[Get-iPlayer] Re: BBC iPlayer login will be required from 2017

[artisticforge .]

Hello Vangelis

But even your "noise" is so well articulated and thought out. :-)



On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 7:47 PM, Vangelis forthnet
<northmedia1 at the.forthnet.gr> wrote:
> On Tue Sep 27 12:18:53 BST 2016, Roger Bell_West wrote:
>>
>> so far use of iPlayer for _radio_ programmes does not require a licence
>
>
> Though not clear in the BBC News article that started this thread, the Daily
> Mail one (linked to by CJB) states:
>>>
>>>  From early next year, anyone accessing TV and radio content via the
>>> streaming service will have to register their names, email addresses, and
>>> postcodes.
>
>
> So it would appear the obligatory login (via BBC ID) will also apply to
> iPlayerRadio users, despite, as you correctly said, no TV licence is
> (currently) required for that...
>>
>> or residency in the UK.
>
>
> Again, I fear this will also apply to Int'l users (in the millions...)
> wishing to access iPlayerRadio offered to them (in low bitrates); in their
> recently revised pages: https://www.bbc.com/register/
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/account/help-registering/
> you need provide age, valid e-mail address and password; their "register"
> page automatically figures out (via IP check) physical location of
> registeree and auto-completes the Country input field; if !=UK, you need not
> provide a postcode.
>
>>> From Tuesday, BBC ID holders also have to add a postcode to their
>>> account. TV Licensing has access to the information but the BBC says it has
>>> no current plans to use it for enforcement purposes. The corporation says
>>> the changes are part of an attempt to make its services more personal and
>>> localised
>
>
> ...yeah, right... Localised to a specific postcode!!! County/City would have
> sufficed for that...
>
> This compulsory login, come next year, is but a prelude to the next stage
> where valid TV licence credentials will also be required in the login, at
> least for TV content (a speculation on my part...).
> Just have a look over at the major TV-On-Demand sites in the US; they all
> require you "Select your TV provider, sign in and watch."
> When the real underlying issue is loss of revenue, tightening the control
> over those who access iPlayer comes as no surprise;
>>>
>>> The BBC has said "significant numbers of new people" have bought a
>>> licence since the new rules came into effect.
>
> Probably not that "significant" to have resulted in this new tighter access
> scheme...
>
> (I very rarely contribute to OT-ish threads, this is just one of those
> instances... Apologies to those that feel annoyed by the noise...)
>
> Kind regards
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