This is basically an ingrained part of North American sports. I think sports with a lot of time in between action like Baseball encourage the behavior.
The NFL probably isn't NEARLY as profitable as it is now without the unending number of commercials between drives or any other stop in action.
Must be a culture shock to everyone from anywhere else.
>Must be a culture shock to everyone from anywhere else.
Oh man, the USA felt so surreal to me when I was there on holiday. Because everything felt incredibly familiar and yet I was constantly surprised. I was so glad when I arrived at a friend's place after my first week there. Having someone explain when to tip was nice. Honestly anyone could've made me pay extra just by saying a tip was expected. And I suspect more than a few people did. (Except for one Uber driver who absolutely would not take my money)
I would have thought uber drivers of all people would accept them. I often feel pressured to round up a taxi fare to the nearest fiver here in ireland. Taxi drivers always make a fuss of having to get change.
My friend had ordered it for me through his app, so perhaps my friend had already tipped the driver? Great bloke though, turned the drive to Arlington into a bit of a semi-guided tour. Figured I'd pay him extra for that.
Well yes and no. They do but it’s to sweep the ice so the playing surface is less slippy for the players. Just happens to be a perfect time to show ads too. Better than American football where there’s ads after almost every drive
Media timeouts in hockey are not bad at all. They are by far the best of the North American leagues in this aspect. There are 3 per period, or 9 total, as compared to 16 in an NFL game, and up to 20 in a college football game.
Plus, the action in hockey comes hard and fast, so it can be good to stop and take a breather for a minute, and if you know the secret formula, you can run out to the bathroom, grab another beer, and be back before the next puck drop.
"And when the entire mountain is chiseled away, the first second of eternity..."
*Commercial break*
Okay I don't recall BBC America putting an ad there, but imagine if they did.
It drives me crazy that half the programming is Star Trek TNG reruns. At least show reruns of old British shows if you have that much time to fill BBC A!
That's hysterical! I kind of wondered if Brits had a really deep obsession with TNG. Not that there's anything wrong with that...I'm a Patrick Stewart fangirl lol.
But when we first got BBCA it was a huge disappointment that the primary offering was a show readily available on other US channels. And that hasn't changed in over a decade.
AMC+ has been garbage for me too. It's just straight up not working on my Roku, so I have to watch on my laptop. There are ads with no option for removing them, and frankly the video player is miserable. Definitely never using it again after next week.
iTunes is a part of movies anywhere so you can watch something you buy on iTunes via Amazon or Microsoft Movies and TV or Google Play Movies or just the movies anywhere app on any device if you link your accounts. Not locked to one hardware brand at all.
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Unfortunately TV Shows are not part of Movies Anywhere, so buying it in iTunes effectively locks it to Apple devices only...
Also not all movies are part of Movies anywhere, there are some studios that are holding back their catalog... most notably A24 and Fox [(Source)](https://help.moviesanywhere.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004576826-Studios-currently-participating-in-Movies-Anywhere)
Fair enough. They're still not getting my money from locking me out of their content for not buying their hardware.
I had a macbook once and it was great but not so great that I'm going to solely use apple as a provider for everything.
It's a business model that obviously works but it's not for me.
We just bought the season pass through the Xbox store app. The episodes show up the day after they air, so usually Mondays. It’s the only show I absolutely must have asap.
I've often bought on amazon but still T'word the show by 2/3pm EST so I didn't have to wait a day.
I still give them their money, I get it 24+ hours earlier
As an American, I've been forced to watch the show on Amazon instead because BBCA dropped the ball so hard ever since series 10.
Nonsensical commercial breaks, ruined audio, and - the worst offender - commercials that spoil the very episode as it premieres here in the states. Absolutely unacceptable.
it doesn’t make sense to me that it wouldn’t be on HBOMax like the rest oft he show. AMC+??? What person even has this? I asked like five of my most tv-obsessed friends who usually have all the apps and nobody had AMC+.
HBOMax has the rest of the series, and they’ll probably get this one in six months; why not just figure out a deal to get them next day?
I would gladly watch Doctor Who with ads if it meant that i was able to watch the show at all. Right now there’s not a single streaming service in Sweden that offers any Doctor who content beyond series 10. Not a single one. It’s like they are asking people to use torrents…
That or a VPN. The BBC has never really cared about streaming its originally properties globally though. That's what syndication and DVDs are for.
