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BBC Decides To Geoblock Some Radio & Audio Feeds On The Web
They were one of the few international broadcasters you could listen to for free without a VPN. But now, the BBC has decided to restrict many of its radio and audio broadcasts solely to those in the U.K.
The Beeb suggests it will somehow improve services for those in the country, although I'm still not quite clear from the explanation on why. BBC Sounds was an invaluable resource where you could hear some pretty amazing documentaries and music specials.
"The BBC has advertising on its website for users outside the UK and the change is intended to generate commercial income by shifting BBC Sounds listeners. It is expected to take place in the spring, although a date has yet to be set...
"Listeners can still use virtual private networks to bypass the geo-blocking."
BBC radio stations and podcasts to go dark for overseas listeners
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Why is once great, english language public media going downhill?
PBS being threttened to close, CBC cairing more about being to far-left and now the great BBC geoblocking content and cutting back BBC world survice.
We nead public media now more than ever.
And, public media neads to be a centrist voice in the media landscape.
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They were one of the few international broadcasters you could listen to for free without a VPN. But now, the BBC has decided to restrict many of its radio and audio broadcasts solely to those in the U.K.
The Beeb suggests it will somehow improve services for those in the country, although I'm still not quite clear from the explanation on why. BBC Sounds was an invaluable resource where you could hear some pretty amazing documentaries and music specials.
"The BBC has advertising on its website for users outside the UK and the change is intended to generate commercial income by shifting BBC Sounds listeners. It is expected to take place in the spring, although a date has yet to be set...
"Listeners can still use virtual private networks to bypass the geo-blocking."
BBC radio stations and podcasts to go dark for overseas listeners
Now I have to pay 100s of dollers to get a VPN.
The uk is doing what the states loves to do, geoblock content.
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And, public media neads to be a centrist voice in the media landscape.
Pray tell. Where is the centre point between democracy and dictatorship?
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Now I have to pay 100s of dollers to get a VPN.
Surfshark C$2.79/month 
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NordVPN, which is what I use and is recommended in the article, costs $3.09 a month for the basics. That's about $40 a year, which is really cheap. And it works very well.
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