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Old 19-12-2013, 15:55
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Old 19-12-2013, 17:58
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For those who have gotten PYC at Golyg, the site has been shut down due to low demand. Here is the message I received this morning:

I'm afraid to announce that Golyg, the community for sharing television programmes from Wales, has come to an end because of low demand. I'd also like to apologise for the abrupt way the tracker ended a few days ago.

Over 4,000 television programmes from Wales were shared with over 1,300 members in 68 countries for free during the community's three years. However, relatively few members log in regularly and demand for programmes is so low it's impractical to continue financing the tracker.

A special thanks to the handful of members who capped and shared the programmes and to those who kept them and continued to share with others. Thanks too, to the members who were active in the forums and who left such kind comments for the cappers.

Ideas will continue to be discussed over coming weeks and it's possible good news will follow to some members in the new year.
THAT'S REALLY SAD !
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Old 20-12-2013, 14:26
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I'm so sad to hear that Golyg is gone! I was certainly one of it's regular members for three years. I can't believe the amount of television I watched through it! I do it comes back in some form next year but I can understand that it was a heck of a lot of work for a small number of people.

IF you're outside of the UK and need to get your PyC fix may I highly suggest Tunnel Bear ($50 a year - unlimited data access). If you're like me and want to watch and pause and watch and pause (and look up words on Google Translate) may I also suggest VSO Downloader ($30). This allows you to capture streaming files faster than real-time (so you can snag the whole week's worth in less than an hour). If you turn the subtitle stream on (Welsh or English) it will capture that as an onscreen burn in. I'm still trying to figure out how to download the actual subtitle .srt files (the way Golyg did). I'll post here if I figure it out.
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Old 20-12-2013, 15:03
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I am sad Golyg is gone too. But I understand the time and the other expenses, you have to pay for the webhosting. I just found that out myself; it can be expensive.

As Basilbird said Tunnelbear is good, I am using https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ which was a bit cheaper than Tunnelbear at $40 for the year. Getting a VPN also protects your privacy so making the investment isn't a bad idea if don't like the idea of other people tracking your internet usage.

Checked my email Tunnelbear is on sale until the end of the year at $40 as well. It has trackers outside Europe for Japan and Australia. So if that is important to you I would check it out.

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Old 20-12-2013, 18:35
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that is terrible it's finished
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Old 20-12-2013, 20:31
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The worst fight scene in soap history.

Police as sharp as needles as usual. Yeah, it was Garry Monk. He just turned up and started punching them both. Better not interview anyone else.
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Old 20-12-2013, 20:42
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I`m on a private tracker so I will get them Sunday (fingers crossed)
Sorry I can`t give out the website link - am not allowed, and I can`t give out invites like at the other site.

TunnelBear is good - nice and simple. Just the way I like it.
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Old 20-12-2013, 20:59
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The worst fight scene in soap history.

Police as sharp as needles as usual. Yeah, it was Garry Monk. He just turned up and started punching them both. Better not interview anyone else.
The Cwm Deri police must have to pass an idiot exam to get the job. Being too smart is clearly a detriment to a career there
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Old 20-12-2013, 21:08
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I`m on a private tracker so I will get them Sunday (fingers crossed)
Sorry I can`t give out the website link - am not allowed, and I can`t give out invites like at the other site.

TunnelBear is good - nice and simple. Just the way I like it.
Good that you have gotten that sorted out.

s4c shouldn't have geo-blocking in the first place. There obviously isn't much of a commercial market for Welsh language television.

I have no problem with copyright when it protects the earnings of authors and creators. But blocking s4c just prevents people like Basilbird from practicing her Welsh. More Welsh speaking was a good thing I thought. At least they should let us purchase access if we want to.
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Old 21-12-2013, 14:01
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s4c shouldn't have geo-blocking in the first place. There obviously isn't much of a commercial market for Welsh language television.

