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What's going on exactly? I subscribe to a few BBC podcasts on a podcast app via RSS. Is that going?
by Jonnax 8y ago
What's going on exactly?
I subscribe to a few BBC podcasts on a podcast app via RSS.
Is that going?
- djhworld 8y agoSome podcasts are exclusive to BBC sounds for a time limited period.
- isostatic 8y ago> BBC sounds A new program being forced down listeners ears https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/20/bbc-sounds-app-angry-listeners-complaints https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/20/bbc-sounds-app... .... One typically indignant fan, Nigel Metheringham, tweeted: “Bring back (the podcast) #Fortunately to an open feed, rather than using it to prop up a shoddy service.” The loss of this favourite podcast to anyone who downloads from other sites, such as iTunes, or for listeners living abroad, has now exposed much wider dissatisfaction with BBC Sounds, which is receiving low scores on app-rating sites. Criticism focuses on the lack of a sleep-timer function for Android devices, a failure to reliably display track names, the difficulty of sharing content, on claims the search function is ineffective, and on the limited menu of content from other podcast providers. ....
- CannisterFlux 8y agoThat's what I'd like to know too. Is this a first step to going proprietary-app-only? I hope not, and it probably doesn't mean that because at least with RSS the BBC still get some user metrics, such as location based on your IP address. Also removing RSS feeds would remove the podcasts from Apple's itunes, which is generally recognised as the biggest discovery platform for podcasts. But who knows?