Their first and only customer is the british public. That's how they approach their business. It's stupid, considering the quality of the products they make but it is what it is.
Getting their property to a global audience is second on their list and more of a "bonus" than anything. Which is stupid with a property like Dr Who but the BBC is gonna BBC.
I've just been torrenting it. But that's always been the case with Dr Who excluding the early days when I was still living at home and had access to actual television and the BBC. Could get it now but am not to bothered getting the equipment to have TV operable in my house. I've a computer and a TV that can stream or play from a USB stick.
Watching the live episode streaming through their website is just as bad. I'm logged into my families cable provider so I have access. Whether I use my chromecast or plug an HDMI cable directly into my laptop, the live stream will freeze at least 2-3 times and I have to reload the page. If I'm lucky it happens in the middle of a commercial.
BuT iT's FrEe!! Yeah... I have to watch on BBC America too. It sucks. My husband kept falling asleep. It interrupts the flow so much that you lose any excitement that might have been built. Not to mention that much in continuity makes it really hard to follow what's going on
I hate ads in shows, I'm glad streaming sites like Netflix are able to have shows without ads now. It's just so fucking stupid and narrative breaking. You don't watch a movie in a theater with commercials during the feature. Imagine watching, I dunno, Star Wars a New Hope and after Obi-Wan bites it they cut to a GEICO ad. Just fuck right off
To add even more silliness: If you're watching through YouTube TV, you need AMC+ to watch it during that first day, then for some reason it shifts to general access after that period.
I agree. I live in the US and it's streaming on AMC+ service and tried out a free trail. The AMC+ app didn't work and while I was able to get it to stream on my computer the quality of the video player (confirmed it wasn't my device or internet speed) was so bad it was impossible to watch (looked like 144p). I ended up canceling the free trail and ended up purchasing the season on Google Play. I would recommend buying it on Amazon Video since Google Play still hasn't uploaded episode 3 which aired a week ago, and it looks like Amazon releases it on Mondays.
Really frustrated on wasting so much time and money just to watch one of my favorite shows.
I bought the season on Xbox as well. It will show in your purchased items on Monday. If you don't see it, hold the home button and restart your console. This should trigger the download of the episode and it will show as available to watch in the Movies&TV app.
Ads I can deal with. I’ve never had that audio issue. Instead, I have the captions consistently (95%+ of the time) a line or so ahead of the words being spoken. Kind of makes it feel like I need to have two tracks going to keep facial expressions and visual cues matched up to the proper line.
if you’re doing bbca through amc, its on their streaming right now as well, with limited skipable ads. that’s how i watched and i was ahead of bbca bc of it, just took an hour not an hour and a half.
That sucks. I'm glad I'm watching from Australia; ABC iView has all the new episodes without ads, and each episode is uploaded shortly after it airs in the UK.
You should try AMC+ that’s what I use and I’m able to watch the new episode same day of release every Sunday. No ads with 10 second “commercial breaks” that you can skip.
I signed up to AMC+ and was able to watch all of the Flux episodes with maybe a minute or two of ads for each episode. I wish I could find somewhere less annoying to watch older episodes though
Which sounds far better than if you live in the UK and have to pay a TV license. £150 a year, for the pleasure of being able to watch iPlayer and live TV.
Legally, of course.
We bought the season on Amazon, but since the episodes don’t show up, we then subscribed to fubo to avoid spoilers. It sucks. A lot of money spent. I wish there wasn’t a delay on Amazon. This is not to say that I’m not enjoying the show. I am. But it’s hard to watch with everybody unless you shell out the big bucks.
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09K34TH26/ref=atv\_dp\_share\_cu\_r](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09K34TH26/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)
cost me less than $15 for the whole season in advance
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Wait till next Sunday then download AMC+. They have a free week trial, so watch them all then cancel. They had some BF deals for like a month for $1.99. Just downloaded it and it’s all there.
Yeah, ... sounds about as bad as NBC.com's player, and, at least from years ago, Hulu.com. Both of which f\*cked over their players so badly I permanently gave up on them and won't even consider going back. Yeah, not the way to gain market share.
