Hello Vangelis But even your "noise" is so well articulated and thought out. :-)
On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 7:47 PM, Vangelis forthnet <northmed...@the.forthnet.gr> wrote: > On Tue Sep 27 12:18:53 BST 2016, Roger Bell_West wrote: >> >> so far use of iPlayer for _radio_ programmes does not require a licence > > > Though not clear in the BBC News article that started this thread, the Daily > Mail one (linked to by CJB) states: >>> >>> From early next year, anyone accessing TV and radio content via the >>> streaming service will have to register their names, email addresses, and >>> postcodes. > > > So it would appear the obligatory login (via BBC ID) will also apply to > iPlayerRadio users, despite, as you correctly said, no TV licence is > (currently) required for that... >> >> or residency in the UK. > > > Again, I fear this will also apply to Int'l users (in the millions...) > wishing to access iPlayerRadio offered to them (in low bitrates); in their > recently revised pages: https://www.bbc.com/register/ > https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/account/help-registering/ > you need provide age, valid e-mail address and password; their "register" > page automatically figures out (via IP check) physical location of > registeree and auto-completes the Country input field; if !=UK, you need not > provide a postcode. > >>> From Tuesday, BBC ID holders also have to add a postcode to their >>> account. TV Licensing has access to the information but the BBC says it has >>> no current plans to use it for enforcement purposes. The corporation says >>> the changes are part of an attempt to make its services more personal and >>> localised > > > ...yeah, right... Localised to a specific postcode!!! County/City would have > sufficed for that... > > This compulsory login, come next year, is but a prelude to the next stage > where valid TV licence credentials will also be required in the login, at > least for TV content (a speculation on my part...). > Just have a look over at the major TV-On-Demand sites in the US; they all > require you "Select your TV provider, sign in and watch." > When the real underlying issue is loss of revenue, tightening the control > over those who access iPlayer comes as no surprise; >>> >>> The BBC has said "significant numbers of new people" have bought a >>> licence since the new rules came into effect. > > Probably not that "significant" to have resulted in this new tighter access > scheme... > > (I very rarely contribute to OT-ish threads, this is just one of those > instances... Apologies to those that feel annoyed by the noise...) > > Kind regards > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer -- terry l. ridder ><> _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer