Comments on: The Wii gets streaming TV from the BBC

Watch BBC shows on the Wii with the newly updated iPlayer.

[Scott Gardener]

Of course, all this is moot for now for those of us stuck over here on the wrong continent. Appearantly it's only available to those living in the UK. And we had to make a fuss about quartering Red Coats and hurling tea shipments into the ocean.

[illithar]

I feel you pain Scott, I just don't get this, in my view "irrational" trying to tie internet content to national boundary. The UK must have many ex-pats in the US (they are not eligible for the Green Card Lottery, so they must send more than 40,000 people evey 5 years one presumes). But while visiting my in-laws last year in the Republic of Ireland I had the reverse problem with trying to stream an NFL Packers game on my father-in-laws PC from memory you had to be in the US to use the NFL site. They where showing one game over there on cable but despite printing in their TV guide that they where showing both games on that day they only showed one (and not the one I wanted to see). Anyhow I did get it by hooking up to my Direct TV account online and having The Big Ticket and purchasing Super Fan (for a discount for what was left of the season) and a very helpful Direct TV rep.

But whats with this "must be in country" surely one of the biggest markets for this must be people who travel. It's like the "suspicious' activity on my air miles card for the longest time my card would be "declined" really requiring a phone call, but who in a foreign shop wants to call the US. Because I'd bought an internatiol airline ticket with my air miles card, flown to the country teh ticet was for, and then the same card issuer declines my card because I'm not in the States and that's suspicious?

Sorry had to vent that last bit.

[ackmondual]

dang. I know quite a few people here in the US who would enjoy BBC material. Perhaps one day this'll make the transition over the Atlantic

[stazzers]

I want my Doctor Who, dammit.

[kenwilfy]

Check out Sci-fi channel next Friday! They are adding the new Doctor Who to their Friday line up.