![]() BritBox may work oversees, let’s say in the U.S., but here in the U.K., I doubt there’ll be a huge demand for it. And who wants almost everything the BBC has ever made? No-frigging-body. Nobody is thinking “I want access to all of Universal’s movies” or “I want everything Disney owns” (except for nerds and crappy parents perhaps). What these money-hungry companies need to realise is we’re not fans of specific studios or TV channels, we have no allegiance to any of you. But now, everyone’s jumping ship because every broadcaster and production company wants their very own profit-making service. Back in the early years of streaming, I enjoyed watching something, let’s say, from the BBC, from AMC, and something from Pixar, all in one place… Netflix. ![]() ![]() The main problem with not only BritBox but all current streaming services, is we the customer want a broad range of content but the current compartmentalisation of companies means we have less variety for more monetary outlay. Until BritBox’s owners realise what the public want to watch, they’re destined to be a British Apple TV+: a failure in the making. At least there was The League Of Gentlemen, One Foot In The Grave, and Only Fools And Horses but these types of mainstream shows are already so popular in this country that they’re owned by any and everybody, and if not, they’re aired so many times in the year that you’re not in any great rush to see them again. These searches (see image above) were to no avail, and to my dismay The Real McCoy, Cyderdelic, Bottom, The All New Alexei Sayle Show, Dennis Pennis, 15 Storeys High, It’s Kevin, The Fast Show, The Morgana Show, Garth Merenghi’s Dark Place, Early Doors, The Baldy Man, Burnistoun, Tim Vine Travels Through/In Time, Way Upstream, and even The Mighty Boosh were not available. On the first day I subscribed, I excitedly searched for genuinely classic material: what most people would deem “The Best Of British”. The only reason BritBox would be worth the subscription cost, would be access to all the classics of yesteryear. For instance, there’s no Brookside, there’s only a few Christmas Specials of Eastenders but there’s 56 series of Coronation Street to “catch-up” on, however long that may take you! ![]() There’s also the confusion of what’s on BBC’s iPlayer, ITV Hub, and Channel 4’s 4OD versus what’s on Britbox, and this is a concern that hasn’t dissipated. If you crave for a lot (but not all) of BBC, ITV and Channel 4‘s content, then forking-out £5.99 a month may sound like a good idea, but for most of us Brits, handing over any amount of cash for content we feel we’ve already paid for via the TV Licence fee or for programming that’s constantly repeated on TV throughout the year, isn’t a welcome prospect. With its drab, dark grey interface and lacklustre content, this “Best Of British” creation seems to be geared towards fans of nostalgia and nationalism rather than fans of televisual classics. By What Went Wrong Or Right With.? on JanuīritBox is a very bland streaming service that’s “created by BBC and ITV” but seemingly cooked-up by a Brexiteer someone who’s overly-impressed with our country but who’s failed to check what we have the rights to before waving the Union Jack.
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