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Re:BBC blocking articles from UK residents by bengillies on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @06:51AM (#5983634)
Just because you aren't a fan of various BBC programmes, doesn't mean that other people aren't either. Many people in the UK really enjoy all the period drama stuff that they show. That the US market also enjoys it is an added bonus.

Please don't project your own opinions onto the rest of the UK.

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Re:BBC blocking articles from UK residents by pedromorgan on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @06:53AM (#5983645)
I don't, they cost a shit load of money to make, and unlike commercial companies have a guaranteed budget for the TV licence..
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Re:BBC blocking articles from UK residents by mmcnickle on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @07:04AM (#5983685)
A series of Downton Abbey costs approx £12MM and reaches 13MM people in the UK alone[1].

The 2hr pilot episode of LOST cost $12MM[2]. Each episode of Game of Thrones has a budget of $6MM[3].

So no, they don't cost a lot of money to make, relatively speaking.

Edit: sources.

[1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8717969/Trench...

[2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1...

[3] http://www.contactmusic.com/news/game-of-thrones-costs-6-mil...

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Re:BBC blocking articles from UK residents by garethadams on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @07:12AM (#5983719)
(although Downton Abbey is an ITV programme)
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Re:BBC blocking articles from UK residents by mmcnickle on Wednesday July 03, 2013 @08:24AM (#5984027)
So it is, my mistake. I got it from a bad source[1]. I think the point still stands though; period dramas are relatively inexpensive to make.

[1] http://www.imdb.com/list/0hV86zyDCdo/

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