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Subject: Re: [NEWS] Classic Doctor Who Removed From Britbox UK and ITVX Premium
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 10:11:54 +1300
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On 2025-01-10 15:59:46 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> Your Name wrote:
> <snip>
>> So far of course the BBC is still releasing DVDs (at least in
>> some countries), so you can actually own episodes to watch for
>> as long as you have a working DVD player. (In some countries
>> it is also legal to make a "backup copy" of a DVD you own, so
>> that would give you your own digital version to play on any
>> digital player device.)
> 
> The BBC also release "Doctor Who" on Blu-Rays, both the new stuff
> as well as the classic era... the latter get full season
> releases under the "Doctor Who Collection" banner now, instead
> of the stories getting individually released like in the old
> days. Season 7 is up next (Pertwee!)

By "DVD" I really meant disc fomats, so including Blu-ray and HD, etc. 
that they may release. The BBC will no doubt keep re-re-re-releasing 
the discs (each time with different cover designs and bonus content) as 
long as people keep buying them, just as Lucasfilm does with the Star 
Wars movies.