There may be a way. Turns out that a LOT of people have been shouting for more open access to the Beeb - if a case can be put under this - the Trust have rolled out a proposed revised syndication policy...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/p...dication.shtml

There are calls for an API to be developed and released, so playback clients can be designed separate to the Beeb - leaving it up to them to handle encoding, control and playout.

We have till the 21st Dec 2011 to make a case for one... this could then extend down the line and all that...

Thoughts?