At least they should let us purchase access if we want to.
You know, I really think that's coming soon. I was on the Clic site in the FAQ section and one of the questions was did you need to buy a special TV license for online content. The answer, of course, was no. Well... think about it... how many people in the UK are going to be ditching their TVs in favor of watching on their devices? Surely selling a "TV license" of sorts for online access would be a good revenue generator. That is sort of the model the cable companies in the US have for some of their premium channels. You have to log onto the site with your Comcast (or whatever) credentials. If Golyg proved anything, it was that there *is* a market for Welsh TV outside of the UK
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Old 21-12-2013, 17:31
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You know, I really think that's coming soon. I was on the Clic site in the FAQ section and one of the questions was did you need to buy a special TV license for online content. The answer, of course, was no. Well... think about it... how many people in the UK are going to be ditching their TVs in favor of watching on their devices? Surely selling a "TV license" of sorts for online access would be a good revenue generator. That is sort of the model the cable companies in the US have for some of their premium channels. You have to log onto the site with your Comcast (or whatever) credentials. If Golyg proved anything, it was that there *is* a market for Welsh TV outside of the UK
I think that is the way the world is going not just in the UK and the US. In ten years or so people won't sit in front of box they will buy the content they want to buy and watch it on whatever device they want. If you look at the way that premium English language television is being made the cast and crew come from all over the world now.

I can't see why Welsh language television couldn't compete. There is a market for other subtitled programmes. Scandinavian television is popular so is Korean language television.
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Old 22-12-2013, 12:06
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am i looking forward to cwmderi at christmas
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Old 22-12-2013, 12:17
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am i looking forward to cwmderi at christmas
Likewise. Also looking forward to one or two people getting some come uppance in 2014. On the list for a good toecapping are :

Gethin - can't wait for Garry to sort him

Debbie - anyone giving her a violent kicking is fine by me

Ed - another who needs a proper sorting out

Also looking forward to Dani and Gaynor leaving their partners and coming to live with me.
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Old 22-12-2013, 13:57
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am i looking forward to cwmderi at christmas
Have you seen the promo clip yet?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nrwc6

Looks very dramatic!
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Old 22-12-2013, 19:40
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Have you seen the promo clip yet?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nrwc6

Looks very dramatic!
thank you so much for that
OMG so effion didnt do it
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Old 23-12-2013, 14:08
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thank you so much for that
OMG so effion didnt do it
You should check out Pobol Y Cwm on twitter if you want to see some more spoiler photos of the Christmas episode.
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Old 23-12-2013, 18:25
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this with gemma and mark is totaly mad
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Old 23-12-2013, 20:26
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ooooo didn't see
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Old 23-12-2013, 20:51
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ooooo didn't see
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Did you see the second Christmas spoiler clip on the PYC site it makes more sense?
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Old 23-12-2013, 22:01
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How can Sioned stay with Ed? Hasn't she had enough of him? What exactly has he ever done for her that makes her so loyal. He treats her like dirt. I can't stand to look at him.
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Old 23-12-2013, 22:18
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How can Sioned stay with Ed? Hasn't she had enough of him? What exactly has he ever done for her that makes her so loyal. He treats her like dirt. I can't stand to look at him.
He also has erectile dysfunction problems so I really don't understand what she sees in him.
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Old 23-12-2013, 22:22
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He also has erectile dysfunction problems so I really don't understand what she sees in him.
Ha! Ha! Very true.
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Old 23-12-2013, 22:33
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Did you see the second Christmas spoiler clip on the PYC site it makes more sense?
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yeah I did that should have been the link I posted. she's saying you don't love me or she doesn't love him. She says I'm sorry and She also sounds like she's saying you need help or that she was helping. Then he falls back.
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Old 23-12-2013, 23:02
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yeah I did that should have been the link I posted. she's saying you don't love me or she doesn't love him. She says I'm sorry and She also sounds like she's saying you need help or that she was helping. Then he falls back.
I was trying to leave something for Christmas. There are pictures on facebook and twitter if you want to be more spoiled.
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Old 23-12-2013, 23:08
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I was trying to leave something for Christmas. There are pictures on facebook and twitter if you want to be more spoiled.
I've got a feeling seeing as these pictures and clips are everywhere and showing really dramatic stuff, that there's more to come and this isn't the climax. They're just posting stuff on twitter in comments etc so I think there's a lot more. I mean the 'fall' isn't even a fall lol, he just lands on his bum! lol. There's bound to be something more than this, I mean why was Sioned crying? or is that to do with her own family.
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