[access-uk] Re: Plextalk Pocket and BBC AudioFactory
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:24:51 +0000
Auntie knows best haha. ( or does she?). while not sports oriented
myself not requiring for the most part speciallist software, the
attitude of the BBC flies in the face of the BBC being flagged as a
public service. all part of a wider sea change i think, unfortunately.
On 21/02/2015 21:50, David Griffith wrote:
> Yes it is clear that the BBC want to dissuade people from using these
> streams. Hence their lack of signposting to these alternative streams
> and the abandonment of online football and Cricket through these
> streams, compared to the service provided on the previous Windows
> Media format.
>
> Given that these sports feeds are by far the most popular spoken word
> radio content the BBC broadcast this seriously affects the credibility
> of these so called replacement streams. The BBC themselves announce
> the importance of this coverage for viable radio. during the last
> Ashes the BBC announced that even on the long wave Radio 4 the radio
> audience listening to the Ashes Cricket dwarfed any other radio 4
> content. They announced this on a Feedback program to explain why it
> was inconceivable that they could accede to some request from Radio 4
> listeners for cricket to be removed and only hosted on Five Live
> Sports Extra. Apparently it is necessary to protect cricket coverage
> for the Radio 4 Long wave audience but perfectly acceptable to remove
> it for blind folk using specialist devices.
>
> David Griffith
>
>
> On 21/02/2015 18:52, Mike Ray wrote:
>> But as I said in my original post the shoutcast streams will only be
>> available for about another year.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> On 20/02/2015 09:30, Pele West wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> The Plextalk Pocket will play the BBC Shoutcast streams. I downloaded
>>> them from the Mikesradioworld website.
>>>
>>> Please write to me off-list if you need any more information.
>>>
>>> Pele West
>>>
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