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Just gone to youtube to watch John Bishop's Australia only to find that the BBC want £1.89 to view it, ******s!
DarrenSV650S
12-08-14, 07:24 PM
google wallet. Oh wow youtube just gets worse and worse
My mate said that youtube were preparing to charge for content, I took his remark with a pinch of salt. Turns out he was right, un-feckin-believable.
steady2wheels
12-08-14, 08:11 PM
the bbc sure are financed in a 'unique' manner. Perhaps now I wont have to pay my tv licence
maviczap
12-08-14, 08:31 PM
the bbc sure are financed in a 'unique' manner. Perhaps now I wont have to pay my tv licence
Perhaps we might get some decent progs back on the BBC, instead of The Great British Dance & Bake off.
Perhaps if we didn't send celebrities to Australia, my licence fee would be less.
Less news more stuff they were good at
Matt-EUC
12-08-14, 10:57 PM
I'm a nobber get me out of here is on itv not bbc.
Sent via the medium of interpretive dance.
goodgumbo
13-08-14, 12:57 AM
Really? Youtube has a way to make some videos pay-per-view? Feck.
Really? Youtube has a way to make some videos pay-per-view? Feck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXqpoW23WZs
BBC Store £1.89
goodgumbo
13-08-14, 03:00 PM
And not available outside of the UK.
what's wrong with charging for some content? Just adds a handy additional way to view chargeable content.
what's wrong with charging for some content?
Crikey, need someone to explain?
goodgumbo
13-08-14, 09:37 PM
what's wrong with charging for some content? Just adds a handy additional way to view chargeable content.
I prefer a flat-rate service. Google already makes loads of money from ads. I think this is going to be a move towards making more and more pay-to-play content, which is an easy way to make quicker money.
Let's say I prefer a Netflix approach more than a Blockbuster one.
Crikey, need someone to explain?
No I dont, you already pay for consumption of some media. This just allows you to reach it via YouTube also. Most content on YouTube will remain free.
nobody forcing any of us to use YoutTube. Vote with your feet.
Just adds a handy additional way to view chargeable content.
iPlayer
nobody forcing any of us to use YoutTube. Vote with your feet.
What makes youtube a great website?
goodgumbo
13-08-14, 09:45 PM
What makes youtube a great website?
It used to be ahead of the game. Then the development stalled and I dislike some of the new features. Most people will complain about Google Plus integration, I actually like that, the comments section was pure garbage before. I don't understand why it needs to rebuffer when you skip ahead and had the stream section before. To give you one example. Checkout Soundcloud to see what is a proper modern player.
It is still good though, and I like how they have pushed the CDN game forward.
Youtube historically is the biggest pusher towards free content online! When Sony was trying hard to block music in Youtube they ended up settling by helping them create Vevo. That was a huge win.
Also, what is up with pretty much every single video having an annoying ad before it now. Getting too used to waiting those 5 seconds before I can skip.
What makes youtube a great website?
all sorts of reasons, I guess for you its because its free. It still will be for legal content, just dont pay for the premium content and nothing changes.
nothing changes.
We'll see ;)
We'll see ;)
You've taken those words out of context. What I meant was that although there would be premium content available, the vast majority of what you currently watch will still be available free.
There are however many videos that have no right to be shared on YouTube for free as they are done so without the permission of the copyright holder. Our expectation to watch those without paying is flawed.
goodgumbo
14-08-14, 02:50 PM
I agree with you and ultimately it is Google profiting from those illegitimate uploads. Not sure how some content being pay-2-play would fix that.
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