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That problem with the Humax boxes should have been sorted well before the Opening Ceremony.
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From the Guardian
BBC strikes deal to lift Olympic ban on streaming radio shows abroad
Fans of BBC Radio 4's Today and Chris Evans's breakfast show on Radio 2 will once again be able to hear them online overseas after the corporation resolved rights issues with the International Olympics Committee
Now the BBC has reached agreement with the IOC to reinstate news programmes online where the Olympics coverage makes up only a minority of its content.
"Following ongoing discussion we've agreed that there is no need to block our international streams of Radio 4 programmes with a wide news agenda.
"The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2 will also now be available internationally. Radio 5 Live Sports Extra coverage of non-Olympic Sports will be available as normal."
The BBC said the decision was made as part of on-going discussions with the IOC.
It said decisions about which programmes could be broadcast abroad, online and via the BBC's iPlayer, would be taken on a "sensible case-by-case basis".
BBC strikes deal to lift Olympic ban on streaming radio shows abroad
Fans of BBC Radio 4's Today and Chris Evans's breakfast show on Radio 2 will once again be able to hear them online overseas after the corporation resolved rights issues with the International Olympics Committee
Now the BBC has reached agreement with the IOC to reinstate news programmes online where the Olympics coverage makes up only a minority of its content.
"Following ongoing discussion we've agreed that there is no need to block our international streams of Radio 4 programmes with a wide news agenda.
"The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2 will also now be available internationally. Radio 5 Live Sports Extra coverage of non-Olympic Sports will be available as normal."
The BBC said the decision was made as part of on-going discussions with the IOC.
It said decisions about which programmes could be broadcast abroad, online and via the BBC's iPlayer, would be taken on a "sensible case-by-case basis".
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not just Lympix
Also F1, last week, was not on R5 live..(out of region)... OK, I was in USA....but as a license payer, I would like to think that MY BBC would actually live up to its contractual commitment to provide me with a service... I pay you provide....reasonable deal to me....
Just for a laugh my spell checker corrected region to religion...
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Just for a laugh my spell checker corrected region to religion...
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"but as a license payer, I would like to think that MY BBC would actually live up to its contractual commitment to provide me with a service... I pay you provide....reasonable deal to me...."
A TV licence allows you to legally view television broadcasts in real time in the UK at a nominated address. Its required fro you to receive ANY TV broadcasts in real time, not just BBC
Its not a contract between you and the BBC guaranteeing service. There is no contractual obligation to supply you as an individual as a service: just the obligation placed on the BBC as part of its broadcast licence
As such, whether you have a licence is totally irrelevant to you receiving transmissions in the USA. The BBC does not broadcast to the USA anyway -except maybe the Radio World Service
And you are overlooking something anyway - the licence is for reception of TV transmissions - there is no equivalent radio reception licence. That was withdrawn many years ago - either the 1960's or 1970's
A TV licence allows you to legally view television broadcasts in real time in the UK at a nominated address. Its required fro you to receive ANY TV broadcasts in real time, not just BBC
Its not a contract between you and the BBC guaranteeing service. There is no contractual obligation to supply you as an individual as a service: just the obligation placed on the BBC as part of its broadcast licence
As such, whether you have a licence is totally irrelevant to you receiving transmissions in the USA. The BBC does not broadcast to the USA anyway -except maybe the Radio World Service
And you are overlooking something anyway - the licence is for reception of TV transmissions - there is no equivalent radio reception licence. That was withdrawn many years ago - either the 1960's or 1970's
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point taken
However what I am trying to say is that as a Brit, and a licence payer, and thus would be entitled to the BBC full range of services, regardless if I am in Scotland, Wales or even England.
So as I happen to be travelling, should I not receive the same "quality" service......
As to BBC broadcast to USA, that was an example only, what about the SAT service that covers most of EU....inc my other base Gibraltar.
So a licence is required to stream Mongolian TV on my computer in The isle of Skye.
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So as I happen to be travelling, should I not receive the same "quality" service......
As to BBC broadcast to USA, that was an example only, what about the SAT service that covers most of EU....inc my other base Gibraltar.
So a licence is required to stream Mongolian TV on my computer in The isle of Skye.
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"You do not need a TV license to watch programmes streamed over the internet"
Common misconception
You need a licence for any kind of TV reception in the UK irrespective of how its transmitted. Terrestrial, cable, satellite, or over ADSL its all the same. If you watch the transmission as its broadcast, you need a licence.
You don't need a licence to watch catch-up TV on iPlayer or similar. But ANY real-time transmission, you do.
Common misconception
You need a licence for any kind of TV reception in the UK irrespective of how its transmitted. Terrestrial, cable, satellite, or over ADSL its all the same. If you watch the transmission as its broadcast, you need a licence.
You don't need a licence to watch catch-up TV on iPlayer or similar. But ANY real-time transmission, you do.
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"However what I am trying to say is that as a Brit, and a licence payer, and thus would be entitled to the BBC full range of services, regardless if I am in Scotland, Wales or even England."
You're not "entitled" to anything, as that would imply an obligation on the part of the broadcasters to provide a transmission service everywhere in the country - and that doesn't happen. There are still rural hill communities with no TV. The licence legally allows you to recieve broadcast transmissions - if you are able to recieve them. It does not create an obligation to provide them to you.
"what about the SAT service that covers most of EU"
Nothing to do with UK law. The licensing regulations of where you are viewing apply.
"So a licence is required to stream Mongolian TV on my computer in The isle of Skye"
Legally, yes. Though I believe there has been a case of a guy who succesfully beat a charge of not having a licence by proving he only watched overseas satellite channels. It was many years ago and I can't remember the details
You're not "entitled" to anything, as that would imply an obligation on the part of the broadcasters to provide a transmission service everywhere in the country - and that doesn't happen. There are still rural hill communities with no TV. The licence legally allows you to recieve broadcast transmissions - if you are able to recieve them. It does not create an obligation to provide them to you.
"what about the SAT service that covers most of EU"
Nothing to do with UK law. The licensing regulations of where you are viewing apply.
"So a licence is required to stream Mongolian TV on my computer in The isle of Skye"
Legally, yes. Though I believe there has been a case of a guy who succesfully beat a charge of not having a licence by proving he only watched overseas satellite channels. It was many years ago and I can't remember the details
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Milo, I wasn't aware of any contemporaneously streamed broadcast programmes over ADSL, it was I-player etc I was referring to.
