Re: iPlayer fucked

[JNugent]

On 08/05/2021 04:12 pm, Jethro_uk wrote:
> Latest incarnation is so shit it's hard to justify my peculiar insistence
> on paying the licence fee.
>
> I may not next year.

Which version?

[www, Firestick, smart TV, WHY?]

It's working fine on my PC.

[Mike Swift]

In article <s769ob$qc6$2...@dont-email.me>, Jethro_uk
<jeth...@hotmailbin.com> writes

>Latest incarnation is so shit it's hard to justify my peculiar insistence on
>paying the licence fee.
>
>I may not next year.

I share your disgust but not just about iPlayer but the fact the BBC
output is fast heading towards the gutter.

Drag Queens, jewellery making, make up and crap quiz shows, etc., etc.

Sad person that I am I look through the Radio Times and mark anything
that I might find interesting, there are very few BBC programmes which
get a tick.

By the next time my licence needs renewing I'll be and old fart of 75
when I would have had a free licence, but we have to pay for the likes
of the gobshite Lineker and his millions of pounds for a few minutes a
week spouting rubbish about football.

Mike

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[Col]

On 09/05/2021 00:40, Mike Swift wrote:
> In article <s769ob$qc6$2...@dont-email.me>, Jethro_uk
> <jeth...@hotmailbin.com> writes
>> Latest incarnation is so shit it's hard to justify my peculiar
>> insistence on
>> paying the licence fee.
>>
>> I may not next year.
>
> I share your disgust but not just about iPlayer but the fact the BBC
> output is fast heading towards the gutter.
>
> Drag Queens, jewellery making, make up and crap quiz shows, etc., etc.
>
> Sad person that I am I look through the Radio Times and mark anything
> that I might find interesting, there are very few BBC programmes which
> get a tick.
>
> By the next time my licence needs renewing I'll be and old fart of 75
> when I would have had a free licence, but we have to pay for the likes
> of the gobshite Lineker and his millions of pounds for a few minutes a
> week spouting rubbish about football.
>

Didn't he take a pay cut?
Anyway, what you need to realise about the BBC is that it isn't just
about you and what you want. They are the national broadcaster and
millions of people are interested in football and what Lineker has to say.

--
Col

[JNugent]

On 08/05/2021 05:57 pm, Jethro_uk wrote:

> On Sat, 08 May 2021 16:29:22 +0100, JNugent wrote:
>
>> On 08/05/2021 04:12 pm, Jethro_uk wrote:
>>> Latest incarnation is so shit it's hard to justify my peculiar
>>> insistence on paying the licence fee.
>>>
>>> I may not next year.
>>
>> Which version?
>

> SmartTV

>
>>
>> [www, Firestick, smart TV, WHY?]
>>
>> It's working fine on my PC.
>

> Good for you.

And on the smart TV.

[JNugent]

On 09/05/2021 02:45 pm, Jethro_uk wrote:

> On Sun, 09 May 2021 00:40:28 +0100, Mike Swift wrote:
>
>> In article <s769ob$qc6$2...@dont-email.me>, Jethro_uk
>> <jeth...@hotmailbin.com> writes

>>> [quoted text muted]

>>
>> I share your disgust but not just about iPlayer but the fact the BBC
>> output is fast heading towards the gutter.
>

> I had a reply to my complaint from the BBC.
>
> Basically they said "Yup, you're right. Well spotted and bad luck. Now
> you have the opportunity to browse the web (they included a link) for
> that removed information before you sit down and watch TV. All at no
> extra charge. Aren't you lucky ?"
>
> Rather made up my mind about the licence fee. They can whistle.

I am glad to hear of your principled position.

You *are* going to desist from watching all broadcast TV, whether on
terrestrial, satellite and cable/internet... yes?

[Richard Evans]

On 08/05/2021 16:12, Jethro_uk wrote:
> Latest incarnation is so shit

When I need to play something online, I can usually just use the Guide
on my PVR (A Humax). Although not all PVRs seem to do it that easily.

On the subject of ruining things. The 1st time I went into Teletext on
my PVR, it was a horrible online thing. I worked out how to change back
to the old version.

Richard.


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[Richard Evans]

On 09/05/2021 14:45, Jethro_uk wrote:

> Rather made up my mind about the licence fee. They can whistle.
>

I hope the people who enforce it don't read this group :o.

[Richard Evans]

On 08/05/2021 17:57, Jethro_uk wrote:

>
> SmartTV
>
Or is it really a dumb TV with lots of computing power ;).