iTunes Radio keep it going?

[macpro2000]

I was just wondering if there is any trick to keep iTunes Radio running so I don't have to click to continue listening every couple hours?

 

[Jesla]

I think you have to subscribe to iMatch.

 

[macpro2000]

I think you have to subscribe to iMatch.

I know that with iTunes Match it is ad free, but does it still stop and you have to click to continue?

 

[Julien]

I know that with iTunes Match it is ad free, but does it still stop and you have to click to continue?

Yes it will stop also. There is no way to get a streaming service to keep playing without confirming you are still listening because they have to pay for each song played. However unlike other services that require a confirmation click if you do any actions on your Mac it will know you are still there.

 

[macpro2000]

So are you saying I basically need to get a script that will open/close the hard drive every 15 minutes and that will do it?

 

[Julien]

So are you saying I basically need to get a script that will open/close the hard drive every 15 minutes and that will do it?

Didin't say that. What I meant is if I'm working (stopping/starting) on my Mac Radio doesn't stop playing even if I don't access iTunes. Not sure if running a script would work.

 

[Primejimbo]

I wonder if they do that so they don't get in trouble. Kind of like when I watch Netflix, after a few episodes I get a pop up "keep playing, go bad to browsing, or whatever". Maybe companies do this because if it keeps playing and use data, people would probably cry if they got charged for using too much data. Or even better, an idiot suing Apple, Netflix, or whoever for using all that data because they forgot....

 

[Julien]

I wonder if they do that so they don't get in trouble.....

No, they do it because they must pay for each song played. Apple is rumored to pay up to 10¢ per song played. So if you have left and are not listening they must still pay for each song played.