Thanks for that Gavin, answers my question pretty succinctly! Is local news archived at all?
On 31 Aug 2010, at 15:25, Gavin Johnson wrote: > Hi Phil, Jim et al > > You be already aware of this but the BBC proposed a local video service last > year. The proposal was rejected by the Trust following public consultation. > One of the key concerns was about the ‘adverse impact on the market’. You can > read a full explanation from the Trust here: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/pvt/local_video_proposal.shtml > > So while there would be (minor) technical issues involved in delivering local > video on bbc.co.uk, they haven’t been explored because there isn’t a remit to > provide the service. > > Gavin > > > On 22/08/2010 12:10, "Phil Lewis" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> >> I believe you can often find the local news for up to one day after on >> the local BBC site for that region. Last time I checked (incidentally >> for exactly the same reason as you) it was some awful wmv or real stream >> in very low or extremely low quality. Local news doesn't appear on >> iPlayer AFAIK. >> >> No idea about redux. >> >> I personally would love to see local news on iPlayer. >> >> best Regards >> >> Phil Lewis >> >> On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 12:29 +0000, jim tonge wrote: >> > Hi all. >> > >> > >> > As the Blast tour moves around the UK, myself and my colleagues are >> > frequently interviewed on local TV news and radio. There was a very >> > funny appearance by a colleague yesterday I'd love to get the >> > broadcast of... >> > >> > >> > I'm pretty sure local news isn't accessible through Redux, right? >> > Anyone got any idea how I can get access to this footage either >> > internally or externally? >> > >> > >> > Ta, >> > >> > >> > Jim >> > >> >> - >> 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]/ >> Jim
