BBC Radio fans Olympic fortnight of silence
July 25, 2012 9:39 AM Subscribe
The BBC is turning off its international Internet radio for the duration of the Olympics. If you're an ex-pat or other fan of BBC Radio and rely on Internet streaming to keep amused, informed or educated, you'll have a tough time of it over the Olympics. Because of rights issues that state that no BBC content from within the games venues can be reproduced outside the UK, the broadcaster is turning off its streams (and massively eviscerating its iPlayer content) for everyone outside the country.
The internal rules for this are that only programmes that have been positively identified as not containing any such content will be put on iPlayer. The default is that they are not.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Looks like maybe this is overstating the case enough to be better off nixed. -- cortex
What's the British equivalent of "dick move"?
posted by Egg Shen at 9:47 AM on July 25, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Egg Shen at 9:47 AM on July 25, 2012 [1 favorite]
London bans wireless access points, joy, kittens from the Olympics. The official list of banned items states "iPhone
and tablets are permitted inside venues, but must not be used as wireless access points to connect multiple devices". Got that, citizen?
posted by Nelson at 9:47 AM on July 25, 2012 [3 favorites]
and tablets are permitted inside venues, but must not be used as wireless access points to connect multiple devices". Got that, citizen?
posted by Nelson at 9:47 AM on July 25, 2012 [3 favorites]
I swear that if I cannot listen to Sandi Toksvig this weekend I shall be so very cross. So very cross indeed.
posted by boo_radley at 9:49 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by boo_radley at 9:49 AM on July 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
Woah, woah, woah. Is this going to affect their podcasts? I must have my BBC podcasts. I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THEM.
I suspect I'll be fine, since there isn't too much I listen to that's newsy or would generally be recorded within the venues. But I worry about over-zealousness. What if 5 live just sets up all their broadcasting sites within the restricted zone? How will I get my Kermode?
posted by figurant at 9:50 AM on July 25, 2012
I suspect I'll be fine, since there isn't too much I listen to that's newsy or would generally be recorded within the venues. But I worry about over-zealousness. What if 5 live just sets up all their broadcasting sites within the restricted zone? How will I get my Kermode?
posted by figurant at 9:50 AM on July 25, 2012
The EastEnders Live Olympic Special already aired. Everything else is just epilogue stuff amiright?
posted by Winnemac at 9:50 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by Winnemac at 9:50 AM on July 25, 2012
What's the British equivalent of "dick move"?
Hosting the Olympics?
posted by Celsius1414 at 9:51 AM on July 25, 2012 [5 favorites]
Hosting the Olympics?
posted by Celsius1414 at 9:51 AM on July 25, 2012 [5 favorites]
I'm unsure about things like the News Quiz. I suspect that they'll be OK, as they don't have any content from within the venues.
I've also been told that the national streams may be OK, but that doesn't match with what I've been told elsewhere and I can't see that they can escape the rights issues. But a ray of hope for Toksvigites remains...
posted by Devonian at 9:53 AM on July 25, 2012
I've also been told that the national streams may be OK, but that doesn't match with what I've been told elsewhere and I can't see that they can escape the rights issues. But a ray of hope for Toksvigites remains...
posted by Devonian at 9:53 AM on July 25, 2012
Yep, don't panic. A friend inside the BBC says it's only Nations and local that are cut off, and the special Olympic channel.
Mods, you might like to kill this trhead as being substantially... wrong!
Apologies.
posted by Devonian at 9:58 AM on July 25, 2012
Mods, you might like to kill this trhead as being substantially... wrong!
Apologies.
posted by Devonian at 9:58 AM on July 25, 2012
What's the British equivalent of "dick move"?
Not paying your licence fee.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 9:59 AM on July 25, 2012
Not paying your licence fee.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 9:59 AM on July 25, 2012
Egg Shen: "What's the British equivalent of "dick move"?"
"Peter Stylings"
posted by boo_radley at 10:01 AM on July 25, 2012
"Peter Stylings"
posted by boo_radley at 10:01 AM on July 25, 2012
The official list of banned items states "iPhone
and tablets are permitted inside venues, but must not be used as wireless access points to connect multiple devices"
I can see this as a way to attempt to keep the bandwidth to the cell towers under control. Basically, each device should present one circuit for data for that device.
Don't see it helping, of course.
posted by eriko at 10:05 AM on July 25, 2012
and tablets are permitted inside venues, but must not be used as wireless access points to connect multiple devices"
I can see this as a way to attempt to keep the bandwidth to the cell towers under control. Basically, each device should present one circuit for data for that device.
Don't see it helping, of course.
posted by eriko at 10:05 AM on July 25, 2012
So, tunneling will still work, or am I missing something?
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 10:22 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 10:22 AM on July 25, 2012
I can see this as a way to attempt to keep the bandwidth to the cell towers under control. Basically, each device should present one circuit for data for that device.
More likely it's an attempt to make lots of filthy, filthy lucre. BT are providing wi-fi access within the venues which will be charged at their usual rates (£6 for 90 minutes / £10 a day / etc.) . Using your mobile device as it's intended to be used would be stealing from sponsor.
posted by xchmp at 10:24 AM on July 25, 2012
More likely it's an attempt to make lots of filthy, filthy lucre. BT are providing wi-fi access within the venues which will be charged at their usual rates (£6 for 90 minutes / £10 a day / etc.) . Using your mobile device as it's intended to be used would be stealing from sponsor.
posted by xchmp at 10:24 AM on July 25, 2012
Not paying your licence fee.
You do not need to pay the licence fee to listen to BBC radio legally, you only need it if you are watching live television through a set or online.
As a Brit staying in the US, I sincerely hope this topic is, indeed, unfounded. I couldn't give a monkeys about Olympic coverage, but take away Guy Garvey's Finest Hour and I will cry.
posted by dumdidumdum at 10:25 AM on July 25, 2012
You do not need to pay the licence fee to listen to BBC radio legally, you only need it if you are watching live television through a set or online.
As a Brit staying in the US, I sincerely hope this topic is, indeed, unfounded. I couldn't give a monkeys about Olympic coverage, but take away Guy Garvey's Finest Hour and I will cry.
posted by dumdidumdum at 10:25 AM on July 25, 2012
I very much hope that this year represents the high water mark of olympic commercialization, but I'll bet the opposite is true.
posted by Forktine at 10:35 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by Forktine at 10:35 AM on July 25, 2012
Well, this thread has now alerted me to Guy Garvey's finest hour and I'm very happy about it. Thanks!
posted by pymsical at 10:38 AM on July 25, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by pymsical at 10:38 AM on July 25, 2012 [1 favorite]
Jesus, the Olympics are stupid. I have a severe hate-on for the tendency for us to give the smallest shit about who can hurl a blob further, or who can jump over a stick the best.
posted by clvrmnky at 10:42 AM on July 25, 2012
posted by clvrmnky at 10:42 AM on July 25, 2012
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