Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-10-06 Thread Amnesiac
jimbo45;345426 Wrote: > You CAN get round these scumbag lawyer restrictions stopping people from > listening to BBC football commentary... > > -J To be fair they're the scumbag FA/Team restrictions since they not the BBC own the broadcast rights. While the technical scumbags at the BBC have re

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-10-06 Thread socistep
I get the feeling I will be feeling foolish also... Will check and update mine this evening. I don't think it is easy to understand though, I assumed that choosing 5live would behind the scenes pick the UK version. However as an Evertonian, I want to avoid listening to it much at the moment ...

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-10-01 Thread Andy Cudlip
Yes, thats what the problem was! I was using the international URL! Changing to the UK URL solved it. It was a simple as that. Have to admit to feeling a bit foolish now! Thanks for all your help Andy -- Andy Cudlip Andy

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-10-01 Thread Andy Cudlip
Hi Found this thread http://forums.slimdevices.com/archive/index.php/t-30387.html which lists the following URLs for the BBC: BBC Radio 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/wm_asx/aod/radio1_hi.asx BBC 1Xtra: http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/realmedia/1xtra_hi.asx BBC Radio 2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-10-01 Thread socistep
Hi Tom, Do you have any further information on why this is? As Andy says when he paste's the link into a browser then it plays fine but when accessed through Squeezenetwork it isn't recognising we are from the UK. I don't really want to have to go to the extent of installing AlienBBC on somethin

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-30 Thread TurnipMan
I'm pretty sure you need the Alien BBC plugin to play RA streams. Tom -- TurnipMan TurnipMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9739 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-30 Thread Andy Cudlip
Hi partick URL didn't work for me, do I need any plugins to use it? I'm not using any plugins yet but will do if necessary. I added URL as a favourite and pressed the play button. Briefly comes up with "Stopped Five Live Commentary" on web interface then nothing. Hi socistep, I'm with AOL Appre

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-30 Thread partick
Hi Andy, I had a similar experience when I first got my Duet but a URL posted by bpa fixed it for me. Create a new favourite pointing at the following address: rtsp://rmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/bbc-rbs/rmlive-acl/ev7/live24/radio5/live/r5_tl_g2.ra -- partick ---

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-30 Thread socistep
I have the same problem as Andy, am in the UK and certain programs are restricted via the Squeezebox but available via pc. I posted a similar query back in August but as yet haven't had chance to follow it up: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51036 Will be interested if anyone can

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-30 Thread bpa
The WMA streams are available from Internet Radio/Staff Picks/Webcaster/BBC. All URLs can be added to favorites - these include the RealAudio ones as well as WMA ones. Also you can use the the Radiofeeds plugin. There are two URLs for 5Live - UK only and International. Football feeds are proba

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-30 Thread robroe
Isn't there an alternative url for 5live which actually does stream the football? I seem to remember being able to add a url to my favourites rather than just going through AlienBBC? -- robroe robroe's Profile: http://foru

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-30 Thread Andy Cudlip
Hi bpa, I will get the info you've requested tonight (when I can't listen to the Champions League commentary from my squeezebox but can from my PC!) Hi jimbo45, I am in the UK, so presumably, somewhere down the line, something thinks I am not?? -- Andy Cudlip --

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-30 Thread jimbo45
You CAN get round these scumbag lawyer restrictions stopping people from listening to BBC football commentary provided you can log on to a server in the UK. If you have a colleague in the UK or you are from the UK and currently overseas set your HOME computer up as a home server If your remote mac

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-29 Thread bpa
Give more details. 1. What URLs used. 2. Was the Squeezebox direct using SqueezeNetwork ? 3. WHat were you using on the PC ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: htt

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-29 Thread Andy Cudlip
Still confused about this, I can listen to live commentary on my PC over the internet, but not via my SqueezeBox over the same internet connection. How come? -- Andy Cudlip Andy Cudlip's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-04 Thread Paul Webster
Sometimes the clubs have a subscription service - e.g. via premiumtv / performgroup e.g. Ipswich Town www.itfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/World -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond Paul Webster

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-04 Thread Phil Meyer
>The BBC get the rights to "over the air" radio broadcasting for most of >the premier league matches they don't always get the internet >broadcasting rights. Does someone else have live broadcasting rights over the internet then? Phil ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-04 Thread andynormancx
It also applies to the odd recorded programme. For example Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 is not available via the Internet because the widow of the guy who created it refuses to grant the BBC rights to Internet broadcasts. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as we

Re: [slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-04 Thread MuckleEck
Perfectly normal unfortunately. The BBC get the rights to "over the air" radio broadcasting for most of the premier league matches they don't always get the internet broadcasting rights. -- MuckleEck Alasdair SB3 -> Linn Majik - Acoustic Energy Extreme 5 (garden) | SB3 -> Cambridge Audio 640

[slim] BBC Football Commentary

2008-09-04 Thread Andy Cudlip
Hi Only had my squeezebox since Sunday, so still finding my way around. Turned on Sunday afternoon to listen to the bbc football commentary but got a prerecorded message along the lines of "due to contractual issues we are unable...blah blah". Is this the norm for bbc live commentary? If so, is