OT Live Streaming Radio 4 News

[Derek Kaye]

On 26 May 2015 at 10:11, Budgie <ajebay at errichel.co.uk> wrote:
> Please forgive the OT.  Most mornings I listen to Radio 4 using a networked
> Linn device which I also use to play my GiP recordings.  The Linn device
> offers various radio channels directly so I do not need to use GiP.

I do the same with my Kodi media centre on Raspberry Pi.

> On several occasions recently the news stream has been interrupted and all I
> get is a recorded loop telling me that "due to rights restrictions the
> programme is not available."

I have experienced this too. The last time it happened, I did a
twitter search for radio 4, and saw several other people complaining
about it.

> Rights restrictions on the News???  Before 08:00!!!  What is going on here.
> Is the problem with BBC or Linn?

I'm afraid I can't answer that, but perhaps someone with a more
detailed knowledge of how the streaming works can? My suspicion is
either a broken feed, or restrictions on one station accidentally
being applied to all.

On 26 May 2015 at 10:35, Derek Kaye <dezza at dezzanet.co.uk> wrote:
> On 26 May 2015 at 10:11, Budgie <ajebay at errichel.co.uk> wrote:
>> Please forgive the OT.  Most mornings I listen to Radio 4 using a networked
>> Linn device which I also use to play my GiP recordings.  The Linn device
>> offers various radio channels directly so I do not need to use GiP.
>
> I do the same with my Kodi media centre on Raspberry Pi.
>
>> On several occasions recently the news stream has been interrupted and all I
>> get is a recorded loop telling me that "due to rights restrictions the
>> programme is not available."
>
> I have experienced this too. The last time it happened, I did a
> twitter search for radio 4, and saw several other people complaining
> about it.
>
>> Rights restrictions on the News???  Before 08:00!!!  What is going on here.
>> Is the problem with BBC or Linn?
>
> I'm afraid I can't answer that, but perhaps someone with a more
> detailed knowledge of how the streaming works can? My suspicion is
> either a broken feed, or restrictions on one station accidentally
> being applied to all.