Alex wrote:
All this will be for is scraping the iPlayer site. Downloads /should/ be unaffected, as these come from the CDN. AFAIA, CDN access generally doesn't require auth as this has the potential to slow delivery
This is true, although it's not unheard of for CDNs to be configured to also require a valid cookie before access can be granted. More likely in this case, however, is that the mediaselector will be updated to require a session token before it will serve up stream URLs. This is the approach used by the BBC Store system - an authenticated call must be made to their API to obtain a valid VOD session identifier before the mediaselector will give up its secrets.
Also quite likely, though, is that nothing at all will change. I can't imagine that the BBC will force viewers using the iPlayer through Virgin Media, Sky, smart TVs etc. to log into their accounts - it just wouldn't provide a smooth user experience and presumably if you've signed up for a paid TV service they already have your postcode on file. We'll all find out soon in any case.
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