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

[dinkypumpkin]

On 29/10/2014 13:20, dinkypumpkin wrote:
> The BBC have removed the programme data feeds used by get_iplayer, so

Some follow-up:

There are other sources of programme data, so I think it's possible to 
restore get_iplayer search capability to some degree.  I haven't yet had 
a chance to dig in to it.  I sounded the alarm today because get_iplayer 
was pushed off a cliff overnight, and users need to know to take extra 
measures for the immediate feature.

Thanks to Vangelis for noting that podcast search/download is 
unaffected.  I omitted that from my original post.

I don't see Nitro as a solution for get_iplayer, at least not directly. 
  You can be sure that get_iplayer wouldn't get direct access, and even 
if that were possible, rate limiting and other restrictions might be too 
tight.  There are still details missing, and as Jeremy noted, outsiders 
can't see Nitro yet.