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Expats to be cut off from BBC radio and podcasts within weeks

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nanna8 Fri 21-Mar-25 08:40:41

Well that will help with their reputation, won’t it ? Very shortsighted and somewhat xenophobic. Maybe they’ve been listening to Donald ?

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Silverbrooks Fri 21-Mar-25 08:34:11

I assume this is a funding decision brought about because fewer people are now buying a licence.

The BBC has to pay for the rights to broadcast certain programmes and/or broadcast in certain locations that are otherwise geo-blocked.

We are slowly heading down the road of the BBC becoming a commercial broadcaster funded by advertising.

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JackyB Fri 21-Mar-25 08:32:05

This is devastating news. I listen to podcasts and stream radio from the BBC almost exclusively for most of the day. I will wait and see though because mostly I listen to Radio 4.

Some programmes have always been blocked off and can only be listened to in the UK. This can be quite random. For example, the last episode of the Kitchen Cabinet was only for UK listeners but the one before it was accessible to me.

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RosieandherMaw Fri 21-Mar-25 08:03:20
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I wonder how many here on Gransnet this will affect?
I’m in the UK and admit I use Sounds a lot.
It seems very petty and shortsighted to me , no more nation speaking unto nation?
Expats will be cut off from scores of BBC radio stations and podcasts in a shake-up of the corporation’s international output.
Within weeks, the BBC will no longer allow access to Sounds – its audio streaming service – from abroad.
Instead, international audiences will need to tune in to radio and podcasts on a new advertising-funded service on BBC.com or a separate app. Restrictions on broadcasting rights mean some programming, including all music radio stations and some podcasts, will be removed completely. Others will only be available through third-party subscription services such as Apple and Spotify.
The BBC said expats would still have access to talk radio stations such as Radio 4 and the World Service, as well as more than 1,000 podcasts, including Global News Podcast, The Global Story and Infinite Monkey Cage.

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