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Old 17-11-2016, 14:03
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And now his claims about an airport incident appear to be unravelling...



It is astonishing what people will ignore and accept because people like a programme or image portrayed on screen.

I'm sure the publicity generated can't be bad for the programme.
I find it even more astonishing anyone believes a word of Daily Mail

That link don't work btw
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Old 17-11-2016, 14:15
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Have Amazon ever gone global with a show in this way before ????
No they're modifying their business structure a bit, Deadline had an article about it this morning

http://deadline.com/2016/11/amazon-s...ay-1201856175/
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:00
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I can’t be bothered to go back and find my original post, but I thought I said that no Amazon Original programme has been released on DVD in the UK. If I missed off the ‘in the UK’ bit I apologise. But I did (maybe incorrectly) assume we were talking about the possibility of The Grand Tour being released on DVD in this country - not having to import a region 1 or 4 version from the US or Australia, buy some Scandinavian release, or buy an illegal copy (as per your examples).

I do agree with you though, I suspect The Grand Tour will get a UK DVD release, and probably on BluRay or UHD too.



Now confirmed – it’ll ‘go live’ at 12:01am on 18/11 (so I suspect some might be having a late night tonight).
No need to apologise, just a little misunderstanding.

I'll be tuning at in 12:01, can't wait.

Jeremy Clarkson is on the Steve Wright show this afternoon for anyone who's interested, this was his preferred interview than being on The One Show.
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:04
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I'm really looking forward to this,
It's going to blow that joke of a show they call top gear these days out the water..
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:05
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Episode 1 is 71 minutes 5 second longs and is rated 12 by the bbfc for 'bleeped strong language, moderate sex references, drug references'

http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/grand-tour-vod
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:28
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Jeremy Clarkson is on the Steve Wright show this afternoon for anyone who's interested, this was his preferred interview than being on The One Show.
Ah, so that’s why he was at Radio 2 the other day... normally a guest like this would probably appear on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show, I wonder why that wasn’t the case here...

Episode 1 is 71 minutes 5 second longs and is rated 12 by the bbfc for 'bleeped strong language, moderate sex references, drug references'
http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/grand-tour-vod
Interesting. Not the BBFC review, but the fact that it was submitted to the BBFC. Does everything on Amazon and Netflix require a BBFC rating, as if it were getting a cinema or DVD release?
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:36
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Interesting. Not the BBFC review, but the fact that it was submitted to the BBFC. Does everything on Amazon and Netflix require a BBFC rating, as if it were getting a cinema or DVD release?
All Netflix & Amazon original shows go though the bbfc, don't think it's legally required but they just do it to avoid controversy basically.

Makes sense with TGT as it basically heads ofcom off at the pass, ofcom probably won't uphold complaints about a work the bbfc approved.

Interesting they're still bleeping the f word when they don't have to.
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:47
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All Netflix & Amazon original shows go though the bbfc, don't think it's legally required but they just do it to avoid controversy basically.

Makes sense with TGT as it basically heads ofcom off at the pass, ofcom probably won't uphold complaints about a work the bbfc approved.

Interesting they're still bleeping the f word when they don't have to.
Probably for commercial reasons. Old TG had a lot of fans who might be termed 'younger viewers'. No point potentially alienating them (or, more importantly, their subscription paying parents) by suddenly getting more sweary than they were just because they're on a different platform.

