Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The True Doctor Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho Subject: Re: [NEWS] Classic Doctor Who Removed From Britbox UK and ITVX Premium Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:40:25 +0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:40:26 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="89dde2eea770777c547e480fc77a026b"; logging-data="269258"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/aMbbCEP344VAdiLMsPNn3Buyxfgpvmwk=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:kkqbQM3zUiUWhpDrfxBtZUeiJKo= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-GB Bytes: 2829 On 10/01/2025 21:34, Blueshirt wrote: > The Doctor wrote: > >> In article , >> Blueshirt wrote: >>> >>> The Whoniverse is definitely staying on the BBC iPlayer. >>> That's a major platform in the UK. It's what happens for the >>> international rights to the classic era of the show. I think, >>> the BBC would like to have the show in one place, as that >>> makes sense. >>> >>> Britbox had the exclusive rights to the classic era of Doctor >>> Who in the USA, until 2025. Whilst HBO Max have the rights to >>> Doctor Who 2005-2023, and Disney+ [currently] have the >>> rights to the post 2023 episodes of the show. So if you >>> lived in the USA that's three different streaming platforms >>> you'd have to subscribe to to watch the various eras of >>> Doctor Who. I think the BBC would like to consolidate those >>> licences as the various agreements expire. >> >> WE shall see. > > You sure will... but the inhabitants of the Yadallee Republic > will still stream BBC1 from their local IPTV service, supplied > by Ahmed from the back of the Aladdin Kebab shop down the road, > anyway... so it won't matter who the BBC sell the international > streaming rights for "Doctor Who" to! And I as a license fee payer am still waiting for my share of the proceeds and until then what do I care if Yads pirates the episodes? -- The True Doctor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCngrZwoS0n21IRcXpKO79Lw "To be woke is to be uninformed which is exactly the opposite of what it stands for." -William Shatner