Already done! (Though their "contact" system might be the most complex I have ever seen on the net. I'm sure it does a good job of getting the info they need and directing it to the right people but wow, that was a ton of drop downs.)
-- -Rob de Santos -----Original Message----- From: Richard Cuff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:05 AM To: [email protected]; Internet radio discussion Subject: Re: [Internetradio] BBC Drops RealMedia for Local Radio, Others I had seen mention this was going to happen...I think in a UK Radio group I visit on occasion. I wasn't sure about the timing. What's frustrating is that most flavors of desktop Linux handle Flash quite well. However, the stripped-down version that powers most Internet radios doesn't do Flash given the graphics involved. Everyone should be using the Feedback mechanism from BBC's radio services to rant...letting them know that we Internet radio users are a big enough slice in the market to be worth their attention. Rich C On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Rob de Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > It makes little sense to drop it unannounced and then put the alternatives in > place later. I'm with you John, this shows a lack of concern and respect for > listeners. Even if this is nothing more than incompetence and lack of internal > coordination, it shows me that among some BBC management, the "internet" streams > still aren't seen as very valuable. > > I'm sure that there were sound reasons for stopping RealMedia support, possibly > financial or the number of listeners, but someone needs to tell radio executives > that "Flash", as good as it is, is not the solution to all internet radio > issues. > > Memo to any internet radio programmers who read this now or later: maintaining > a way for Internet radio users to get your feed is important. > _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
