BBC and the UK Brand of channels

[maltrab]

It seem the BBC are now sole owners of the uk brand of TV available on the digital and satellite platforms, some channel are being kept by the Discovery channel the following will be left Alibi, Dave, Drama, Eden, Gold, Yesterday and W. The BBC will also retain UKTV Play and the brand rights.
Not sure how long these channels will remain as later this year BBC and others launch a streaming service Britbox (Already available in the USA)

 

[dick]

Depends if they take them off Freeview as well

 

[maltrab]

Depends if they take them off Freeview as well

Possible if they intend to make money on the streaming service, they need content and what better to recycle all that has been shown before

 

[barmpot]

Glad i have an extensive set of DVDs - really need to remove Tc capability. hardly bother these days. There is so much writing on the screen and mine is too small to read it (15" I think) so cannot navigate around. bring back revolving discs and John Logie Baird I say!!!

 

[barmpot]

meant to add above that I tend to concur with Terry above that there is a financial advantage envisaged by BBC

 

[maltrab]

I have not funded them for over 4 years, rubbish programming 99% of the time, waste million of Licence payers money and to top it all,they don't care