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Culprit of Leaked Doctor Who Episode Found
marekk writes "The person responsible for leaking the premeire episode of the new BBC Doctor Who series has reportedly been uncovered and fired according to BBC . Looks like the speculation over possible viral advertising by the BBC didn't pan out. "
If you're not a regular follower of the BBC, there are large structural changes and job cuts afoot. Remember those glorious days you could catch the World Service via shortwave in North America? I still can, from the Carribean. But where am I supposed to watch the latest Dr. Who? Are there BBC TV channels carried via satellite? Will I be able to download it? I get blocked from live sports casts, which usually say 'to UK only'
Note to /. ed: 'too-bad'
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
I was hoping the rumours of it being an intentional leak were true. That leak generated a lot of interest in the new series. (and Rose is a good episode ;))
Trolling is a art,
It's not a person at the BBC.
BBC Worldwide said in a statement: "After a thorough investigation by BBC Worldwide's Canadian broadcast partner, the source of the leak of episode one of the new Doctor Who series has been traced to a third party company in Canada which had an early preview copy for legitimate purposes. The individual responsible for the leak has had their employment terminated by that company as a result.
So basically they didn't like the possiblity of negative press over the viral advertising issue and decided to issue a vague statement that doesn't prove anything and instead leads me to believe even more now than before (I didn't care at all before) it's a cover up.
Employee leaks episode
Damage control team decides to leak story of viral advertising
Millions download the first Dr. Who episode
Why not?
How come when a DVD or game gets leaked on the net people manage to get away with it but this poor chap not associated with the BBC gets tracked down and fired? Is he just really stupid, bad at covering his tracks, or someone they could blame?
Find the phone booth and go back to tell yourself NOT to leak the show!
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I posted in the "speculation" news item, that the BBC is unlikely to do this type of thing. When looking for conspiracies one must take into account the character of the "persons" involved. The BBC is very above the board, and very conservative. Those two items combined made it hard to believe they would use misdirection in advertising. Combine that with the "accusers" were making wild speculation without any substantiation, and the conclusion of this story was obvious.
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I must be missing something, but what reason could a nationalized television station possibly have to generate buzz? They've already got a captive audience that is required to pay up front whether they watch the channel or not. Who would think this was some sort of conspiracy to get viewers?
I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, though. Dr. Who is good TV, and "lost episodes" are as legitimate as mainline stories in my book. It's kind of like the Star Wars books, sure they may not hold as steadfast to the primary memes of the movies, but in some respects that just makes them more intriguing and more related to the Star Wars universe than if they had followed the script rote.
/planning to download and watch the official broadcast version too
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Just in case you aren't joking: Conservative in their manner of business... not political viewpoints. The BBC is more fair and balanced than any major news organization we have in the states. CNN used to compete, in my mind. However, revelations about their handling of pre-war Iraq journalism has tainted them.
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He wasn't fired. He was exterminated.
At least they know who the tard is...
Culprit of leaked, Doctor Who episode found.
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Man. It took several false starts to actually be able to fully decode this headline. It seemed strangely right-recursive.
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
The reason they no longer do shortwave world service to north america is because its available on most NPR stations, but also because its available 24/7 streaming over the web, as is all of their radio stations. Why bother broadcasting to a country where internet access is a given for the the majority of the country in crackly unreliable shortwave when you can get it in crackly unreliable but much easier to access internet feeds?
A picture of the culprit can be found here.
It's good to use your head, but not as a battering ram.
Culprit of Leaked Doctor Who Episode Found
I had no idea how to read the subject line until I jumped into the comments. Might have been easier if they had put "Doctor Who" in quotes.
Different ways to have read the subject:
Culprit of the Leaky Doctor (he soiled himself) was found (while watching) an Episode (of Desperate Housewives)
Culprit of leak? A clumsy Doctor! Who found the episode?
Anyone who can get a CBC channel (such as us in Seattle who have cable) can watch it on that.
have just been sacked.
In fact the whole team responsible has been sacked, and the episode was re-done at the last minute, and at great expense, buy a bunch of Peruvian Llamas.
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If you have any information about "The Doctor", if you or anyone you know has seen him, please submit a report to this site, which is trying to put together some sort of coherent answer to the question in the parent post.
Do not approach him if you see him however, as he has a long history of association with death and destruction. Don't bother reporting him to the authorities, as there is evidence of a long-running cover-up, but be very careful as he is clearly an extremely dangerous man.
here - Not a BBC employee or agent.
Since the show has BBC Wales in the credits, shouldn't it be "Culprit of Leeked Doctor Who Episode Found"?
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
Who cares about a "firm warning" and what deterring impact would that have on others? /. to decide but to the BBC...
May sound harsh, but they just had to throw him out if they wanted to keep _some_ credibility.
BTW, many posters here seem to think the guy did the BBC a favour by leaking the DVD. However, this is not up to
Yeah, I like Dr Who too, but a polite "Sorry, I don't like it" still doesn't deserve Flamebait modification. Jees, there are some silly children amongst the moderators.