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BritBox a challenger for Netflix
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:27 am
by Grandad
Not something I was aware of but apparently BBC and ITV have been collaborating in setting up a platform similar to Netflix making an archive of programs available to view. The monthly charge will be £5.99. I doubt if I will subscribe, we find enough to fill our viewing hours with just Freeview. Any of you other folks likely to be interested?
Where I think Netflix and Prime score is their original productions which tend to be very good.
Re: BritBox a challenger for Netflix
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:36 am
by Horus
I agree Grandad, Netflix and Prime do make some very good original programmes, not sure I would want to pay the Beeb and ITV to watch a load of old programmes there are enough of them on most days. Having said that the other two are mostly recycling the existing list of films and after a certain amount of time you also start to struggle in finding something you like. I can always remember the Sky channels such as National Geographic, History, etc. when they would show all of the Egyptology stuff and I couldn't get enough of it, but after about a year or so you had watched it all before (probably several times).
Re: BritBox a challenger for Netflix
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 4:35 pm
by Kiya
I'm quite happy with all the tv channels and Netflix ( I get that free through Roy ) not forgetting BBCiplayer
and for a while now been watching a lot of videos on Youtube mostly each one lasting an hour, so enough to
keep me going
Re: BritBox a challenger for Netflix
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:29 pm
by LovelyLadyLux
Britbox has been being advertised here as the latest thing to watch. Couple of friends have it and are probably watching lots of shows they haven't seen before.
I find I'm getting tired of all the History & Nat Geo shows that are on here as most are being recycled over and over and over. Netflix it my primary evening watching venue. It usually has something new I haven't seen but I have re-watched a couple of Series that I enjoyed and then didn't see for a couple of years. I enjoy the ability to binge watch them.
We were inundated about a year ago with "CRAVE" which was a Netflix competitor. I watched the 1 week free viewing they offered in attempts to get you to switch from Netflix but many of the shows were the same so Netflix remained.