Comments on: BBC Sport Blocks Video Interviews for Overseas Visitors

By: Peter H

Peter H — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:49:24 +0000

The bbc.com comment from Ben Gallop is rubbish. bbc.com redirects to bbc.co.uk for me, in Ireland.

By: Skip

Skip — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:08:49 +0000

Email received from BBC.

See URL below…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/default.stm#rights

By: Skip

Skip — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:36:27 +0000

I live in the UK (Reading) and i cannot even view the sports streams. This has only happened since a few days ago.

Rumor is that my ISP uses a server outside of the UK, which is total rubbish!!

I have sent a complaint to BBC and i will post the reply here when received.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:25:03 +0000

Very annoying and to make it worse we dont even get to read the quotes anymore.

By: eplnfl

eplnfl — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:56:04 +0000

Thanks Jeff and Gaf for your input. While PBS in America is a far cry from the BBC, PBS puts some of it’s product online before it airs on Public TV. I know it’s a world of difference when your talking about sports, but a BBC ad site that is available after a local rights airs could be the compromise. For instance, FSC airs it report and highlights at 10:00pm EST. Say the BBC site makes MOTD available to American views at 11:00pm EST. It could work.