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RE: BBC iPlayer - bilky asko - 26-01-2024

The BBC has essentially let an advert for a product be shown that wouldn't have been permitted by the ASA, with a huge amount of credence afforded by a record-breaking number of offers.

Having all five investors and Gary Neville to let the process continue - to the point where everyone made an offer - demonstrates the need for the likes of the ASA, a need for them to actually have some powers, and a need for the BBC to ensure pitches like that aren't broadcast uncritically.

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RE: BBC iPlayer - Neil Jones - 26-01-2024

(26-01-2024, 09:31 AM)bilky asko Wrote:  The BBC has essentially let an advert for a product be shown that wouldn't have been permitted by the ASA, with a huge amount of credence afforded by a record-breaking number of offers.

Having all five investors and Gary Neville to let the process continue - to the point where everyone made an offer - demonstrates the need for the likes of the ASA, a need for them to actually have some powers, and a need for the BBC to ensure pitches like that aren't broadcast uncritically.

There are no end of pitches on Dragon's Den over the years that didn't seriously want any investment, it was just a way of getting some promotion for their business or product on prime time television at a knock down price. If they got somebody to offer a cash injection it was a bonus.

Yeah you might have had to reveal your profit margins and disclose your product costs 20p to make while you flog it to a supplier for £9.99 who then flogs it to Joe Public for £29.99...

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RE: BBC iPlayer - RhysJR - 28-01-2024

The Dragons Den episode has been reinstated to iPlayer with additional clarifying captions.

https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/dragonsden-270124 

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RE: BBC iPlayer - Nobby - 28-01-2024

From 31:39...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vfsz 

The programme no longer has subtitles or audio description. I don't know if that means the programme has been edited beyond just adding a caption and the subtitles and AD haven't yet been edited to reflect the new audio or the system just knows that an edit has been made, even if it was only the addition of a burnt in caption in this case, so automatically unlinks the additional data as they may now not be accurate.

Either way, whether the audio has been edited or not, the subtitles will need to be edited so as not to obscure the new caption for that part of the programme.

The BBC Programme site now lists three versions; 'Original version', 'Legal' and 'Dubbed Audio Described'. Nice to see the versions feature being used correctly, so often an edited version just becomes the 'Original version' and the fact that an edit has been made isn't publicly recorded.

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RE: BBC iPlayer - RhysJR - 14-02-2024

iPlayer is to end the ability to download programmes on desktop. The practice will still be possible on mobile devices.

I have used it often when I've had a long journey or going abroad, but I can understand the logic of it being far less used than its mobile equivalent.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68283165 

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RE: BBC iPlayer - Joe - 14-02-2024

Makes total sense, but a shame for me personally as I always used to use it when travelling overseas to avoid filling up my iPad etc.!

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RE: BBC iPlayer - Neil Jones - 14-02-2024

cant remember the last time i downloaded anything on any device to be honest...
i tend to watch through the website if I'm on the computer, otherwise I just use the app on the Firestick

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RE: BBC iPlayer - Joe - 14-02-2024

Well it’s not really for those use cases, is it?

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RE: BBC iPlayer - Brekkie - 15-02-2024

If they can continue to offer it via devices where does the additional cost come from in offering it via desktop?

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RE: BBC iPlayer - RhysJR - 15-02-2024

(15-02-2024, 09:10 AM)Brekkie Wrote:  If they can continue to offer it via devices where does the additional cost come from in offering it via desktop?

Technical support for the desktop application possibly? To download anything on desktop, you need to download 'BBC iPlayer Downloads' to then be able to download programmes, whilst it is within the standard iPlayer app on mobile devices.

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