britbox app

Ken Hill1Ken Hill1 Member Posts: 261 ✭✭
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anyone know when britbox this comeing to youview on bt boxs ?
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  • AnaglyptaAnaglypta Member, Super User Posts: 871 ✭✭✭
    edited 5 November 2019, 12:45PM

    I emailed BritBox for you and this is the reply I got:-

    Good morning John,

    Thank you for your interest in Britbox!

    We are currently planning to release Britbox on YouView, however this is planned to be released after the official launch of Britbox. Fortunately at the moment you can still access BritBox in many other ways. This can be via a web browser on the internet from a PC, Mac or smart TV. ​You can also view Britbox via apps from:
    - Samsung TV (from 2017 models onward),
    - Apple TV
    - iPhone, iPad (Apple App Store)
    - Android devices (Google Play Store)

    If you have more questions or need further help, check our Frequently Asked Questions at britbox.co.uk/help​ or drop us a line.

    Best wishes,
    Kyle Evans
    The BritBox Team


    Hope this helps
    John

    "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton
  • AnaglyptaAnaglypta Member, Super User Posts: 871 ✭✭✭
    And just before everyone asks:-

    Hi John,

    Thanks for getting back in touch!

    We are unable to confirm a date for our official launch. I can confirm that you will see more and more advertisements for Britbox over the coming weeks and our official release is planned within the month.

    If you have more questions or need further help, check our Frequently Asked Questions at britbox.co.uk/help​ or drop us a line.

    Best wishes,
    Kyle Evans
    The BritBox Team

    "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton
  • Ken Hill1Ken Hill1 Member Posts: 261 ✭✭
    thank for the link i got on my smat tv and it look good all the drama i watched long time ago on there and the films too i think britbox this going to get mone popular i am glad i signed up to it 
  • robotmanrobotman Member Posts: 201 ✭
    Top man @Anaglypta
    This line, I emailed BritBox for you, really made my day  :) 
    "Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth"
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    robotman said:
    Top man @Anaglypta
    This line, I emailed BritBox for you, really made my day  :) 
    New acronym - LMEBBFY  :p
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • VisionmanVisionman Member, Super User Posts: 10,300 ✭✭✭
    edited 5 November 2019, 7:29PM
    They are hoping for an official launch in December and then YouView around the same time, which means shortly after. Britbox has just come out of general Beta testing and new content is now being added daily. So it shouldn't be too long.
    I'm now happy with the disagree icon, because its gone.
  • AnaglyptaAnaglypta Member, Super User Posts: 871 ✭✭✭
    Well it's a shame that the BritBox help team were so terse with me!


    John.

    "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    The golden age, when you could afford all the streaming services you reasonably wanted, is coming to an end....
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • Ken Hill1Ken Hill1 Member Posts: 261 ✭✭
    Anaglypta said:
    And just before everyone asks:-

    Hi John,

    Thanks for getting back in touch!

    We are unable to confirm a date for our official launch. I can confirm that you will see more and more advertisements for Britbox over the coming weeks and our official release is planned within the month.

    If you have more questions or need further help, check our Frequently Asked Questions at britbox.co.uk/help​ or drop us a line.

    Best wishes,
    Kyle Evans
    The BritBox Team

    thak for that with the feedback
  • robotmanrobotman Member Posts: 201 ✭
    Visionman said:
    They are hoping for an official launch in December and then YouView around the same time, which means shortly after. Britbox has just come out of general Beta testing and new content is now being added daily. So it shouldn't be too long.
    So Youview possibly a month after launch, which was today, not December, or is it due any day soon? Someone clearly passing duff info onto you my good man :/
    "Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth"
  • jimbjimb Member, Super User Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭
    Quite an interesting overview... 

    https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2019/11/britbox-better-late-never-its-still-sign-broadcaster-power-waning
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    It's going to be censored. No Till Death Us Do Part or It Ain’t Half Hot Mum :'(.
  • redchizredchiz Member, Super User Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭
    Hardly censored. For those who want racist content I am sure they can easily obtain it elsewhere.
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 8 November 2019, 6:29PM
    censored:  suppressed, altered or deleted as objectionable.
    I have some thoughts on this @redchiz, but this isn't the place for me to air them.
    My apologies to @Ken Hill1 for going off his topic.
  • redchizredchiz Member, Super User Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭
    @jonesh None of that applies here though, simply a matter of compliance with Ofcom standards. So accuse Ofcom of censorship if you like, but not the content providers. Short of campaigning in favour of snuff flicks, horror porn, take your pick being available on regulated platforms ....
  • VisionmanVisionman Member, Super User Posts: 10,300 ✭✭✭
    jonesh said:
    It's going to be censored. No Till Death Us Do Part or It Ain’t Half Hot Mum :'(.
    A few of us had been wondering about the above in todays 'modern' PC world where offence may not even be implied, never mind spoken. They went way beyond the bounds of todays OFCOM standards of decency. Personally I was also wondering if the likes of Rising Damp and Love Thy Neighbour would make it past OFCOM as well and see that LTN hasn't.

