“Search terms that work easily on other apps don’t seem to work yet on BBC Sounds. Photograph: Tricia Yourkevich/BBCThe BBC Sounds app is good at providing on-demand content, the corporation argues, and it is being improved by listener feedback. “Part of our More of Less initiative, BBC Sounds is a condensation of BBC Radio and BBC Noise, which in 2020 will be repurposed as BBC Echo – a great big empty hall, probably in Kidderminster.”A BBC Spokesperson said: “Unlike iPlayer Radio, BBC Sounds is personalised and gives listeners the best radio, music and podcasts from the BBC where people want – increasingly on mobiles. We’re experimenting with releasing a limited number of podcasts first on BBC Sounds to help listeners discover more content from the BBC. And, as BBC Sounds is personalised, the more it’s used, the better it responds to listeners’ preferences and improves recommendations.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2019 09:30 UTC