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Re:Why we can't watch live TV online by rick888 on Saturday December 18, 2010 @08:08PM (#2020751)
"Here in the UK we have the wonderful BBC. I can watch everything the BBC produces online in real-time and for the following two weeks"

If I was forced to pay for a television station out of my taxes, like the BBC. It better damn well be available online.

"The only reason folk can't watch tv online -- presumably in the USA -- is because the "transmitting" stations don't provide the service. That's idiotic."

It is getting better. We have things like hulu, which allows you to stream most shows that you would watch on TV.

Re:Why we can't watch live TV online by auxbuss on Sunday December 19, 2010 @05:44AM (#2021497)
"If I was forced to pay for a television station out of my taxes, like the BBC."

If you don't watch live, then no licence is required.

Minor point, but the licence isn't a tax. It's optional.

Re:Why we can't watch live TV online by rick888 on Sunday December 19, 2010 @11:58AM (#2021973)
good point. However, I would say a vast majority of people in the UK have at least one TV in their home.