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The BBFC Is The ‘Friend’ The Physical Media Industry Neither Wants Nor Needs

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The British film censorship board hikes its prices once again and expects you to be grateful for it.

Addicted To Lovefilm

Remembering the glory days of the DVD-by-mail service.

The Week In Awfulness Part 2: Network Off-Air

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Why the demise of the label behind most of the vintage TV releases in Britain is a tragedy – and perhaps a sign of things to come.

The Ubiquity Of Popular Culture

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When movies and TV shows are everywhere all the time, they lose the sense of scarcity and importance that originally made them so special.

Primed For Profit: The BBFC’s Double Standards

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The British censors allow wealthy streaming giants to self-certify at a reduced cost, while still bleeding physical media distributors dry.

The Plex Problem – Why Technology Always Lets Us Down

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Kath Rella is not thrilled by continual ‘improvements’ to services that were perfectly fine as they were.

Mandatory British Video Censorship Is Outdated And Unnecessary

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Isn’t it time we scrapped the four-decade-old Video Recordings Act and allowed an even playing field between physical media, streaming services and TV broadcasters?

Twitter Panic And The Fragility Of Social Media

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Twitter’s current problems – and the possibility that it might all end very badly – just goes to show that we shouldn’t become dependent on any single form of communication.

The DVD Is Not Dead Yet

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Let’s not write off old-school physical media just yet.

Supermarket Swept: The Demise Of The Impulse-Buy DVD

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Does the decline of physical media sold in supermarkets also signal the end of the British ‘geezer’ movie?

A Movie With Your Morning Paper

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Remembering the time when tomorrow’s fish and chip wrappers contained yesterday’s films.