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BBC Views Content Piracy As Wake-Up Call
Peregr1n writes "The BBC is reporting that they view the piracy of a Doctor Who episode before its broadcast date earlier this year as a 'wake-up call about the demand for new technology', in a refreshing change of opinion from most media/broadcasting corporations, who would damn this piracy without hesitation. They are forming plans to simulcast the television channels BBC1 and BBC2 on the web, as well as allowing users (only in the UK to start with, unfortunately) access to shows for a week after the broadcast date. It is worth noting that they are already trying out a system where they make shows available on the web before television broadcast, with The Mighty Boosh. Other BBC3 comedies are due to follow suit and become available on the internet first." Relatedly, shadowlight1 writes "K9, Doctor Who's lovable robotic dog, is returning to the new series with a cameo in season 2."
All content from Dutch public channels have been freely available for all at http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/ (missed broadcast) since the last two years or so. Everything is available the day after the broadcast and news are bulletins even sooner available.
Actually, if you don't watch any broadcasts (only DVD and so on) you don't need a licence: http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/gethelp/faqs.jsp?ques tion=1#link1
Radio 4 being, as far as I know, the only UK station that broadcasts on Long Wave these days (as well as FM)
Interestingly the long wave is slightly different to the FM version (The long wave version regularly has more shipping forcasts) and for major, reletively unplanned events (such as the replacement of the pope) one version gives in depth coverage, the other regular programming