On 03/03/2008, Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I was hoping to get a brainstorm of ideas for APIs and Feeds you would > love to play with in the near future, while focusing on Vision/TV > > I got most of the obvious stuff like, > > - A 31 day schedule in XML > - TV schedules as a API with past and future ability > - Direct links to iplayer programmes > - XML/RSS/ATOM/JSON of upcoming iplayer programmes > - XML/RSS/ATOM/JSON of programmes about to drop off iplayer > - Links between programmes and their programme catalogue entry > - The Programme Catalogue! :) > - A reference page or service for all programmes (/programmes in XML) > - XMPP pub/sub messages for upcoming programmes > - keywords > > Anything more?
Either a feed of the text used for subtitles, or at least a search API that takes terms and returns the ID and time offset of the programme containing the search text. It would be handy for programme Astons to be searchable in this way. The idea would be that could could do a text search for a name or phrase and then link directly to the content using the Flash iPlayer. Ian Forrester > > This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable > > Senior Producer, BBC Backstage > BC5 C3, Media Village, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TP > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > work: +44 (0)2080083965 > mob: +44 (0)7711913293 > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