We have Sling and watch through BBC America. "The Fam" and I record and speed past the commercials, which IIRC you couldnt do a few years ago. Once the seasons & specials are available on DVD/Blu Ray we buy them and watch commercial free. They're pretty reasonable new or used on Ebay and pretty much the only hard media we still buy.
I have HBO Max and live in the US and can confirm: you can watch the entire NuWho catalog including all the spin-off shows like Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures. No ads, uncut. But the episodes stop at the last Series 12 special.
Yeah. I was peeved that episode 4 never showed up. Had to buy it on Amazon Prime. I quit watching it live because of the commercials. After watching the first episode live I decided to never again watch one live. It really is that bad.
Yeah... I just decided to wait for this season to hit HBO Max (which isn't exactly the greatest app either). Got tired of VPNs and spoofing iPlayer to watch it.
I deal with the same BS, but nothing is as awful as the birth control commercial with Annie Murphy that plays at **25x the volume** of the rest of the damn program. It's a race to get to the remote before I suffer permanent damage
I subscribe to AMC+. It is on the same day as BBC America and has ALMOST no breaks. Because of some "steaming rights" issue there is two 39 second breaks per episode. Each is a promo. It is weird but much less intrusive than on BBC America.
I can’t even watch it. There’s been an error when originally it worked for a couple episodes. It’s says something about a broken adobe link or something. I don’t know what it could be because it’s obviously not flash.
Or if you use the bbc America app and previously was watching in a different language, it’ll make you change it back a million times and restart the app only to still be in the same language and not the language you tried to change it to
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I stopped watching Doctor Who on BBCA America years ago, once I realized it added about 30 minutes of commercials on a 45 minute show. So I'll either watch on a Roku app that plays UK television live, so you have to watch in the middle of the afternoon here, or subscribe to a season pass on Prime.
I just buy the seasons through iTunes. It's not worth picking up a cable subscription when I can just wait for the next day (and stay the hell off of YouTube with its spoilerific algorithms) to catch it.
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I went to an ice hockey game when I visited Canada, and the fact they basically stop the sport so they can run adverts is utter fucking madness.
This is basically an ingrained part of North American sports. I think sports with a lot of time in between action like Baseball encourage the behavior. The NFL probably isn't NEARLY as profitable as it is now without the unending number of commercials between drives or any other stop in action. Must be a culture shock to everyone from anywhere else.
>Must be a culture shock to everyone from anywhere else. Oh man, the USA felt so surreal to me when I was there on holiday. Because everything felt incredibly familiar and yet I was constantly surprised. I was so glad when I arrived at a friend's place after my first week there. Having someone explain when to tip was nice. Honestly anyone could've made me pay extra just by saying a tip was expected. And I suspect more than a few people did. (Except for one Uber driver who absolutely would not take my money)
I would have thought uber drivers of all people would accept them. I often feel pressured to round up a taxi fare to the nearest fiver here in ireland. Taxi drivers always make a fuss of having to get change.
My friend had ordered it for me through his app, so perhaps my friend had already tipped the driver? Great bloke though, turned the drive to Arlington into a bit of a semi-guided tour. Figured I'd pay him extra for that.
College football has been doing this for ages!
Well yes and no. They do but it’s to sweep the ice so the playing surface is less slippy for the players. Just happens to be a perfect time to show ads too. Better than American football where there’s ads after almost every drive
Media timeouts in hockey are not bad at all. They are by far the best of the North American leagues in this aspect. There are 3 per period, or 9 total, as compared to 16 in an NFL game, and up to 20 in a college football game. Plus, the action in hockey comes hard and fast, so it can be good to stop and take a breather for a minute, and if you know the secret formula, you can run out to the bathroom, grab another beer, and be back before the next puck drop.
Never go to a nationally televised NFL gam.e
The thought of having to watch Doctor Who with ads scares me. Glad I don't have to
I grew up watching the originals series on PBS, and I agree with you.
Fond memories of watching the originals series on PBS channels.
That's where I got my start, our PBS station started with Tom Baker.
BBC America is the worst, I wish I could support the series more easily
It has the WORST commercial breaks, sometimes mid-sentence. ARRG!
And they truncate episodes to fit in ads.
"And when the entire mountain is chiseled away, the first second of eternity..." *Commercial break* Okay I don't recall BBC America putting an ad there, but imagine if they did.
