Further clarification. Following posts at RecivaRefuge by CSR/Reciva and additional info added by Jim Simmons (of the BBC) on his blog, we know a bit more:
· MP3 (using Shoutcast) will be made available wherever Windows Media (WM) is now on the streams. Based on earlier comments figure that to last “1 to 2 yrs”. My personal guess is not too much past Dec. 2015. From there it will be AAC+ only. · While I focus on Reciva based devices, these issues will affect devices using other services such as Frontier and vTuner to varying degrees. · The BBC is talking with hardware manufacturers and chip makers including CSR/Reciva. The nature of that interaction isn’t fully known but in the case of CSR and BBC, it appears to have been going on for some time. · The AAC streams will be LC-AAC or HE-AAC and HE-AACv1 (AAC+). They will be in http wrappers (HLS/HDS). Bottom line is that many newer Reciva based radios such as those from Grace can handle it now or get a firmware upgrade (if the manufacturer and Reciva decide to do that). This remains a bit fuzzy since it involves the firmware in newer radios and can vary from model to model. Older Reciva units (such as C Crane) cannot handle these versions of AAC and cannot be upgraded easily for hardware reasons so it’s MP3 or bust for them. · The future support of podcasts and on-demand by CSR/Reciva is undecided. However, safe to assume that many on-demand streams for the BBC programs will go away at the end of the year. Those that remain must by DRM free (probably talk only) and podcasts more likely than on-demand per the BBC. · The initial changes are to BBC domestic services like streams for BBC Radio 4 or 5. The World Service implementation seems more uncertain but you shouldn’t assume anything past December 31, 2014. · There are 900,000+ Reciva based products registered and CSR/Reciva does not intend to abandon them anytime soon. The implication is that further enhancements are coming but when and for what is not known. · Streaming access by devices such as smartphones are not likely to be affected other than the service having to update stream addresses. Most of them can handle any of the other changes. Services such as TuneIn will continue to work but again, may have stream updates. -- -Rob de Santos From: Internetradio [mailto:internetradio-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Rob de Santos Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 8:00 PM To: 'Internet radio discussion' Subject: Re: [Internetradio] BBC reciva only until end of 2014? Not in the short term. The BBC has promised the MP3 and AAC streams (not clear what version of AAC) will continue for at least another year or two. After that it might be only AAC. So your Reciva radio will continue to get BBC streams for at least another couple of years, or at least that’s what the general reading of this is. The On Demand programs are probably going away for Reciva users. Some podcasts without music restricted by license will continue as MP3. (Spoken word programs should be fine as podcasts.) Several of us are trying to engage the BBC in a dialog to get further clarification but so far they have not responded. -- -Rob From: Internetradio [mailto:internetradio-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Eric Floden Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 6:42 PM To: Internet radio discussion Subject: [Internetradio] BBC reciva only until end of 2014? Am I reading this right? No more BBC via reciva based internet radios? thanks ef http://recivarefuge.net/forum/index.php?topic=1746.0
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