Apparently having worked out its issues over control, we've got even more BBC news for you with word that some of its programming is coming to Xbox Live and Zune Marketplace in the U.S. No word
whether they'll be available in HD, but
Torchwood,
Dr. Who,
Primeval,
Top Gear and more are going to be online. Of course, the PS3 and Wii both
have iPlayer access (and in the UK users can download videos and play through their consoles) but to get playback here without subscribing to
BBC America HD, the Xbox 360 could be a good choice.
Update: It looks like the videos are already
up with the BBC America branding, with Torchwood and Robin Hood both 720p HDTV ready.
posted Jun 1st 2009 10:18PM
Cool for Americans. I wonder if Canada will ever get something like this?... I doubt it though.
This actually isn't bad compared to how expensive BBC video usually is. You can snag the first season of Torchwood for $39 over Xbox Live in HD compared to $55.99 Amazon on blu-ray ($99.98 MSRP!).
If you are only interested in SD video (and most of the content is only available in SD anyways) it becomes even cheaper. 1st season of Torchwood is only $26 in SD whereas the DVDs are as expensive as the blu-rays, 54.99 on Amazon.
Also, so far, only Top Gear Season 10 is available for purchase in the US on DVD where you can get up to the most recent season on Xbox Live.
See how kind bbc is...i wished nbc, and hulu and everyone else would do the same until then i have to watch some doggey streams of live shows..