simply don't understand that it's not BBC America's to broadcast.
This. And while BBC Worldwide (which operates BBCA) is a subsidiary of the BBC, it doesn't mean they can throw all Beeb programming to it willy-nilly. (Just ask the people still dealing with the Fox/Fox Kids licensing headaches with X-Men.)
It's a separate entity for most intents and purposes. Which is why, for example, it's coproducing (as a separate source of funding) S4 of Being Human. (Which we're still not going to get same-day. The Who arrangement remains unique.) Also why it can run ITV shows like Primeval and Bedlam.
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This. And while BBC Worldwide (which operates BBCA) is a subsidiary of the BBC, it doesn't mean they can throw all Beeb programming to it willy-nilly. (Just ask the people still dealing with the Fox/Fox Kids licensing headaches with X-Men.)
It's a separate entity for most intents and purposes. Which is why, for example, it's coproducing (as a separate source of funding) S4 of Being Human. (Which we're still not going to get same-day. The Who arrangement remains unique.) Also why it can run ITV shows like Primeval and Bedlam.