Changes to live BBC radio streams

[the_bertrum]

The BBC situation is a bit different though, because it is actually a paid for service.  We have a thing called "the licence fee" that people in the UK pay, and in the old days it gave a person licence to receive the radio and television broadcasts that the BBC produce.  In the analogue days, the consumption could by geographically restricted by which radio towers it was sent from, and then followed up with people on the ground knocking on doors to check if you'd paid.  Now that they "broadcast" digitally, anyone in the world can consume and what they are trying to do here is restrict it back to people who can reasonably be assumed to have paid the fee.

Similar to PBS/NPR in the states but different in funding model and distribution policy..

I suppose we shall see if the to be updated stream links can be fished out.

Probably can, but I think there is more to it, something related to the technology:

"(...) If your device does not support protected HLS and DASH streaming technologies (...)"

Yes if the stream is encrypted as is done in commercial Music Services then it becomes device or app-locked and thus difficult to circumvent.

I believe that they would work with us to incorporate the streams if we applied to them for it, but it would probably mean having to embed elements of the "Sounds" app into our interface in truth.  Dunno if the effort would be worth it.  Are the BBC streams very popular outside the UK where we have many other ways we can consume them?

[Tim Curtis]

The BBC situation is a bit different though, because it is actually a paid for service.  We have a thing called "the licence fee" that people in the UK pay, and in the old days it gave a person licence to receive the radio and television broadcasts that the BBC produce.  In the analogue days, the consumption could by geographically restricted by which radio towers it was sent from, and then followed up with people on the ground knocking on doors to check if you'd paid.  Now that they "broadcast" digitally, anyone in the world can consume and what they are trying to do here is restrict it back to people who can reasonably be assumed to have paid the fee.

Similar to PBS/NPR in the states but different in funding model and distribution policy..

I suppose we shall see if the to be updated stream links can be fished out.

Probably can, but I think there is more to it, something related to the technology:

"(...) If your device does not support protected HLS and DASH streaming technologies (...)"

Yes if the stream is encrypted as is done in commercial Music Services then it becomes device or app-locked and thus difficult to circumvent.

I believe that they would work with us to incorporate the streams if we applied to them for it, but it would probably mean having to embed elements of the "Sounds" app into our interface in truth.  Dunno if the effort would be worth it.  Are the BBC streams very popular outside the UK where we have many other ways we can consume them?

I would think that BBC streams would be popular with UK expats but I'm not sure about popularity among other user groups. 

The Sounds app prolly has data collection, encryption keys etc and thus not compatible with FOSS.

Do you know if they are still going to maintain the 128K MP3 globally accessible streams?

[the_bertrum]

Similar to PBS/NPR in the states but different in funding model and distribution policy..

I suppose we shall see if the to be updated stream links can be fished out.

Probably can, but I think there is more to it, something related to the technology:

"(...) If your device does not support protected HLS and DASH streaming technologies (...)"

Yes if the stream is encrypted as is done in commercial Music Services then it becomes device or app-locked and thus difficult to circumvent.

I believe that they would work with us to incorporate the streams if we applied to them for it, but it would probably mean having to embed elements of the "Sounds" app into our interface in truth.  Dunno if the effort would be worth it.  Are the BBC streams very popular outside the UK where we have many other ways we can consume them?

I would think that BBC streams would be popular with UK expats but I'm not sure about popularity among other user groups. 

The Sounds app prolly has data collection, encryption keys etc and thus not compatible with FOSS.

Do you know if they are still going to maintain the 128K MP3 globally accessible streams?

There will definitely be data collection in the sounds app, that's why they want people to use it.  They restrict what you can see based on who/where you are.  The article posted by the OP reads to me as if it is exactly those globally accessible streams that are threatened because they want to stop them being embedded in aggregators or other locations that pre-roll adverts or other things at odd with their mission.  I'm guessing though.  I'll see if I can find out more.

[lakeuk]

BBC completed today rollout restrictions on the radio streams, if you're currently listening to a bbc radio stream on moode the stream will lock you out once you stop the stream.

[jonners]

BBC completed today rollout restrictions on the radio streams, if you're currently listening to a bbc radio stream on moode the stream will lock you out once you stop the stream.  

Sadly, that does indeed seem to be the case. In future I will be streaming BBC radio to Moode from my laptop via Airplay: Will they find a way to stop that?

[Nutul]

BBC completed today rollout restrictions on the radio streams, if you're currently listening to a bbc radio stream on moode the stream will lock you out once you stop the stream.  

Sadly, that does indeed seem to be the case. In future I will be streaming BBC radio to Moode from my laptop via Airplay: Will they find a way to stop that?

No, they won't be able to stop you from broadcasting a stream locally to your devices by any means.
What they can do (and they already do), OTOH, is restrict your ability to get the stream on your laptop, if you are not in a designated region, or do not register to (read: pay for) the service.

[Tim Curtis]

Is it just the global (<320K) stations that are affected or are all the BBC stations in moOde dead?

[Nutul]

Is it just the global (<320K) stations that are affected or are all the BBC stations in moOde dead?

I believe that if not yet already, soon they will all be.

[the_bertrum]

Is it just the global (<320K) stations that are affected or are all the BBC stations in moOde dead?

I believe that if not yet already, soon they will all be.

Code:

6Music high
Failed to decode http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_6music.m3u8; CURL failed: The requested URL returned error: 410 Gone

6Music low
Failed to decode http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/sbr_low/ak/bbc_6music.m3u8; CURL failed: The requested URL returned error: 410 Gone

Radio4 high
Failed to decode http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_fourfm.m3u8; CURL failed: The requested URL returned error: 410 Gone

Radio 3 high
Failed to decode http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/nonuk/sbr_low/ak/bbc_radio_three.m3u8; CURL failed: The requested URL returned error: 410 Gone

A sampling this morning from within the UK, Radio 3 and 4 low still work. (I can't bring myself to even test 1 and 2, the programming is horrible).  I suspect they will all be dead before long.

It's sad to lose them from moOde, but I can understand the Corporation's position since these "free" feeds are being monetised by some less scrupulous people.  As one of the folk who pays for this service I have the advantage of being able to consume in other ways.

[DRONE7]

Those of us geo-fenced for some time now and 12 hours out of sync and decades of colonial disconnect can only say...BBC who? what? radio?:-)
There is a whole world of radio out there, go explore and enjoy the music.