Presumably Step 1 towards requiring/checking existence of a TV Licence. At the moment the Login is a username/email address and password with no immediate link to a valid licence. No doubt this will follow in due course.
Rgds Simon Morgan Ps - sorry CJB - I replied to you direct rather than via this list - finger trouble! > -----Original Message----- > From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-boun...@lists.infradead.org] On > Behalf Of CJB > Sent: 12 May 2017 07:28 > To: get_iplayer-request > Subject: BBC has added password controls to iPlayer > > The BBC has added password controls to iPlayer, forcing viewers to > register in order to watch its programmes. > > From today iPlayer users will need to provide the BBC with their name, > date of birth, email address and home address if they want to use the > service. They will then have to log in when they want to watch > something. > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/05/11/bbc-iplayer-now-has- > password-controls/ > > CJB > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
