BBC should know not everyone can stream TV

Words cannot express how disappointed I am in the BBC for discontinuing downloads. There are three main reasons for this. First, not everybody has a strong enough internet connection to stream content. I would have thought the ‘nation’s broadcaster’ should have known this.

Second, what good is seeing a fine film like Moonlight or Oppenheimer on a mobile phone? I like to download films to watch on a decent-sized laptop screen.

My third point is to compare streaming TV to streaming music. In my opinion, music has suffered greatly from the rise of Youtube and Spotify. Where are the new, young up-and-coming bands? You need to be as prolific a musician as Ed Sheeren to get any money from streaming. It seems to me that streaming takes all the value out of music.

Two years ago saw the 60th anniversary of the debut single by The Beatles, possibly the greatest rock group ever. But the generation brought up on streaming said, when asked, that they would not pay a penny for the music of The Beatles. I think the quality of TV could go the same way.

Marek Wesolowski

CA SAYS

We’re still receiving many emails from readers angry that the BBC axed the option to download shows to PCS. We explained how to get around this restriction in Issue 680’s Workshop (page 38) – you can buy a back issue from www.snipca.com/49837.