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BBC Planning To Launch Global iPlayer VoD Service
An anonymous reader writes "The BBC is reportedly mulling over plans to come up with an international edition of its hugely popular iPlayer service, in a bid to allow global audiences to catch up with some of its top shows, according to BBC Worldwide, the corporation's profit-making arm. BBC Worldwide said that the move would help revamp its business model, and thereby help the corporation in raking in significant profits through its premium content."
If I lived in the UK I'd get rid of my TV rather than pay some stupid ~$300/year BBC fee. I can watch my favorite shows on my laptop, and take-up reading to fill in the rest of the time.
Your country is really messed up with overzealous government control.
I just heard last night that the UK is measuring trash via some fancy-new chip-embedded cans, which will gradually be distributed to the populace. Purpose? To see how much waste you throw-away and eventually start charging you per pound. It's a way to encourage recycling instead of trashing.
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