That assumes the swearing is 'genuine' and the bleeping of it isn't part of the skit.
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Old 17-11-2016, 15:51
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"No cars in week 2", apparently. I'm sure that'll delight many people on here...
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Old 17-11-2016, 16:02
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No they're modifying their business structure a bit, Deadline had an article about it this morning

http://deadline.com/2016/11/amazon-s...ay-1201856175/
Interesting read.
So essentially Amazon are launching their Prime subscription (the video on demand streaming element at least) service in 200 counties in December?
That’s a HUGE roll-out in one hit, I would have expected a more staggered approach... but if they’ve for the means to do it...
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Old 17-11-2016, 16:23
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Looks like it starts after midnight tonight, I wasn't expecting that
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Old 17-11-2016, 16:30
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Interesting read.
So essentially Amazon are launching their Prime subscription (the video on demand streaming element at least) service in 200 counties in December?
That’s a HUGE roll-out in one hit, I would have expected a more staggered approach... but if they’ve for the means to do it...
This story is running in many news outlets including The Guardian but there is no official press statement from Amazon regarding their streaming service being rolled out. The story may be confused with the announcement rolling out of their app store in 200 countries which has been reported by Amazon, tech and financial press outlets and could include an app for the show. This would be a huge commitment by Amazon, would require significant infrastructure to handle it and I'm sure it would have been reported in their last quarterly financial report only a few weeks ago.
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Old 17-11-2016, 16:31
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All Netflix & Amazon original shows go though the bbfc, don't think it's legally required but they just do it to avoid controversy basically.
I believe there's one of those voluntary codes regards commercial VOD providers, 'voluntary' as in 'volunteer or you'll be fined'- although I believe it's as vague as making sure someone's seen it, rather than specifiying an organisation.
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Old 17-11-2016, 16:35
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This story is running in many news outlets including The Guardian but there is no official press statement from Amazon regarding their streaming service being rolled out. The story may be confused with the announcement rolling out of their app store in 200 countries which has been reported by Amazon, tech and financial press outlets. This would be a huge commitment by Amazon, would require significant infrastructure to handle it and I'm sure it would have been reported in their last quarterly financial report only a few weeks ago.
So the news is that The Grand Tour will be available, via Amazon, in 200 countries from December. But no one knows exactly how yet?
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Old 17-11-2016, 16:59
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So the news is that The Grand Tour will be available, via Amazon, in 200 countries from December. But no one knows exactly how yet?
As per the youtube video fronted by the trio obviously it will be available but much of the reporting has highlighted the prime streaming service will be rolled out to 200 countries. There could be an app for the show. I am not saying they won't roll out the full service but it just seems odd that in a conference call only a few weeks ago responding to a disappointing 3rd quarter and shares sliding as a result it would have been a big opportunity to make an announcement about the launch. It is also a surprise that it isn't carried on the official press releases to the financial markets as far as I have seen.
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Old 17-11-2016, 17:03
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"No cars in week 2", apparently. I'm sure that'll delight many people on here...
Yeah clarkson said the other week the first show is all cars and the second one more comedy I assume after that it's more of a mix
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Old 17-11-2016, 18:35
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Just signed up up for the £59 offer to watch the Grand Tour but I was quite surprised at the number of other TV shows which aren't included in Prime.
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Old 17-11-2016, 22:51
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Has Amazon ever had a show launch with this high a profile before? Just wondering if their servers are going to be able to cope with the demand at midnight. (I know not everybody will be watching it then, but I get the impression that a lot will be)
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Old 17-11-2016, 23:04
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It appears to be available now.
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Old 17-11-2016, 23:37
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It appears to be available now.
Thanks, just started watching now - with a big goofy smile on my face watching the intro
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Old 17-11-2016, 23:38
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Anybody find the talking bits out of sync?
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Old 17-11-2016, 23:42
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Anybody find the talking bits out of sync?
Get used to it, streamed content often has that problem, network congestion and your computer's power are contributing factors.
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Old 17-11-2016, 23:45
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Get used to it, streamed content often has that problem, network congestion and your computer's power are contributing factors.
Cool wonder if they will release it on DVD later down the line?
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Old 17-11-2016, 23:46
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Anybody find the talking bits out of sync?
It's been fine for me; they are sat around the table now and everything has been in sync up to now.
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Old 18-11-2016, 00:04
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It's been fine for me; they are sat around the table now and everything has been in sync up to now.
Finding it better than Sky Sports which is never in sync for us
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