Why is BBC Sounds not going to be available in Ireland?
BBCBBC Sounds will be blocked for audiences outside the UK later this year.
The decision means listeners in the Republic of Ireland will no longer be able to tune into BBC Radio Ulster or Radio Foyle online.
BBC News NI looks at why this is happening and whether or not it is inconsistent with the Good Friday Agreement, as some people are suggesting.
What is BBC Sounds and what is changing?
BBC Sounds is the online home of BBC radio.
People can listen to live radio streams, on demand programmes, podcasts, audiobooks and music mixes.
It can be accessed via the Sounds website or its dedicated app. People can also listen on many smart speakers and internet radio devices.
The changes will not affect audiences in the UK, but it will affect international listeners and they have already seen a change to their audio offerings.
There is a new Audio section for them on BBC.com - the international website which carries adverts - and their BBC app.
They have access to the BBC's portfolio of current and archived podcasts but just two radio stations, World Service and Radio 4.
A date for geo-blocking the BBC Sounds service has not been confirmed but the BBC said it would be in 2025.
Geo-blocking restricts access to services and content online based on the physical location of the .
The BBC said UK s who go on holiday outside the UK for a short time will still be able to use the BBC Sounds app.
What does geo-blocking mean for RoI listeners?
Listeners in the Republic of Ireland will not be able to listen to all BBC Radio stations.
However, these changes only impact BBC platforms, as BBC content will remain available on third-party platforms outside the UK, such as Spotify or Apple.
The BBC said the planned changes to BBC Sounds will mirror BBC iPlayer.
Listeners outside of Northern Ireland will still be able to listen to Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle on analogue and DAB overspill.
Why is the BBC geo-blocking its content?
The BBC said the change was made so that BBC Sounds is "exclusively to UK audiences" and will offer better value for UK listeners.
For international s, some BBC content cannot be made available due to "rights limitations", the BBC added.
The change is similar to BBC iPlayer.
Another reason for the change could be money.
The public service broadcaster is primarily funded by the licence fee, paid by UK households, supplemented by income from its commercial subsidiaries.
The BBC Sounds change allows BBC Studios, which distributes BBC content to audiences outside the UK and operates the BBC's international platforms, to generate commercial revenue.
That revenue then goes back to the BBC, delivering, as the BBC says, "better value" for the licence fee payer.
Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme, the Guardian's former media editor, Jim Waterson, said the BBC's licence fee income was falling and it needed to make more money through its commercial arms.
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