[access-uk] BBC Sporting Events Streaming On Sonata, Presently Cricket

  • From: "Paul Benson" <paul.benson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 15:31:40 +0100

Hello all,
 
The Sonata has added a new feature to the radio listings. It is called:
 
BBC Events Streaming
 
and is classified as Sports.
 
This is the title of the menu, and once selected, gives you the options of all 
20 BBC live events coverage.
 
It is not possible to tell what is on each stream. One has to go through them 
all, about 5 seconds per selection, less than 2 minutes in all, to work out 
which streams are live. The BBC are continually changing what is streamed on 
which stream, so just going through them is the only way. It will of course, 
take a short while, to determine if the commentary is that of the event you 
want. Once a particular sports event is allocated a stream, that event should 
always stay on that stream number until it is concluded, which in the case of 
County cricket, is 4 days. 
 
Once the menu is opened up, the male voice will announce the streams one by 
one. Upon selecting, say stream 1, there will be 3 responses.
 
1. The Sonata will beep about twice, and if the stream is live, start streaming.
 
2. You will hear a recorded message from the BBC. This means the stream is 
open, but the sporting event is suspended for some reason, in the case of 
cricket, rain or bad light. Commentary may start again later in the day.
 
3. If the stream is closed, the beeps will continue. After about 5 beeps, just 
move along the menu to the next station and select O.K..
 
At presently, all streams are for County cricket. I do not think the Test 
matches are included, I think that is broadcast on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, 
so no need to appear here. What will be streamed once the cricket season 
closes, and the football begins, will be interesting to observe. Who knows what 
the BBC have in mind for the 2012 Olympics, with respect to using these 
streams, as a possible supplement to the Radio 5 live broadcasts.
 
Lastly, after having moved from one stream to another while searching for your 
particular broadcast, do not let the beeps run out, you get about 10 beeps to 
decide to select, or move along the menu. If you let the beeps run out, it 
appears you have to switch off the Sonata and start from the beginning again.
 
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