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BBC radio allowed to premiere programmes online, but not with music shows

By | Published on Wednesday 26 August 2015

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The BBC Trust has given permission to the Corporation’s radio stations to make certain programmes available online ahead of actual broadcast by up to seven days, though only for speech-based shows, not music radio.

Previously BBC radio was not allowed to do any ‘first listen online’ type promotions via the radio version of the iPlayer, but following a BBC Trust review of Radio 4, 5live and their sister channels such a thing will now be possible.

Confirming this rule change, BBC Trustee Elan Closs Stephens told reporters: “The BBC was built on its radio services, and the continued success of Radio 4 and 5live are testament to the quality of what they continue to provide millions of listeners with every day. As more people go online for news and sport, the BBC must make sure it’s continuing to provide what they want, so we’ve approved some changes to help with this and we’ll expect the stations to continue to develop what they’re offering online”.



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