Below is the answer I got back from the BBC to my contact message regarding the change:
-- -Rob de Santos -------------------------- Dear Rob Thank you for contacting BBC iPlayer support team. I understand you are unhappy that without any warning and providing any alternative Real Media format has discontinued to access local Radio stations. Unfortunately, a delay in the delivery of the WMA format has lead to a short gap in the availability of local radio programming on internet radios and similar devices that were dependent on Real Media. We hope this will be resolved by the end of September. Nevertheless, I can assure that I have fully registered your comments on this issue. They have been made available to those responsible for maintaining the BBC iPlayer service. Once again thank you for contacting BBC iPlayer. If you have any further enquires please do not hesitate to contact our team. Regards Usha BBC iPlayer -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:35 AM To: Internet radio discussion Subject: Re: [Internetradio] BBC Drops RealMedia for Local Radio, Others Licensing costs are much higher for "Real". This is likely a financial move. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: John Figliozzi <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:16:04 To: Internet radio discussion<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Internetradio] BBC Drops RealMedia for Local Radio, Others RM streams are unaffected on BBC R1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5x, 6, 7 and Asian Network. But the fact that WM streams for them are now open probably presages the same move. On Sep 22, 2009, at 9:16 PM, Daniel L. Srebnick wrote: > I just checked the Squeezebox, and sure enough, the wma stream now > works for me on Radio 4. One door closes, another opens. > > > On Mon, 21 Sep 2009, John Figliozzi wrote: > >> Without prior announcement (which seems to be the BBC's preferred >> way to doing things), as of today the BBC has dropped the use of >> RealMedia streaming for all its BBC Local Radio stations, BBC >> Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Wales. When one >> tunes in to any of these stations, he or she is greeted by a voice >> telling the listener to go to the BBC iPlayer web page and >> download the Flash (sic) and/or WindowsMedia link "for internet >> and wifi radio devices". >> >> Except, as far as I know, there isn't a player made right now that >> can play Flash streams... >> >> And upon going to the iPlayer web page, one is informed that the >> WindowsMedia package has not yet arrived and that they hope to >> have it available by the end of September. >> >> (Warning! Rant coming.) To me, this is total cock-up by the >> BBC. No prior warning, then a total lack of coordination >> involving the switchover leaving listeners in the lurch for an >> indefinite time. To add to the problems, there have been issues >> with the Listen Again feature that have gone unresolved for weeks >> now. >> >> And we thought they just treated shortwave listeners with disdain. >> >> John Figliozzi >> Halfmoon, NY >> _______________________________________________ >> Internetradio mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio >> >> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to internetradio-requ...@hard-core- >> dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. >> > > -- > > For better security, ask for my GPG public key. > _______________________________________________ > Internetradio mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to internetradio-requ...@hard-core- > dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. > > _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
