RE: [backstage] A sekrit from Virgin Radio

[Kim Plowright]

> I’d be interested to know the technical set-up behind Virgin and the BBC’s last.fm pages though (i.e. how the track data gets from the playout system to the last.fm page) – I’d gather it’s not as simple as     > hooking up the last.fm player to whatever you use for your playout – I use the audioscrobbler plugin for Winamp but I’d gather your set-up(s) are somewhat more complex than mine! We have a super lady called Elsie who types out in tripliacte the names of all of the beat combos as they play out from '78. The Pink copy is filed with the BH librarians, who stamp the counterfoil and authorise the T109-D form procedure; the yellow copy is sent to the Music (modern, repetitive) Playout Reporting Unit (third class) for record keeping; the blue copy is then sent  via registered post to the BBC's ENIAC installation in  Surrey, from where it is set out to 'the Last.fm internet reception station' via a series of tubes.   Look - there's a picture of her at the bottom of this page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/heritage/story/ww2/lifebbc.shtml