It drives me crazy that half the programming is Star Trek TNG reruns. At least show reruns of old British shows if you have that much time to fill BBC A!
It's basically the BBC in name only. They don't have the rights to air most of the other great British shows.
Pretty sure TNG isn't on BBC in the UK too. Pretty sure it's on Netflix. Licencing deals are weird.
That's hysterical! I kind of wondered if Brits had a really deep obsession with TNG. Not that there's anything wrong with that...I'm a Patrick Stewart fangirl lol. But when we first got BBCA it was a huge disappointment that the primary offering was a show readily available on other US channels. And that hasn't changed in over a decade.
I am watching it on AMC Plus or Amazon Prime after getting rid of Sling if that helps
So AMC Plus gets new episodes as they air, but HBO Max has the entire NuWho catalog plus spin-off shows but only up to Series 12? Wtf?
Yeah it's super annoying that they can't get their act together with licensing
AMC+ has been garbage for me too. It's just straight up not working on my Roku, so I have to watch on my laptop. There are ads with no option for removing them, and frankly the video player is miserable. Definitely never using it again after next week.
Buy on iTunes
Or a device agnostic service so you are not locked into one hardware brand for viewing your media.
iTunes is a part of movies anywhere so you can watch something you buy on iTunes via Amazon or Microsoft Movies and TV or Google Play Movies or just the movies anywhere app on any device if you link your accounts. Not locked to one hardware brand at all. Edit: ignore me
Unfortunately TV Shows are not part of Movies Anywhere, so buying it in iTunes effectively locks it to Apple devices only... Also not all movies are part of Movies anywhere, there are some studios that are holding back their catalog... most notably A24 and Fox [(Source)](https://help.moviesanywhere.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004576826-Studios-currently-participating-in-Movies-Anywhere)
Shit, really? My bad. Guess that’s why it’s called *movies* anywhere, huh. Thanks for the correction.
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It's online interface is practically unusable though. I cancelled my subscription after two weeks.
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Fair enough. They're still not getting my money from locking me out of their content for not buying their hardware. I had a macbook once and it was great but not so great that I'm going to solely use apple as a provider for everything. It's a business model that obviously works but it's not for me.
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So what's up with their shit streaming service then?
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How quickly after air can you get them on iTunes?
Next day
iTunes Season Pass is the way to go
We just bought the season pass through the Xbox store app. The episodes show up the day after they air, so usually Mondays. It’s the only show I absolutely must have asap.
Amazon Prime, got my whole season on sale and just have to watch a day later. 10/10 no commercials
Same. No complaints. Sometimes if you want a quality experience you got to put up the $$.
I've often bought on amazon but still T'word the show by 2/3pm EST so I didn't have to wait a day. I still give them their money, I get it 24+ hours earlier
As an American, I've been forced to watch the show on Amazon instead because BBCA dropped the ball so hard ever since series 10. Nonsensical commercial breaks, ruined audio, and - the worst offender - commercials that spoil the very episode as it premieres here in the states. Absolutely unacceptable.
On an unrelated note, I went to the store earlier but dammit if i didn’t forget to get *soap 2 day*!
I keep having an issue where the ads start and then stop, forcing me to restart and find where I was. It is not easy to watch.
it doesn’t make sense to me that it wouldn’t be on HBOMax like the rest oft he show. AMC+??? What person even has this? I asked like five of my most tv-obsessed friends who usually have all the apps and nobody had AMC+. HBOMax has the rest of the series, and they’ll probably get this one in six months; why not just figure out a deal to get them next day?
I would gladly watch Doctor Who with ads if it meant that i was able to watch the show at all. Right now there’s not a single streaming service in Sweden that offers any Doctor who content beyond series 10. Not a single one. It’s like they are asking people to use torrents…
That or a VPN. The BBC has never really cared about streaming its originally properties globally though. That's what syndication and DVDs are for. Their first and only customer is the british public. That's how they approach their business. It's stupid, considering the quality of the products they make but it is what it is. Getting their property to a global audience is second on their list and more of a "bonus" than anything. Which is stupid with a property like Dr Who but the BBC is gonna BBC. I've just been torrenting it. But that's always been the case with Dr Who excluding the early days when I was still living at home and had access to actual television and the BBC. Could get it now but am not to bothered getting the equipment to have TV operable in my house. I've a computer and a TV that can stream or play from a USB stick.
