The BBC has just made the groundbreaking decision to release Doctor Who on BitTorrent as a legal download. This is fantastic news for fans around the world and we hope it will pave the way for more legal content from the BBC via BitTorrent in the future.
Indeed, this is surely a win for everyone involved.
While BitTorrent is commonly known for the illegal content available for download, it tries to legitimize itself by offering legal packages, both paid and unpaid. The addition of legal BBC content to BitTorrent's paid packages is an incredible boon for them as more people will become aware of legal content available through torrents.
There are Doctor Who fans located all over the world, and many of them don't have access to timely broadcasts of their favorite show. By putting the content on BitTorrent, any fan with internet access will be able to pay a small fee and download the entire package...legally.
People who download the Doctor Who package also have the pleasure of knowing that the money will go back to the BBC to create more great content, and that the files they have downloaded will be of high quality. This cannot be said for other ways of viewing BBC content. How to access BBC iPlayer and more online videos internationally for free. How to access BBC iPlayer and more online videos internationally for free. Those of us who spend a lot of time online often decide to watch TV. and movies on the computer instead of on your TV. In fact, often these days the computer is the television. Read More Why NordVPN Should Be Your VPN Solution [15 1 Year Accounts + iPhone 6 Giveaway] Why NordVPN Should Be Your VPN Solution [15 1 Year Accounts + iPhone 6 Giveaway] NordVPN generously sponsors 15 NordVPN accounts valid for one year, and for a special reader:a new iPhone 6 with free NordVPN access for life. Prizes are valued at close to $4,000! Read More increasingly important for all media content. There are legal and not-so-legal ways to listen to music, watch TV and movies, play games, and get software. All through... Read More -blocking tactics, employing our own countermeasures against them. It's about time we all shared what we've learned. Read More), and torrents of illegal files from the series.
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Thanks to this initiative of selling packages through BitTorrent, the BBC will finally be able to get funds from fans around the world for a product they love. I've often said I'd love to pay the BBC my hard-earned money for their content, and now it's possible. In an interview with The Guardian, Nick Coulter, the BBC's head of digital, said this was the core reason for the decision.
The most important thing to note here is that this is a major TV producer testing a new way of delivering content for a fee. It is a method that transcends international borders, avoids the costs of producing and delivering physical goods, and can be brought to market very quickly. If the experiment goes well, not only will the BBC consider delivering more content via BitTorrent, but other major television and television producers will consider it as well.
Head over to the BitTorrent Package Gallery to get your copy of A Decade of the Doctor for $12. It's 7.6 GB with 21 files, two of which are free to download:an introduction by Peter Capaldi and a 10-minute preview of the episode Rosa .
Premium content includes some of the best episodes of the last decade:Rosa , The empty child , The doctor dances , The girl in the fireplace , Blinking , The end of time (Parts 1 and 2), The Vampires of Venice , The doctor's wife , Akhaten's Rings , The Day of the Doctor (50th Anniversary Episode) , and Listen . It also includes a documentary called Doctor Who:Earth Conquest - The World Tour and introductions for each episode from Peter Capaldi, the Twelfth Doctor, who helped choose the contents of the package.
Julia Kenyon, director of dramatic brands at BBC Worldwide, told The Guardian this is part of a move to combat online piracy by making the corporation's programs accessible to as many people as possible.
There's no doubt you have strong opinions about this Doctor Who BitTorrent package, so we'd love to hear from you. Do you think it represents value for money? Should the BBC premiere seasons of the show in its entirety? What programs should be next? And do you think this will be successful with other big movie and TV producers? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
