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BBC Comedy Show to Debut Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the smart-of-'em dept.

Phil John writes "According to BBC News, the second series of "The Mighty Boosh" will be available to stream from the 19th of July, A full week before starting its run on BBC 3. Quoth the Article: 'It is one of a number of pilots that BBC Television will be undertaking over the next few months, exploiting the opportunities that new technologies offer to look at how programmes might be delivered beyond the traditional linear broadcast.'"

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  1. Re:Hope they can be downloaded and viewed later by drsquare · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It's not awesome. Let's get this straight: I pay an extortionate TV licence, yet I can't see this new programme. Instead, people who don't pay a licence fee, with fast Internet connections get to see it. Somehow this doesn't strike me as exactly fair.

    We should get a refund from our licence, and people watching this over the Internet should have to pay instead.

  2. A modest proposal... by drewcaster · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Let me charge a *mandatory* fee on every television in the US to fund my network and I'll promise to make all sorts of programming *free* for download. I'm that nice.

    I grew up watching BBC programs. I love the BBC. But, that has more to do with brit humor and sensibility than anything else. The BBC is a government funded entity that's supported by taxes. Comparing it with private networks that don't have the luxury of making subscribership mandatory is silly.

    Step 1. Tax everyone who owns a TV set
    Step 2. Profit!!!!
    Step 3. Create some good and some mediocre programming and *give* it away because it's already paid for