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Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

Peter H — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:49:24 -0000

The bbc.com comment from Ben Gallop is rubbish. bbc.com redirects to bbc.co.uk for me, in Ireland.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

Skip — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:08:49 -0000

Email received from BBC.

See URL below...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio...

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

Skip — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:36:27 -0000

I live in the UK (Reading) and i cannot even view the sports streams. This has only happened since a few days ago.

Rumor is that my ISP uses a server outside of the UK, which is total rubbish!!

I have sent a complaint to BBC and i will post the reply here when received.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:25:03 -0000

Very annoying and to make it worse we dont even get to read the quotes anymore.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

eplnfl — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:56:04 -0000

Thanks Jeff and Gaf for your input. While PBS in America is a far cry from the BBC, PBS puts some of it's product online before it airs on Public TV. I know it's a world of difference when your talking about sports, but a BBC ad site that is available after a local rights airs could be the compromise. For instance, FSC airs it report and highlights at 10:00pm EST. Say the BBC site makes MOTD available to American views at 11:00pm EST. It could work.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

The Gaffer — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:37:25 -0000

eplnfl,

Regarding the Universal-NBC joint venture, I believe that site is didja.com which isn't live yet. But Universal has a website that launched as a joint venture with News Corporation called hulu.com

Unfortunately the content on that site is only viewable by people in the USA, not overseas.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

Jeff Hash — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:09:06 -0000

Actually Lou, the BBC's rights on Premier League highlights (Match of the Day) can only be shown to viewers in the UK by contract. The league's highlights for each country outside the UK is handled by the license holders for the games (see the Premier League's official review show being on FSC and Setanta). While I'm not an expert, I'm going to guess that some of the other issues concerning video falls under that as well.

The League is concerned that every rights holder gets the most opportunity to cash in on their slice, otherwise they wouldn't make as much.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

eplnfl — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:59:58 -0000

Why can't, and hoping some Brits here can tell me that, the BBC offer a pay site for it's content. Ok, I know that some of the material is sold off to other overseas rights holders. surely, this does not apply to interviews and preview and recap shows. You would think that the BBC would take a hint from American broadcasts, like the very insightful, NBC-Universal site that is put it's programing out for free over the web. Ok, I'd have no problem watching an ad or two for programs made available on a international version of the BBC's media player.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

Robin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:39:00 -0000

If the video also uploaded to YouTube, i think you might want to try this simple hack.

1. Go to http://www.google.com/translate_t
2. Type or copy and paste the video address in Translate a Web Page field.
3. Pick any language because Google only translate the texts.
4. If the video don't show up, use video downloader and download it to your computer.
5. Watch it directly from your computer.

Not guarantee to work everytime but some territory restricted YouTube videos worked for me.

Living in all exclusive rejected and restriction country make me need to hack to learn. Sorry. I want information just like everyone.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

Matt — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:30:24 -0000

BBC is paid by British public hence the reason why.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:06:28 -0000

I can understand why they do it with match commentaries as they dont won the rights but for the interviews??? Thats just crazy and disappointing. Surely interviews shouldnt be protected content.

Re: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

dragonki2012 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:10:13 -0000

It's the same when you try to listen to BBC radio, sport radio, live commentary and a few other media features that they offer.

It's a shame, really.