Don’t Forget Doctor Who’s iView Debut Tonight

7 responses to “Don’t Forget Doctor Who’s iView Debut Tonight”

1. 

   The Master

   April 17, 2010

   Pah. Still takes WAY TOO LONG from the UK to Australia.

   “Unofficial copies” however bend time like a TARDIS.

   Solution ABC?

   Talk to the BBC about same day or next day airing, even via iView alone.
   (How hard is it to transfer final copies of a show from secure server to secure server in this day and age?!)

   This will reduce “unofficial copies” by a GREAT factor.

   Log in to Reply
2. 

   James f

   April 17, 2010

   @The Master, it probably costs way too much for the ABC to do that. I didn’t actually mind waiting this long for the new series, it gave me a chance to go and watch the previous 4.

   Log in to Reply
3. 

   Tim

   April 17, 2010

   Awesome. And the massive compression and unwatchable macro-blocking are added for free. I got 6-7 minutes in and gave up. Am now downloading the 720p version even though I get iView data for free on my ISP, and have to “pay” for the watchable version.

   I applaud BBC and ABC for making the effort. It’s so close, yet so far away. One day…

   Log in to Reply
4. 

   Rasillon

   April 17, 2010

   I was thinking about watching it on ABC Sunday night (even though I’ve seen an “unofficial” copy at least 6 times) because it’s in HD. But then I remembered that I’d be sitting around with my family and friends at our weekly Doctor viewing watching episode 3!

   Log in to Reply
5. 

   Sam Brady

   April 17, 2010

   Its such a fantastic step in the right direction, but it still doesn’t mean anything. If I know how to use a computer well enough to use iView and am comfortable enough watching TV on one, there’s a very high chance I’ll already have downloaded it when it came out. What’s more, streaming doesn’t allow you to store the episode to watch again later. you have to use up part of your quota every time you watch it. The third episode is going to be out in 6 hours so anyone who’s computer literate and a fan doesn’t really have any reason to be excited about this.

   Log in to Reply
6. 

   tom

   April 18, 2010

   channel BT ftw!!!

   Log in to Reply
7. 

   Sydney2K

   April 19, 2010

   Can anyone tell me why they need new Doctor Who, like, NOW? Is it insulting that you only have to wait a couple of weeks now, instead of the previous wait of months?

   Log in to Reply