Re: [Swprograms] Changes to BBC Radio streaming, future impact on World Service formats?

["Mark J. Fine" <mark.fine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As Rob points out, this is a rather insane change. If I¹m streaming
something, it¹s usually when I¹m outside - not sitting at a computer.
Otherwise I have my phone piped into my audio system. Key here is
mobile/portable. Unless, of course, part of their plans are to revive
their own app that¹s been fitted with the required protocols, making this
even more of a smokescreen for proprietary ip that they¹ve been somehow
licensed to use.

Except for the occasional program on 6 Music on TuneIn, the only other
thing I bother with is 5 Live¹s 606 program - which is podded anyway. BBC
just doesn¹t do sports like they used to, and what¹s there is usually
blacked out for "rights restriction².

Would agree that pods are probably the next thing to go, but I sincerely
doubt others would be silly enough to follow this. I mean, once you¹ve
established an audience, why would you limit it all to hell by changing an
established and widely-used format?

Mark

On 2/16/15, 6:29 PM, "Rob de Santos" <rdesantos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>It is technically possible, and some devices do, to support HDS streaming
>without supporting Flash. Ironically one of the explanations the BBC has
>given is that they want to avoid "proprietary standards".  Of course,
>that is precisely what Apple HLS and Adobe HDS are.
>
>You're right Rich, most podcasts are MP3 so it's very unclear what will
>happen with BBC podcasts when MP3 streaming is turned off.  Will they
>only offer them on iTunes? Will they convert them to MP3?
>
>The part I fear is that if the BBC sticks with this, how many other
>broadcasters will play follow the leader?
>--
>-Rob 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Cuff [mailto:rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 4:27 PM
>To: Rob de Santos; Shortwave programming discussion
>Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Changes to BBC Radio streaming, future impact
>on World Service formats?
>
>But mobile devices, as a class, don't support Flash -- because Adobe
>doesn't support Flash for mobile devices!
>
>And, almost by definition, aren't podcasts nearly all MP3 files?
>
>What are these folks thinking?
>
>RC
>
>On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Rob de Santos <rdesantos@xxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>> The BBC has decided that HLS/HDS/DASH are all they want to support in
>> the future. MP3 streams at 128k will be provided for some unannounced
>> short time frame (probably less than a year) and it will also be shut
>>off.
>
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