Sky's catch up has shows missing compared to web site players
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I go on bbc iplayer for the proms eg and it's on bbc iplayer on the website version but sky's catch up doesn't have it
This happened across sky's 4od and itv why can't we all have the same catch up content
Sky and other digital platforms say relax just catch up but when we go to catch up it's not there when we want to watch it
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This happened across sky's 4od and itv why can't we all have the same catch up content
Sky and other digital platforms say relax just catch up but when we go to catch up it's not there when we want to watch it
Strange
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I suspect in many cases it's rights issues. The broadcaster might have rights for streaming, but as Sky's implementation works via progressive download this may fall outside the wording of some of the contracts. So the agreement would need to be amended before the content could be offered.
Sky's catch-up is NOT a streaming service like the other services and all programmes need recoding to Sky's progressive download system (which eliminates most of the "buffering please wait" problems people with slower web connections suffer with the other systems). This recoding takes time.
It should be all automated though. It seems to rely on someone pushing a button at the moment? The reason I think that is the times vary so much.
It can be done quickly though. ITV usually manage to have the soaps up on Sky's catch up within 15/20 minutes of the end of broadcast.
Once they're sent from the broadcaster it should take seconds for them to be on Sky's servers. They'll be using some big bandwidth pipes between them.
What they should really do is make sure the programmes are on Sky's servers before they're even broadcast, then the second the programme ends they appear in customers catch up section. It really shouldn't be that difficult. They seem to make a meal out of something that should be pretty easy and fully automated.
Seems to be the same programmes that affect me, take last two series of The Graham Norton Show for example, episode availability was very hit and miss, on one occasion I ended up watching via other means.
Even with this minor shortcoming I wouldn't be without it.
If indeed it ever appears at all! I agree it is the inconsistency of it all that causes so much frustration >:(.
This channel disappeared last year, once in March, then after a short return disappeared again in July as far a I can remember.
Programmes are still available on a catch up basis but only via box sets /new series- very strange affair.
It removes all the buffering - and works better than any other system - pity more don't do it that way
I don't see why it would particularly need recoding?, or even if it did that it would take much time at all? - certainly no longer than things take to appear on catch-up anyway. If it's not there, it's because the BBC either don't want it there, or haven't bothered to place it there (yet!)
If that is happening, your download speed must be dropping off after the programme has been declared to be available.
Exactly - I wonder if someone else in the house is using the bandwidth?, or just the fact of the contention ratios?.