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18 January 2012

We have BBC America now! →[More:]Woot! I was surfing through the channels over the weekend and happily discovered that Comcast has added BBC-A to our next-to-the-lowest-possible-tier. Beforehand, if we wanted BBC-A (which we did) we would have had to buy-up to a more expensive tier, full of other crap we didn't want.

That's all.

post by: Thorzdad at: 15:04 | 4 comments

The interesting thing about BBC America is that a huge number of the shows you see badged as BBC were made for, and shown on, the commercial channels in the UK. It always surprises me when I see what's shown on BBC America when it was never shown on the BBC in the UK.

posted by Senyar 18 January | 15:39

For the first time EVER, I'm sorry that San Luis Obispo has Charter Cable and not Comcast (available 25 miles down the road in Santa Maria). Also today I am regretting getting my cable services upgraded for $5/month less (getting a better box with DVR and a home phone, not more channels) instead of "cutting the cord" down to Internet-only, because the EXTRA-EVIL corporations behind COPA/PIPA get paid per-subscriber for channels I don't like (and a couple I do, he confessed). And if Charter were to turn un-evil next month and offer alacarte cable (pay only for the channels you want), I probably couldn't convert to it for 12 months. Sigh.

posted by oneswellfoop 18 January | 15:54

BBC America is going to have a great show on Thursday about a father with an autistic son. The NY Times gave it an excellent write up and I look forward to seeing it.

posted by Macduff 18 January | 20:32

It's still in our digital premier lineup (the more expensive Comcast tier) in Philly.

posted by Susurration 18 January | 22:34

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