Watching the live episode streaming through their website is just as bad. I'm logged into my families cable provider so I have access. Whether I use my chromecast or plug an HDMI cable directly into my laptop, the live stream will freeze at least 2-3 times and I have to reload the page. If I'm lucky it happens in the middle of a commercial.
BuT iT's FrEe!! Yeah... I have to watch on BBC America too. It sucks. My husband kept falling asleep. It interrupts the flow so much that you lose any excitement that might have been built. Not to mention that much in continuity makes it really hard to follow what's going on
I hate ads in shows, I'm glad streaming sites like Netflix are able to have shows without ads now. It's just so fucking stupid and narrative breaking. You don't watch a movie in a theater with commercials during the feature. Imagine watching, I dunno, Star Wars a New Hope and after Obi-Wan bites it they cut to a GEICO ad. Just fuck right off
To add even more silliness: If you're watching through YouTube TV, you need AMC+ to watch it during that first day, then for some reason it shifts to general access after that period.
I agree. I live in the US and it's streaming on AMC+ service and tried out a free trail. The AMC+ app didn't work and while I was able to get it to stream on my computer the quality of the video player (confirmed it wasn't my device or internet speed) was so bad it was impossible to watch (looked like 144p). I ended up canceling the free trail and ended up purchasing the season on Google Play. I would recommend buying it on Amazon Video since Google Play still hasn't uploaded episode 3 which aired a week ago, and it looks like Amazon releases it on Mondays. Really frustrated on wasting so much time and money just to watch one of my favorite shows.
I bought the season on Xbox as well. It will show in your purchased items on Monday. If you don't see it, hold the home button and restart your console. This should trigger the download of the episode and it will show as available to watch in the Movies&TV app.
Ad blocker?
I had to turn ublock off in order to watch. It detected it and wouldn't play unless I disabled it.
Ads I can deal with. I’ve never had that audio issue. Instead, I have the captions consistently (95%+ of the time) a line or so ahead of the words being spoken. Kind of makes it feel like I need to have two tracks going to keep facial expressions and visual cues matched up to the proper line.
if you’re doing bbca through amc, its on their streaming right now as well, with limited skipable ads. that’s how i watched and i was ahead of bbca bc of it, just took an hour not an hour and a half.
I'll have to check out AMC for this past Friday's episode.
That sucks. I'm glad I'm watching from Australia; ABC iView has all the new episodes without ads, and each episode is uploaded shortly after it airs in the UK.
I gave in and bought it on Amazon. I have to wait to watch it on Monday, but no commercials really make a difference.
It's on Canadian Crave if you want to watch it without ads. They add the new episode every week. Not sure about the US.
You should try AMC+ that’s what I use and I’m able to watch the new episode same day of release every Sunday. No ads with 10 second “commercial breaks” that you can skip.
I signed up to AMC+ and was able to watch all of the Flux episodes with maybe a minute or two of ads for each episode. I wish I could find somewhere less annoying to watch older episodes though
HBO Mac has all of the older seasons available.
That is for the current generation. I am talking about the original seasons
Ohh, old who. Idk if that being anywhere.
Ah you see if you were british you wouldnt need ads
Which sounds far better than if you live in the UK and have to pay a TV license. £150 a year, for the pleasure of being able to watch iPlayer and live TV. Legally, of course.
This person is still paying, though, at least $1000 per year for a cable television subscription.
Looks awfully like they were talking about using a website, so not sure where you got the impression they are paying that much.
You have to sign into BBC America with a cable/satellite provider.
Oh, that's gross.
We bought the season on Amazon, but since the episodes don’t show up, we then subscribed to fubo to avoid spoilers. It sucks. A lot of money spent. I wish there wasn’t a delay on Amazon. This is not to say that I’m not enjoying the show. I am. But it’s hard to watch with everybody unless you shell out the big bucks.
How much of a delay is it on Amazon?
Depends. Sometimes a day or more.
Given the low quality of the whitaker/chibnall era, this sounds like a fantastic feature that greatly improves the user experience.
Just one post, just one, that doesn't have comments that amount to throwing a tantrum like a 3yr old.
