Videopac wrote: 
> Indeed, TuneIn adds additional information to the stream which the
> direct stream doesn't (or isn't handled by LMS).
> 
> However, ideally I would like to bypass TuneIn: There is always a risk
> of unavailability and I try to reduce the amount of data I provide to
> data collectors (what is the business model of TuneIn?).

Swings & Roundabouts - It is more likely that Tune-in URLs will always
work - stations can change format, CDN and then your local URL will have
to be manually updated.

IIRC by manually editing the favorites OPML you can manually add a icon
to be didsplayed in favorites list .  This icon may be displayed when
station is playing but there are circumstances where it won't

Business model is probably mixed.  Charge fees to broadcasters and also
get a cut of ad revenue for insertion of ads in pre-roll and other
places based on number/type of listeners (i.e. good stats).  

Broadcaster gets access to a wider audience, added metadata  and
possibly can pay extra to become "featured" (i.e. first results of a
search) or other promotion.


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