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I'm not sure about public refs which can be cited for this, but:

I'm pretty sure the "Packet ID" name is an error on the linked glossary page. I believe it actually stands for "PIPs identifier" (but is commonly expanded as "programme identifier")
PIDs are a *minimum* of eight characters. Some systems will probably break when the first nine-character PIDs emerge, but in principle there is no limit to the length. Seeing PIDs of more than nineteen characters in the wild is unlikely to happen, however.
The authority prefix can have other characters beyond “p” or “b”. For example, partners/suppliers are assigned PIDs in the “s” range (s0000001 is the BBC itself)

Nevalicori (talk) 10:53, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Nevalicori: Thanks for this. Do you have an example of an "s" format PID in use, please? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:21, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Pigsonthewing: I believe they're only used internally — they're not exposed via /programmes pages to my knowledge (I doubt it's problematic for me to tell you that s0000004 is Channel Four, though — IDs were assigned to any broadcaster who participates in the iPlayer/TV Guide syndication that you can see at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/guide/partner) Nevalicori (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

They certainly appear as the last part of the URL for programmes covered by the BBC iPlayer. -- Picapica (talk) 18:39, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nevali was referring to "s" type PIDs. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:10, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Old style World Service PIDs were / are 11 characters (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/wcr5dr3dnl3). Not sure when the switch to 8 chars happened for World Service Fantastic-life (talk) 14:24, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, both - all incorporated. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:26, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Background

Just aprking thse for future use:

-- Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:57, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]