Many recent BBC Podcasts have begun with a message that things
are changing. AIUI, unless I use Sounds, the implication is that
I will have to wait 28 days to hear them. I'm not even sure that
RSS feeds (which I rely on to queue them on my desktop PC) will
even still be available.
Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK
chris@cdixon.me.uk @ChrisJDixon1
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Many recent BBC Podcasts have begun with a message that things
are changing. AIUI, unless I use Sounds, the implication is that
I will have to wait 28 days to hear them. I'm not even sure that
RSS feeds (which I rely on to queue them on my desktop PC) will
even still be available.
On 26/02/2022 09:46, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Many recent BBC Podcasts have begun with a message that things
are changing. AIUI, unless I use Sounds, the implication is that
I will have to wait 28 days to hear them. I'm not even sure that
RSS feeds (which I rely on to queue them on my desktop PC) will
even still be available.
I don't understand that message, as in, "From next month, you can hear
XXXX 28 days before anyone else, free, on BBC Sounds."
Who is "anyone else"? Does that include (normal) radio? What about
programmes that go out live, like "In Our Own Time"? What about podcasts >streamed or downloaded by a third party podcatcher or directly?
Max Demian wrote:
On 26/02/2022 09:46, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Many recent BBC Podcasts have begun with a message that things
are changing. AIUI, unless I use Sounds, the implication is that
I will have to wait 28 days to hear them. I'm not even sure that
RSS feeds (which I rely on to queue them on my desktop PC) will
even still be available.
I don't understand that message, as in, "From next month, you can hear
XXXX 28 days before anyone else, free, on BBC Sounds."
Who is "anyone else"? Does that include (normal) radio? What about
programmes that go out live, like "In Our Own Time"? What about podcasts
streamed or downloaded by a third party podcatcher or directly?
My suspicion is that they are trying to sell a positive message.
They are avoiding the more accurate "Unless you use Sounds, you
will have to wait 28 days after broadcast to listen to a
programme podcast."
On 26/02/2022 14:55, Chris J Dixon wrote:
My suspicion is that they are trying to sell a positive message.
They are avoiding the more accurate "Unless you use Sounds, you
will have to wait 28 days after broadcast to listen to a
programme podcast."
What have they got against other podcatchers? What difference does it
make to them? And why have they forgotten about steam radio in their
"anyone else" remark?
Anyone would think they aren't in the communication business.
Max Demian wrote:
On 26/02/2022 14:55, Chris J Dixon wrote:
My suspicion is that they are trying to sell a positive message.
They are avoiding the more accurate "Unless you use Sounds, you
will have to wait 28 days after broadcast to listen to a
programme podcast."
What have they got against other podcatchers? What difference does it
make to them? And why have they forgotten about steam radio in their >>"anyone else" remark?
Anyone would think they aren't in the communication business.
I'm not sure, and have no personal experience of the other
options, but my guess is that it is all about control. They want
to know who is listening and when, and there may also be the
issue of retention period.
In a previous tightening up, the very useful Radio Downloader,
which could grab broadcast programmes, was required to cease that
aspect of their service.
On 26/02/2022 09:46, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Many recent BBC Podcasts have begun with a message that things
are changing. AIUI, unless I use Sounds, the implication is that
I will have to wait 28 days to hear them. I'm not even sure that
RSS feeds (which I rely on to queue them on my desktop PC) will
even still be available.
I don't understand that message, as in, "From next month, you can hear
XXXX 28 days before anyone else, free, on BBC Sounds."
Who is "anyone else"? Does that include (normal) radio? What about
programmes that go out live, like "In Our Own Time"? What about podcasts streamed or downloaded by a third party podcatcher or directly?
This article tries to explain the change: >https://radiotoday.co.uk/2022/02/bbc-makes-some-radio-programmes-exclusi >ve-to-sounds-for-28-days/
"Mary Hough, Head of Content Discovery for BBC Sounds says it gives
licence fee payers even more value so people can discover more
content."
...followed by some incomprehensible media/management speak.
What do "licence fee payers" have to do with anything? You don't need a >licence to listen to radio, however you do it. Why do they especially
want us to use their "Sounds" app? And why have they apparently
forgotten about all the people who listen to good old-fashioned steam
radio?
On 03/03/2022 20:54, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
What do "licence fee payers" have to do with anything? You don't need a
licence to listen to radio, however you do it.
I think it is presumed that most who listen to the radio also watch TV
so are licence payers.
What do "licence fee payers" have to do with anything? You don't need a licence to listen to radio, however you do it.
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