Round in circles

The BBC's Director of Distribution and Business Development, Kieran Clifton, is leading the circular defence of pulling BBC Sounds from a wide range of familiar audio platforms, particularly TuneIn.

1. He notes that the BBC can't scoop up data when people listen to its services on TuneIn via Alexa-based devices, so that HAS to stop. Obvs.
2. The BBC Sounds 'skill' on Alexa doesn't offer an alarm setting, making it impossible to wake up to live radio. 
3. Says Kieran "We have no idea how many of you are setting alarms to BBC services because that information is not available to us. Once we understand things like this (and that’s why data is so important), we can serve you better."  
4. See, it's YOU that's being daft, not me.

Below, a list of apps, programmes and associated devices that won't now get you to BBC programmes, unless you move to BBC Sounds and the BBC Alexa 'skill'.

Acoustics Solutions Alexa
Alexa + Sonos Integration
AlexaPartner_ID2
AlexaPartner_ID3
Altec Lansing Alexa
Amazon Echo
Anker Alexa
Ask.com PopOut Player
Asset UPnP
Audio Pro Alexa
Azatom Alexa
BlackBerry 10
Blaupunkt Alexa
Bose SoundTouch Alexa
Bush Alexa B100ALF
Calix Alexa
CKY CK315 Alexa
Dell PC Stage
DOSS Fabriq Chorus Alexa
Drool Radio
DTS PlayFi Alexa
Easy Dok Alexa
Ecobee Alexa
Energy Alexa
Facebook Portal Alexa
Ford Alexa Beta
Frontier Silicon Alexa
Garmin Speak Alexa
GE Lighting Sol Alexa
GGMM Alexa
HAMA Alexa
Harman Kardon Alexa
Hisense Alexa
HoMedics JAM Alexa
HomeRadio
Hubble Verve Life Alexa
Ibox Alexa
iHome + Sleep
iHome Alexa
iHome App
iLive Alexa
iLuv Speaker Alexa
Invoxia Triby Alexa
Kitsound Voice One Alexa
Lenovo Smart Assistant Alexa
Livio Car iPhone
Livio Car Pro Android
Lobkin Eson Alexa
Logitech UE Boom Alexa
Magnavox Alexa
Marshall Alexa
Meidong Dida Alexa
Meridian-Sooloos
Mindspark PopOut Player
MK Rhythm speaker Alexa
Muse Speak Music Alexa
Music Man Alexa
Navvo Voco
Netgear Alexa
Nucleus Alexa
Omars Dogo Alexa
OnVocal Headset Alexa
P&T Luxembourg
Panasonic VIERA IPTV
Philips Fidelio iOS
Phorus Reference Design DTS Alexa
Polaroid Alexa PWF1001 1002
Riva Alexa
Roav Anker Alexa
Samsung A/V
Samsung Alexa
Samsung Refrigerator
SEAT Arona Alexa
Sharper Image Alexa
SK Telecom
Sony Alexa
Sony Audio
Sooloos on HP
Sound United Denon HEOS Alexa
SoundBot Alexa
SoundLogic Buddy Alexa
Spark Radio
streamunlimited
Sylvania Alexa
Tibo Alexa
TuneIn Android
TuneIn Blackberry Free
TuneIn Blackberry Pro
TuneIn iOS
TuneIn Nokia Qt
TuneIn Palm
TuneIn Pro Nook Color
TuneIn Samsung
TuneIn TV (tv.tunein.com)
TuneIn Windows 8
TuneIn Windows Phone
TuneIn Windows Phone 8
TuneIn Yahoo VIZIO
TuneIn.com
Tunein.com Embed
Twitter
Westinghouse-Element TV Alexa
Windows 10