Steve Jolly wrote: > > Brian Butterworth wrote: > > You could, perhaps, make high bitrate versions available to > platform > > providers, with a limited number of feeds for the likes of > LiveStation > > and Zattoo and the like. > > Intuitively, that strikes me as opening up *different* cans > of worms... >
Other cans of worms are available as they say. This isn't as daft as it sounds. I thought one of the World Service radio stations was already on Livestation? Maybe I'm thinking of a different platform, or maybe it was for a limited period. Either way, we have a weekly reach of over 180 million listeners, when you add in the audience from the BBC World News channel it gives the Global News Division a weekly reach of well over a quarter of a billion people across all platforms. You don't get a reach like that by accident. We have a team of people who's job it is to do the necessary deals to extend our reach as far and wide as possible - whether just making the five minute bulletin available on a partner station or making an entire network available on an FM relay or emerging platform. Don't worry Brian, deals are being done all the time. But I'm sure you can understand that these products are not for public discussion here pre launch. -- Gareth Davis | Production Systems Specialist World Service Future Media, Digital Delivery Team Part of BBC Global News Division * http://www.bbcworldservice.com/ * 702NE Bush House, Strand, London, WC2B 4PH - 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]/
