Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread Yatsushiro
I also live in France, and normally start my day with the 'Today' progam on R4 via the excellent Sounds plugin. This mornings program was littered with the rights restriction message, at seemingly random times, so I too suspect a wrong button press or two, altough there was a fair amount of spor

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread agbagb
bpa wrote: > My understanding. > > Where the program is a BBC originated even such as a Panel show, drama > or a live performance such a concert, in studio or Proms - BBC makes > sure beforehand it has agreed all the rights to broadcast (live & > repeats) with the performers. > > Sports eve

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread bpa
agbagb wrote: > Rightly or wrongly, I expected to hear what I have heard for the last 20 > years... pretty much uninterrupted programming on R4, R4Ex and R3. > OK, sports and live music will often have restrictions - but I don't > listen much to them on the BBC. BTW, there is an oddidy he

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread agbagb
Raymond Woodward wrote: > Well you live outside the UK. Exactly what did you expect to hear? > > The BBC do not hold the rights to broadcast the programming to listeners > outside of the UK. > > It is precisely why Sports Extra is limited to the UK 24/7. Rightly or wrongly, I expected to hea

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread bpa
I agree with Paul and finger trouble is an issue especially where programs get delayed such as football going into extra time or with cricket where rain stops play. In the past, I have found examples of the Podcast of a program being UK restricted but the "Listen Again" version not restricted (a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread Raymond Woodward
agbagb wrote: > I'm listening in France, and not (usually) using a VPN. No Rights > Restrictions messages at all for the past several months, but a flurry > of them yesterday and today; and in the middle of programs / segments, > rather than at the start of something "restricted". Well you liv

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread agbagb
bpa wrote: > If you are in France you should not be able to play UK only streams > except with a VPN but VPNs are not guaranteed to provide the UK only > streams - the bitrate will indicate this. > > BBCiPlayer plugin is out of date and shoudl nto be used. UK vs nonUK > options is no longer tru

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread bpa
agbagb wrote: > I'm listening in France, and not (usually) using a VPN. No Rights > Restrictions messages at all for the past several months, but a flurry > of them yesterday and today; and in the middle of programs / segments, > rather than at the start of something "restricted". If you are i

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread Paul Webster
agbagb wrote: > here in France > It of course always happens from time to time, with specific programming > or segments / guests. But I'm getting it now half-way through, for > example, a sports report, or an interview with a UK politician I suspect that with international football and te

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread agbagb
And I should add, this seems to apply only to Radio4 FM - I'm not getting it on R3 or R4Ex (so far as I can tell). LMS 8.1.2 - 1622353561 Win10 Control: Web GUI; sometimes OrangeSqueeze on Android phones / pads Machines / devices are in France, in two locations. a) Livebox 4 Internal HDD (FL

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread agbagb
bpa wrote: > I only listen to a few BBC "Listen Again" and so don't encounter rights > restrictions but from dealing with BBCiPlayer plugin I got to know when > rights restrictions messages typically occurred. > > You should not be getting any rights restrictions messages on UK > streams. > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-29 Thread bpa
agbagb wrote: > I listen to the BBC (usually Radio 4 FM) here in France, usually these > days via the Sounds plug-in. Lot's and lots of interruptions these last > 2 days with that annoying "Rights Restrictions" message over-riding the > programming. I'm getting that same message via Sounds, th

[SlimDevices: Plugins] BBC Radio Rights Restrictions

2021-06-28 Thread agbagb
I listen to the BBC (usually Radio 4 FM) here in France, usually these days via the Sounds plug-in. Lot's and lots of interruptions these last 2 days with that annoying "Rights Restrictions" message over-riding the programming. I'm getting that same message via Sounds, the old iPlayer streams (