The BBC News facility that works with Windows Media Center (XP or Vista) is a much better way to view these videos (when it works) and does much of what you describe. Personally, I've stuffed all the video feed URLs on an iGoogle tab... Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK "http://www.ukfree.tv/"www.ukfree.tv
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 22 May 2007 18:35 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] This one's for Cridland... BBC A/V interface ideas Whilst on the subject of interface and UI design, I was thinking about the BBC site's design. So, the BBC has a burgeoning portfolio of online multimedia offerings, and they have their BBC Audio/Video link in the left bar of the BBC News site (and elsewhere on the site), but once you're actually on that page you're given a rather odd selection of videos. Why not give surfers the best of both worlds, having an AV player interface which takes elements from the old player and gives you a different menu for the regular Programmes (Panorama etc) and then gives you a category list? Sometimes I just want to watch all the most recent SciTech videos, for example, which was as easy as clicking through the list on the old player, but is nigh on impossible on the new one... There's only three videos per category! Consolidating all the available videos for a certain time period in sections on the page would be very useful and helpful, plus it would probably attract more eyes because when the content is easier to get to, people'll come back! I just feel there's room for improvement, and it'd be great to have a little area in the AV player where you can choose to watch N24, or the o' clock news broadcasts, or any of the programmes, all from one place with two clicks MAX - none of this faffing about having to go to the respective programme's page just to fire up the player with the relevant stream (although that can stay, because I'm sure people do it that way too if they're entering via that particular page). Just throwing these ideas into the pot.. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/814 - Release Date: 21/05/2007 14:01 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/814 - Release Date: 21/05/2007 14:01