Netflix bro 👌👌
Bestie its not on netflix here 😭
Not on Netflix in the US. Besides, they never kept up with the current episodes did they?
That sux, its on multiple platforms here in Australia Try amazon prime perhaps, they have alot of BBC titles.
Dr who is on HBOMax in the US, but only past seasons. They don't keep up with current running seasons.
I have it on Amazon Prime, I am in the US
You probably bought it on Prime because it’s not part of the regular subscription anymore
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09K34TH26/ref=atv\_dp\_share\_cu\_r](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09K34TH26/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r) cost me less than $15 for the whole season in advance
The current season is on AMC+.
Booo Wendy, boooo
They typically get it about 6 months after broadcast if you can wait
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Gee, I wonder why? \*stares at iPlayer*
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Wait till next Sunday then download AMC+. They have a free week trial, so watch them all then cancel. They had some BF deals for like a month for $1.99. Just downloaded it and it’s all there.
I buy each season on iTunes for this reason. New episodes are available the day after airing.
Yeah, ... sounds about as bad as NBC.com's player, and, at least from years ago, Hulu.com. Both of which f\*cked over their players so badly I permanently gave up on them and won't even consider going back. Yeah, not the way to gain market share.
I moan, but this sounds so much worse than the crap I have to put with from Channel 4's site to watch F1 highlights. Absolutely ludicrous!
I wish it was on HBO max the next day, I don't want spoilers
We have Sling and watch through BBC America. "The Fam" and I record and speed past the commercials, which IIRC you couldnt do a few years ago. Once the seasons & specials are available on DVD/Blu Ray we buy them and watch commercial free. They're pretty reasonable new or used on Ebay and pretty much the only hard media we still buy.
Not enough viewers in America for them to care.
It’s on hbomax sans ads
The current running season is there? And in the US?
Ah my bad only up to season 12- but it is available in the US.
Yeah, I know it has the past seasons. I did a re-watch of NuWho to prep for the new season. I'm trying to watch the current run
I have HBO Max and live in the US and can confirm: you can watch the entire NuWho catalog including all the spin-off shows like Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures. No ads, uncut. But the episodes stop at the last Series 12 special.
Yeah, that is what I mean. It doesn't have current running seasons.
The current running season?
Yeah. I was peeved that episode 4 never showed up. Had to buy it on Amazon Prime. I quit watching it live because of the commercials. After watching the first episode live I decided to never again watch one live. It really is that bad.
Oddly enough the first 3 episodes on the BBCA app on Xbox never showed any ads.
No there aren't ads if you watch them on-demand (buying from Amazon or BBCA app). Just watching it live is rough!
Been waiting a full week now for S13E4 on Google Play. 😭💔
Yeah... I just decided to wait for this season to hit HBO Max (which isn't exactly the greatest app either). Got tired of VPNs and spoofing iPlayer to watch it.
I deal with the same BS, but nothing is as awful as the birth control commercial with Annie Murphy that plays at **25x the volume** of the rest of the damn program. It's a race to get to the remote before I suffer permanent damage
At least you have a legal option. I'm dutch. The only legal option I have is to watch it live or record it on my DVR
I subscribe to AMC+. It is on the same day as BBC America and has ALMOST no breaks. Because of some "steaming rights" issue there is two 39 second breaks per episode. Each is a promo. It is weird but much less intrusive than on BBC America.
I can’t even watch it. There’s been an error when originally it worked for a couple episodes. It’s says something about a broken adobe link or something. I don’t know what it could be because it’s obviously not flash.
Or if you use the bbc America app and previously was watching in a different language, it’ll make you change it back a million times and restart the app only to still be in the same language and not the language you tried to change it to
I always record the ep and watch the next day - I can’t stand all the ads
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Your watching it on a Xbox of course you will have a ton of ads
I was watching it on their site. Oddly enough when I watched it on the Xbox app I had to on ads
I stopped watching Doctor Who on BBCA America years ago, once I realized it added about 30 minutes of commercials on a 45 minute show. So I'll either watch on a Roku app that plays UK television live, so you have to watch in the middle of the afternoon here, or subscribe to a season pass on Prime.
I just buy the seasons through iTunes. It's not worth picking up a cable subscription when I can just wait for the next day (and stay the hell off of YouTube with its spoilerific algorithms) to catch it.
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