BBC News Channel Now on FAST Platforms

[Action Newsroom 1312]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/bbc-news-channel-free-streaming-platforms-1235850872/

Edited March 13, 2024 by Action Newsroom

[HSV cheesehead 102]

Rhetorical question: Why am I simultaneously surprised and not surprised about this?

[mre29 1571]

YES! I've been hoping this would happen for a while now -- either this or more cable providers grouping BBC News with the other news channels. (You shouldn't have to pay extra for one news channel when you're already get three or more as part of basic cable.)

 

6 hours ago, HSV cheesehead said:

Rhetorical question: Why am I simultaneously surprised and not surprised about this?

 

Because the BBC has been missing from the FAST news channels space for far too long. Besides the American news-focused channels (ABC News Live, CBS News, NBC News Now, and LiveNOW from Fox), BBC News's direct competitor, Sky News, has been there for years, and there's also Euronews and other channels.

 

[C Block 1573]

I'm watching it on Pluto TV via Google TV on my Sony TV (...I think I got that right.) But it's on a 2-3 minute delay. Is that always normal for Pluto?

[Yankees4life 563]

Well overdue. I'm shocked they weren't on sooner

[mre29 1571]

Of course, this does bring up one good question:  Where the heck is Al Jazeera English? It's already free, so...