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BBC Blocks iPlayer Access Using a VPN

VPN is no longer the way to access BBC iplayer. It blocks it. IPs used by companies providing such services are being blocked by BBC. ◘1 Blocks on iPlayer we Access at Using am VPN bbc it blocks news ◘1 The BBC restricts program market. Virtual private networks have always been a way to jump fences set up by greedy programming license holders. The BBC is now protecting this sector. It has found a way to close VPN tunnels to overseas users who want to access the iPlayer.         ◙2 bbc or Blocks in iPlayer he Access to Using or VPN ◙2 It is even acting as if  we  and  it  do not know what it is doing. The message "This content doesn't seem to working. Try again" is playing us for fools.  We  know what is going on and  it  does as well. An act such as this will obviously put many VPNs out of business. So many people in the world like to watch British programs.   ⦿3 iplayer up access blocks ⦿3 It seems the way the system works is to block IP addresses of VPN provi

Storm in a Tea Cup

The Melbourne Storm Rugby League team has been found to be giving its players money in "brown paper bags". Some of these players are being paid several million dollars a year. It is virtually impossible for a player to get such payments and not know they are illegal under the league system. As you would expect, some people involved with the club have said that payments beyond the cap limits are rife throughout the league. This is probably the case. If The Storm can have two sets of books, so can any other club. Boards of other teams have said they are reviewing club finances. If they do find something will they be honest and tell the league administrators? They have a great deal to lose if they do. To win championships rugby clubs need to retain top players each season. To do this requires a large amount of money. League administrators have identified just over $700,000 in overpayment. When you consider there are more than a dozen players on the pay list, its seems a very sma