2013-12-20, 06:07
there are multiple issues with live streams. we are pulling meta data from one of the bbc's deprecated API's (according to my wireshark the website doesn't use it anymore) and some of the provided CDN links no longer works. There are some live tv changes on svn which were made earlier this month and are due for the next release after some more testing (http://code.google.com/p/xbmc-iplayerv2/source/list). Akamai streams for the live stuff in the svn version seem to work sometimes. lime light didn't work at all. Akamai live streams are also geolocked, whereas the ondemand streams are not (just the auth metadata is geolocked which can be more easily bypassed with a proxy).
It is a lot of work keeping up with BBC changes. Would be better if they offered some official API, but they don't.
I would also please ask people to understand that
a) 6 months between a release doesn't mean the project is dead. Changes are made on SVN from time to time, but I and other contributors have real lives, jobs and other projects on the go.
b) We are not getting paid for this. Please take this into account when complaining/demanding fixes etc.
c) the project is based on an ever changing API that the BBC does not want used on devices they do not support directly. It is a constant battle to keep it working, and was one of the reasons earlier devs have quit.
Thanks for listening. (and thanks to dougp for the changes, please do submit them over at the issue tracker so we can get them applied)
It is a lot of work keeping up with BBC changes. Would be better if they offered some official API, but they don't.
I would also please ask people to understand that
a) 6 months between a release doesn't mean the project is dead. Changes are made on SVN from time to time, but I and other contributors have real lives, jobs and other projects on the go.
b) We are not getting paid for this. Please take this into account when complaining/demanding fixes etc.
c) the project is based on an ever changing API that the BBC does not want used on devices they do not support directly. It is a constant battle to keep it working, and was one of the reasons earlier devs have quit.
Thanks for listening. (and thanks to dougp for the changes, please do submit them over at the issue tracker so we can get them applied)