expectingtofly wrote: > The plugin implements the BBC's resume feature, > where it picks up from where you last listened to, whether you listened > in the plugin or in their app.
Its really interesting to read this because I had been wondering about the ability to do this via BBC Sounds on my Squeezebox when I'm not able to do the same thing on iPlayer on the TV for programmes we've been watching. >From what I understand, the BBC have tied together the resume functionality with overall "'personalisation' (https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/account/about-your-personalisation-settings/)" of your account for iPlayer: > By personalisation we mean: > > Recommending things we think youll like > Remembering how far through a programme you are (so you can pick up > where you left off) > Giving you notifications about things you enjoy. > > Before we can do that, we need to understand how you use the BBC, by > looking at things like the articles you read and the programmes you > watch. I find that quite annoying as I would like to have the resume functionality without any of the other stuff, but of course they bundle them together as they know that the resume part is useful and so people will be willing to trade their personal information and habits to get it. The fact that Sounds can do it without personalisation shows that they do not in fact "need to understand how you use the BBC, by looking at things like the articles you read and the programmes you watch" for the resume functionality part. I suppose that it is good that the BBC at least give you that choice - for ITV Hub and All4 you have to accept "personalisation" to use the service at all. Still it is a shame that you can't get the resume functionality on iPlayer on the TV without personalisation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ slurmsmckenzie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69467 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113045
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