[ANN] get_iplayer search and PVR functions no longer work - no fix available

[Square Penguin]

dinkypumpkin wrote:
> http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/feeds

Sad news. Following the links and reading through the new API docs I'm 
left a little unsure as to what the BBC wants from this new setup.

Leaving aside the technical benefits it'll be interesting to see how 
they seek to control the access to their data. According to what the 
docs say, the data required to make get_iplayer work again should 
ostensibly be available (once Nitro goes public and if get_iplayer was 
altered to use such data, no small task in itself) but the use of API 
keys, rate limiting and ambiguous statements like 'don't build another 
iPlayer' doesn't really fill me with confidence that get_iplayer would 
be 'allowed'.

I personally think get_iplayer fills a crucial niche in allowing people 
to access content on devices that physically can't use the BBC's own 
products and it is a sad day indeed that much of it's current 
functionality has been hobbled.