Anyone else got this problem? A few weeks ago the BBC video clips stopped working for me. No change of browser configuration had taken place and it affected all my systems. I use Windows XP and Ubuntu. The video player rectangle briefly shows a
red circle then nothing. The
red circle implies proscription perhaps?
I cannot play the F1 Grand Prix highlights on
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9437659.stm for example.
Web page says video is 'Available to UK users only.' Hmmmmmmm. I have a notion that the BBC is blocking some IP addresses in error. My IP address is allocated by PlusNet, a UK ISP. It is a static IP address so I am unable to vary it.
The following plays OK:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/susanwatts/2010/02/new_flaws_in_chip_and_pin_syst.htmlNo note about 'Available to UK users only' here.
Fortunately iPlayer works fine and I have no trouble viewing similar content on ITV.COM or YouTube.
Not much return for a UK TV licence tax payer. I have paid for this content.
The Beeb's response is typically bovine headed. "Have you enabled JavaScript?" they ask. Yes it is. It never occurs to them that they could have blocked my IP address and presumably they consider that eventuality an impossibility.
Why does the BBC waste its money distributing this material while preventing people in the UK from watching it?