BBC podcasts not available in Spotify

[Giri99]

Anyone else notice this?

With a recent update we now have podcasts in Spotify, which is great.

However I have noticed that any BBC related podcast is greyed out so you can’t play any episodes. Other podcasts are fine.

I can still access them from Tunein but not in Spotify, it is as if it believes we are in another country.

Any ideas?

 

[Medved_77]

Maybe due to the car thinking it's in the Netherlands? The IP of the esim is NL so maybe the podcasts are geographically restricted?

Can you access them when connected to WiFi?

 

[Zakalwe]

It's down to the protections that the BBC put on its podcasts. I have a Sonos system in the house and the BBC podcasts won't stream to it either.

 

[Winner365]

Will be interesting to see how long the eSim remains with a Dutch provider.

Using your mobile in EU and EEA countries after the UK leaves the EU

It seems EU roaming is no longer guaranteed following Brexit. This page states EE, o2 and Vodafone have no plans to change their current roaming plans...but doesn’t necessarily mean the Dutch provider will do the same.

Hopefully we’ll get a UK eSim provider so we can access BBC podcasts and iPlayer

 

[bhav]

It's down to the protections that the BBC put on its podcasts. I have a Sonos system in the house and the BBC podcasts won't stream to it either.

Seems odd that their protection would prevent playback from a UK IP address??

 

[NewbieT]

Will be interesting to see how long the eSim remains with a Dutch provider.

Using your mobile in EU and EEA countries after the UK leaves the EU

It seems EU roaming is no longer guaranteed following Brexit. This page states EE, o2 and Vodafone have no plans to change their current roaming plans...but doesn’t necessarily mean the Dutch provider will do the same.

Hopefully we’ll get a UK eSim provider so we can access BBC podcasts and iPlayer

Roaming is assured. Free roaming is not.
https://assets.publishing.service.g...tachment_data/file/948093/TCA_SUMMARY_PDF.pdf

Para 53 & 54

 

[MrBadger]

Seems odd that their protection would prevent playback from a UK IP address??

Its (typically) a Dutch IP address.

 

[bhav]

Its (typically) a Dutch IP address.

Yes aware but @Zakalwe was talking about a Sonos system in his home... Doesn't make much sense to me that BBC podcasts on Spotify would be blocked on that!

 

[MrBadger]

The BBC require certain features to be available on a platform to allow them to monitor usage. If the platform cannot support that, normally achieved via a login, then BBC can block access to their content. Podcasts differ from normal BBC content as they are distributed via other third party channels so may be subject to different restrictions.

 

[Giri99]

It's down to the protections that the BBC put on its podcasts. I have a Sonos system in the house and the BBC podcasts won't stream to it either.

Thanks, think that is it, but as Tunein have cracked it on the same platform I thought there might be a work around within Spotify

 

[Giri99]

Maybe due to the car thinking it's in the Netherlands? The IP of the esim is NL so maybe the podcasts are geographically restricted?

Can you access them when connected to WiFi?

Thanks, tried that, same issue on home WiFi

 

[spooksman]

I think it's a BBC thing, they pulled a majority of their podcasts and you can only get them on their BBC Sounds app. That's fine if you have Android Auto...

If not, it's TuneIn for now - which is a pain, as it never remembers how far through you were...

*** UPDATE ***
Actually, on further reading they should be on Spotify, it was Google they pulled them from...

My bad

 

[Garry TheBiz]

That's correct @spooksman you can no longer get any new BBC podcasts on Google Podcasts, although existing once still show up and play. The BBC say that it's because certain conditions aren't met just as @VanillaAir_UK mentions

BBC Sounds FAQ about Google Podcasts

 

[Zakalwe]

Seems odd that their protection would prevent playback from a UK IP address??

AFAIK it's nothing to do with IP addresses and everything to do with DRM protection.

You can play BBC stations through the SONOS app, or stream them from Spotify and cast to a SONOS device. The BBC doesn't allow you to do likewise with podcasts. They also pulled all of their radio stations from TuneIn about a year ago.....I don't know if they are back now though.

 

[roadcred]

AFAIK it's nothing to do with IP addresses and everything to do with DRM protection.

You can play BBC stations through the SONOS app, or stream them from Spotify and cast to a SONOS device. The BBC doesn't allow you to do likewise with podcasts. They also pulled all of their radio stations from TuneIn about a year ago.....I don't know if they are back now though.

Its a great plus for me. BBC shouldn't be hosting podcasts using licence payers money. They should get rid of their radio stations as well!

 

[Staypuffman]

Is this still a thing?

 

[Fred2]

It is (at least it was as of a few weeks ago). It's not (just) ip addresses etc, i have the same issue on my garmin running watch (which only downloads podcasts using home wifi) - plays any spotify podcast other than the bbc hosted ones