> Also - have a search for Dan's postings in the archive; there's some info
> about tracklisting, now and next, LiveText etc etc in his posts.
>
Dan from the radio and music interactive team posted this to the list
back in July. ...
ta
Jem, backstage team
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Hi all
We have tracklistings for most music shows across most networks,
broadly speaking - sometimes just after the track gets played,
sometimes after the entire show has finished (in the case of a lot of
Radio 3 shows, for example)
As we move to hard-disk-based playout systems, we can increasingly
offer the kind of automated service you see on 6 Music i.e.
tracklistings emerging throughout the show as tracks get played; track
now playing in LiveText - the scrolling text you see on a DAB Digital
Radio LCD screen or when listening to the radio over our DTT Freeview
services etc. That kind of information ("The track now playing is...")
is also available across several networks on LiveText, irrespective of
whether hard-disk playout is in place e.g. 1Xtra, which is often off
vinyl, has the programme team entering those details into LiveText.
We're working on projects to use the tracklisting information in
hard-disk-based playout systems across the website and also make
better use of LiveText across the websites as well as DAB and DTT,
possibly even using SMS as part of that little ecosystem - watch that
space, but don't hold your breath :) There are legal as well as
techical hurdles to overcome, as ever.
So for now, we aim to provide tracklistings on the websites across all
music shows wherever we can - technical and resource limitations
willing. And we aim to get this better and better going forward. But
it's not something we're able to just turn on across all networks just
yet - as RSS, API or even just accurately updated HTML. LiveText is
your best bet for accurately updated track now playing info at the
moment.
hth,
Dan Hill
Head of Interactive Technology and Design
BBC Radio and Music Interactive
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