BBC seem to generally be better at keeping their content off of free streaming sites, since you need to be paying a UK licence fee to watch iplayer, and they want that money (for non UK readers - the TV detection van parked outside your house is a bit of a joke nowadays, but is based in reality. I still get like 2 threatening letters from them a month because I refuse to engage) so they're not leaving people as much choice.

[–] Bitflip@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do they still require a UK address or should I just keep pirating 8 of 10 cats?

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes, they do, and also 8 of 10 cats is not a BBC show.

[–] Bitflip@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My bad...there's BBC 4 ads at the end of mine.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

It does air on channel 4, just not BBC 4, could you have misheard? Either way, if you're not local, you're not to know!

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 9 months ago

doesnt seem like a fair comparison. bbc has been creating shit for how many years with a captive audience that lasted for decades, right?