Beebify

[David Woodfall]

On (16/03/13 09:28), please_no_reply at beebify.com <please_no_reply at beebify.com> put forth the proposition:
>I'd like to offer you a different approach to Beebhack in downloading 
>BBC shows: Beebify.com
>
>Beebify is the simplest of all sites, loads instantly, nearly 1,700 
>current BBC shows at a glance, and features one-click downloads.  
>Currently in 'Stealth Mode' but fully operational (PC/laptop, not yet 
>mobile/tablet), Beebify.com is scheduled to launch on 1 April 2013.
>
>Pair Beebify with Hola.org's (still in beta) free unBlocker for 
>Windows, the promising new peer2peer network facilitating BBC access, 
>and this is a very simple solution to downloading and watching BBC 
>shows from anywhere in the world.
>
>The server side of Beebify's architecture was designed on the pemise 
>that it must access the BBC servers in the same manner as any other 
>user, giving the BBC the option of blocking every one of its users 
>including Beebify - or blocking no one.
>
>The website (client) side of Beebify respects the shortcomings of 
>BBC's DRM system by allowing the easily downloaded files to be played 
>in Windows Media Player from anywhere in the world - by utilising 
>Hola.org's unBlocker, another proxy or a VPN solution.  Important in 
>the design was making Beebify simple enough for a computer novice to 
>use.
>
>Watching TV used to be a shared social experience, and our hope is 
>that Beebify with its simple downloading will encourage viewers to 
>form groups where files downloaded by one person are then shared 
>locally - thus considerably reducing bandwidth for the BBC servers and 
>for viewers' own Internet pathway.
>
>This a admittedly a departure from the Beebhack approach - and we 
>welcome you to check it out at www.beebify.com
>
>Adam,
>Beebify's nerd team

Looks like a useful site.

I found one problem though - the first file I picked had its name
truncated:

rontier_A_Horizon_Guide_to_the_Universe_17_10_2012_b01ndjmz_1359929715.wmv

Which should have been The Final Frontier etc

It would be nice if there was a radio section too.