Breaking news: BBC store to close
Just got this email from BBC store :
Dear Daniel,
Sadly, we have taken the difficult decision to close BBC Store on 1st November 2017.
Although any programmes you own will still be available to watch until then, from now on we are no longer making programmes available to buy.
Our sincere thanks for being part of BBC Store. We do hope to make the programmes you could only get on BBC Store available elsewhere at some point in the future.
Best wishes
The BBC Store Team
Dear Daniel,
Sadly, we have taken the difficult decision to close BBC Store on 1st November 2017.
Although any programmes you own will still be available to watch until then, from now on we are no longer making programmes available to buy.
Our sincere thanks for being part of BBC Store. We do hope to make the programmes you could only get on BBC Store available elsewhere at some point in the future.
Best wishes
The BBC Store Team
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Shame. AFAIK they still produce physical discs but another attempt at digital streaming seems to have failed. You'd think having a permanent copy would appeal. Maybe not. Or maybe not sufficiently.
One of the benefits of bbc store was that they were able to also release older content that may not have been as commercially viable as the newer big budget programs. I guess that's gone out the window now. Shame as there is a wealth of material that the bbc have.
Very unexpected news...what is it with me investing in disappearing digital services? I better not place a bet for long time, and cancel my lottery tickets etc
:-)
Clearly, in this case, not enough wanted to own digital.
This must be costing the BBC a fortune they can ill afford. And a lovely tie-in for Amazon, why them in particular?
But what happens when other virtual providers decide to provide no more? Questions, questions..
It is the type of content and the appetite for buying it on a permanent basis which has clearly been insufficient. And availability elsewhere is clearly a factor.
I think the telling comment from the BBC announcement and also one which gives hope to those wanting access to their rarer material is this: "We do hope to make the programmes you could only get on BBC Store available elsewhere at some point in the future."
I still don't think it is a question of content per se, just how and it what way people prefer to consume it. It is a shame that the project hasn't worked. But I imagine the BBC have learned from it.
Ironically I bought into bbc store as I thought it was a safe bet, and such things such as dramatic closure would never happen. ...That bees nest sure did look enticing
If you ask me they proceeded back to front with their strategy. It should have been iplayer on Tv's first, then mobile. Iplayer is the superpower of players, and yet they didn't even bother to try it out. What a wasted opportunity,.
Now they are refunding all customers. A sizeable waste of money and resources. It should have been great. It's a huge mess.
I'd have been well up for it. But offering a buy model ONLY for use on computers and devices was just daft. It wasn't even cast ready. I had to mirror it to the big screen.
It's almost as if the Beeb has these walled garden divisions who never talk to each other
I agree that the kiss of death for the BBC Store was the fact that it was only available for computers and such devices. I assumed that there must have been some sort of contractual reason why it was not made available on iPlayer or some other TV device app.
From an outsider POV it seems reckless in the extreme. BBC Store was such a good idea for lots of reasons, I'm shocked by this decision.