in the Blood
You Are What You Eat
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Louis
Registered: 01/01/04
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| Friday, May 02 2008 @ 08:10 AM EDT |
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[Quote by: tarashnat] | [Quote by: cybercolin] I feel sorry for BBC America viewers, you do get a lot of crap don't you? |
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Yes, but it's British crap... a totally different quality of crap! Then again, haven't you heard of the lowest common denominator theory?
Added:
They do show the whole gamut of British programming, not just BBC stuff. There are a few gems in the lineup...
Current list of programs:
Bargain Hunt
BBC America Cooks!
BBC America Reveals
Cash in the Attic
Changing Rooms
Coupling
Doctor Who
Dumped
Eddie Izzard
Footballers Wive$
Hex
Hollyoaks
How Clean Is Your House?
Last Restaurant Standing
MI-5
Newsnight
Robin Hood
Talking Movies
That Mitchell and Webb Look
The Graham Norton Show
Top Gear
Torchwood
What Not To Wear
Wire in the Blood
You Are What You Eat
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So, Doctor Who is there? So since this is tied to BBC America, I am assuming the only content on iTunes will be material already shown on BBC America. In other words, we can't expect to see Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii until after is shown on BBC America (whenever that may be).
Are these complete episodes or are they BBC America versions. In other words, will Torchwood be edited for content as I assume they are on BBC America or are the versions on iTunes complete episodes as they were originally on the BBC proper? Judging from the episode lengths I see on iTunes, I am guessing they are complete episodes.
By the way, I see that Torchwood is sweeping the charts on iTunes. Currently, as I write this, the two top TV seasons in the science fiction category on iTunes are Torchwood, Series 2 and Torchwood, Series 1 (yes, series 1 is there too, though I could not find it last night). Also of the top 10 TV episodes in the same category, Torchwood episodes make up 8 of them.
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LanaiaD
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| Friday, May 02 2008 @ 08:32 AM EDT |
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This is great as I have a friend who needs to get the latter seasons of Footballers Wives.
I think I'll get That Mitchell and Web Look. I love that show. |
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tarashnat
Registered: 08/17/05
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| Friday, May 02 2008 @ 12:49 PM EDT |
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CLARIFICATION:
The list is what is playing on the channel now, not what is in iTunes |
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Louis
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| Friday, May 02 2008 @ 01:59 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: tarashnat]
CLARIFICATION:
The list is what is playing on the channel now, not what is in iTunes |
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I see...
Thanks.
We will see what comes next. Hopefully, we will get more BBC material in the US store.
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cybercolin
Registered: 11/12/07
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| Friday, May 02 2008 @ 02:29 PM EDT |
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| I get confused by BBC America. Do the BBC actually own the channel? Many of the programmes on that list are made by ITV and Channel 4. |
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Louis
Registered: 01/01/04
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| Friday, May 02 2008 @ 02:46 PM EDT |
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| [Quote by: cybercolin] I get confused by BBC America. Do the BBC actually own the channel? Many of the programmes on that list are made by ITV and Channel 4. |
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No, they are not owned by the BBC... they basically are just licensing out the name "BBC" for BBC America. |
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tarashnat
Registered: 08/17/05
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| Friday, May 02 2008 @ 04:02 PM EDT |
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| [Quote by: cybercolin] I get confused by BBC America. Do the BBC actually own the channel? Many of the programmes on that list are made by ITV and Channel 4. |
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For info on the establishment of the channel: International Herald Tribune > BBC Heads Out (With a Guide) To New Frontier:TV in America (BBC & DIscovery)
Corporate overview: BBCAmerica Press > Corporate overview
Ownership: "BBC AMERICA is wholly owned and editorially controlled by the BBC."
Programming: "BBC spends $3 billion per year on content. BBC AMERICA cherry picks the best presenting award-winning original programming plus classic U.S. favorites."
Distribution: "BBC AMERICA is distributed by Discovery Networks. It is available on digital cable and satellite TV." |
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Louis
Registered: 01/01/04
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| Friday, May 02 2008 @ 10:14 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: tarashnat] | [Quote by: cybercolin] I get confused by BBC America. Do the BBC actually own the channel? Many of the programmes on that list are made by ITV and Channel 4. |
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For info on the establishment of the channel: International Herald Tribune > BBC Heads Out (With a Guide) To New Frontier:TV in America (BBC & DIscovery)
Corporate overview: BBCAmerica Press > Corporate overview
Ownership: "BBC AMERICA is wholly owned and editorially controlled by the BBC."
Programming: "BBC spends $3 billion per year on content. BBC AMERICA cherry picks the best presenting award-winning original programming plus classic U.S. favorites."
Distribution: "BBC AMERICA is distributed by Discovery Networks. It is available on digital cable and satellite TV." |
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Thanks for getting to the bottom of it all. That's interesting to know.
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tarashnat
Registered: 08/17/05
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| Monday, May 05 2008 @ 02:26 PM EDT |
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