BBC podcasts on third-party apps

Re:BBC podcasts on third-party apps by scarface74 on Thursday March 28, 2019 @09:23AM (#19511907)

I would say yes. It’s no more a podcast player than the old AOL client was a web browser.

Funny enough, while HNers always complain about Apple’s “walled garden”, the Apple podcast player subscribes directly to the host’s RSS feed. Once you subscribe to a podcast, Apple’s servers are no longer involved.

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Re:BBC podcasts on third-party apps by ocdtrekkie on Thursday March 28, 2019 @10:24AM (#19512478)

This is why my podcast isn't available on Google Podcasts, but is on iTunes. I read the agreement required to put it on Google Podcasts (the usual "irrevocable worldwide license to do whatever we want with it" for uploading data to Google servers), and passed.

Additionally, I do use bandwidth as my rough listener metric, so letting it be hosted by Google Podcasts would impact that significantly. Which is closer to the concern the BBC seems to have.

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Re:BBC podcasts on third-party apps by frosted-flakes on Thursday March 28, 2019 @11:16AM (#19512999)

Google Podcasts serves podcasts directly from the original source, so it's not being "hosted" by them. At least, that's what I've read concerning the BBC podcasts.

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