Selling on

Another block in the way of the BBC moving to its own global streaming service is the deals it has done with others. The PBS Network in the USA - effectively an affiliation of local stations across the country - has traditionally hosted BBC drama as part of "Masterpiece Theater".  Now there's a streaming service from PBS - PBS Passport - at $6 a month (you can, of course, give more) - with access to a back catalogue of 1,500 programmes. From the BBC, they include Poldark, Wolf Hall, Sherlock, Les Miserables and Road Kill.