    Pleased to see that the Farty Trowles episode featuring 'the Germans' has made it but at the end of the day that entire episode was just designed to show what a bigoted prat Basil was. 
      
    I'm now happy with the disagree icon, because its gone.
  • jimbjimb Member, Super User Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭
    Visionman said:
    jonesh said:
    It's going to be censored. No Till Death Us Do Part or It Ain’t Half Hot Mum :'(.
    A few of us had been wondering about the above in todays 'modern' PC world where offence may not even be implied, never mind spoken. They went way beyond the bounds of todays OFCOM standards of decency. Personally I was also wondering if the likes of Rising Damp and Love Thy Neighbour would make it past OFCOM as well and see that LTN hasn't.

    Pleased to see that the Farty Trowles episode featuring 'the Germans' has made it but at the end of the day that entire episode was just designed to show what a bigoted prat Basil was. 
      

    A good post. 
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    PC gets in everywhere. In The Snowman, an inebriated passenger on an ocean liner sees the Snowman and the boy flying by, looks at his drink - and used to toss it overboard. But in these environmentally woke times, not any more.

    The Snowman is still twoccing the dad’s motorbike and driving without insurance, though - but for how much longer?  :p

    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • AnaglyptaAnaglypta Member, Super User Posts: 871 ✭✭✭
    Roy said:
    The Snowman is still twoccing the dad’s motorbike and driving without insurance, though - but for how much longer?  :p

    Probably until the weather improves  :)
    John
    "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton
  • robotmanrobotman Member Posts: 201 ✭
    jonesh said:
    It's going to be censored. No Till Death Us Do Part or It Ain’t Half Hot Mum :'(.
    Typical! Comedy gold of old not getting a rerun in case it offends someone from the generation who goes out of its' way to be offended, and who can't accept humour for what it is :(I despair.

    Visionman said:
    jonesh said:
    It's going to be censored. No Till Death Us Do Part or It Ain’t Half Hot Mum :'(.
    A few of us had been wondering about the above in todays 'modern' PC world where offence may not even be implied, never mind spoken. They went way beyond the bounds of todays OFCOM standards of decency. Personally I was also wondering if the likes of Rising Damp and Love Thy Neighbour would make it past OFCOM as well and see that LTN hasn't.

    Pleased to see that the Farty Trowles episode featuring 'the Germans' has made it but at the end of the day that entire episode was just designed to show what a bigoted prat Basil was. 
      
    I loved Love Thy Neighbour and thankfully have the entire collection on dvd. The irony of LTN being it was always the white guy who came off worse.
    "Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth"
  • croftcroft Member Posts: 60 ✭
    Hopefully soon I’ll give it a try when it comes to YouView 
  • Ken Hill1Ken Hill1 Member Posts: 261 ✭✭
    Britbox has just signed deal with BT platform and Freeview platform but they said no to sky the source comes from the Telegraph paper so sky .
  • Adam_TAdam_T Member Posts: 62 ✭
    It just landed on Freeview Play over the weekend (or at least on my Freeview Play TV!) so should be soon on Youview :)
  • Ken Hill1Ken Hill1 Member Posts: 261 ✭✭
    edited 16 December 2019, 11:54AM
    that good will this is my last post off the year i am off to  new zealand to see my 7 nieces for chriristmas and the new year be back in two months so happy chrstmas and a happy new year too all ken .
  • RoythespacemanRoythespaceman Member Posts: 1 ✭
    Surely there is someone out there that can give a date as to when Britbox app will be available on youview.  There must be a project plan with timescales and a project manager??
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 19 December 2019, 4:56PM
    Roythespaceman said:
    Surely there is someone out there that can give a date as to when Britbox app will be available on youview.  There must be a project plan with timescales and a project manager??
    And no doubt there is. 

    But what planet are you on, hoping that YouView will pre-divulge confidential and sensitive commercial information to all and sundry?  :p
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • redchizredchiz Member, Super User Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭
    edited 19 December 2019, 4:45PM
    Shhh, don't tell anybody, scroll down this page for the latest news ....
  • FordPrefectFordPrefect Member Posts: 1 ✭
    Well they did say before the end of the year in 2019. Perhaps we should have asked which year?

    Does anyone know?
  • kodikidkodikid Member Posts: 1,084 ✭✭
    Probably the same time as now tv, end of march
    Deacon Blue hit from October 88
  • VisionmanVisionman Member, Super User Posts: 10,300 ✭✭✭
    edited 5 February 2020, 8:12PM
    No date has been given for Britbox's launch. But just as with Now TV, its the provider, not YouView, that will decide the date.
    I'm now happy with the disagree icon, because its gone.
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