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Looks like Netflix is going to offer a tad more for Brits than just crummy American films come early 2012. The BBC has signed up to put its back catalogue on the streaming service, with highlights including Torchwood, Spooks, Little Britain and Fawlty Towers.
The BBC has had several series such as the impressive Sherlock available in the US via Netflix for some time now, but it’s great to see that it’s getting on-board for the UK launch too.
OK, we’ve got iPlayer for catch-up content, but being able to access some of the BBC’s rather extensive back catalogue brings Netflix a step closer to being the one-stop-shop in the UK for on-demand content. It’d be good if Channel 4 and ITV jump on the bandwagon too, but honestly with the BBC secured I’m more interested in how much content Netflix brings with it from its current American TV catalogue. Early 2012 will certainly be interesting — I wonder how LoveFilm will respond, or whether it’ll just curl up and die. [Reuters]
…Yay Little Britain.
I honestly don’t think there is enough sarcasm in the world to effectively show how uninterested I am for that show.
I think it’s a bit like marmite — you either love it or deeply loathe it. Still, there are quite a few things in the BBC archives that I watch. Now if ITV puts Midsomer Murders up there, my media life would be complete
I’ve always wondered how there is anyone still alive in “Midsomer”, must have the highest murder rate in the country!
Yeah, I reckon they must be shipping them in and training them up like recruits. Midsomer Massacres indeed.
Black adder, red dwarf, only fools and horse?! This service can’t come out fast enough for me, really puts love film to shame.
I’m always amazed that LoveFilm has almost no logical set up for episodes at all, combined with a search function that’s worse than the Apple App Store they’re really not making it very easy for people to ‘Love Film’…
Part of me hopes that they’re secretly and feverishly working on a Netflix opponent, with the full force of Amazon behind them. But I’m guessing as there’s been no mention of deals with distributors regarding episodes etc I’m guessing they’re just hoping that throwing up a few more ads on the tube is going to hook people in who won’t be bothered to jump ship to netflix when it arrives.
Also, any word on pricing for Netflix? Are we expecting the usual direct $ to £ pond-crossing…so like £9-£10 a month?
I’m expecting around £8-12.
You forget that LoveFilm are owned by Amazon, so I don’t see them going anywhere. In fact, when Amazon get around to launching the Kindle Fire in the UK I speculate that LoveFilm will become a part of the package akin to Amazon Prime in The States.
I sure hope so!
Me too, but they’d have to do some serious remodling to get the service up to scratch on the TV front.
I’d just like some way of renting a film, on demand, without having to pay a monthly fee…. even if it was a brick and mortar place.
While it will be nice to get things like Black Adder, Spooks, Hustle, Only Fools on Demand. It will mean nothing without American TV. Seriously. ALOT of people in UK are fed up with Sky and Virgin but still want to watch American TV.
Get ABC, Fox, NBC and CBS on there and it will be fucking huge. The only problem is fallouts with network. Get back catalogues for the big channels and on there (friends, lost, HIMYM, scrubs, greys anatomy, 24 etc etc etc) people will start cancelling Sky left right and centre.
Then the Final Frontier…Sport.