Re: [backstage] Ofcom Public Service Broadcasting review II: This time it's bloggable
Rather more digestable highlights here, also in fashionable interweb form: http://ofcompsbreview.typepad.com/summary - Brian seems - like all conspiracy theorists - to like making stuff up that fits his cosy world view! On 11/04/2008, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ofcom seems - like all public bodies - to like making work for itself. It seems that it didn't get work out what Public Service Broadcasting is all about the first time round and so now we have the sequeal! http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/psb2_1/execsummary/ And they have a BLOG! Would you believe it? http://ofcompsbreview.typepad.com/ I suspect the whole idea is to bore everyone into submission so Ofcom can get away with doing whatever the goverment has told it to decide... but they have a BLOG! Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
[backstage] Conference announcement
Hi all, Just wanted to announce a small conference that might be of interest to some of you. (Its not related to my day job). Some of you may already know about it, but if not... -- geeKyoto 2008 Living In The Changed World 10:00 - 16:30 - Saturday 17th May 2008. Conway Hall, London. £20. We broke the world. Now what? Mark Simpkins and Ben Hammersley announce a one day conference in central London, with designers, technologists, artists, architects, policy-makers, explorers, economists and scientists, and clever people like you, to discuss the future and how we'll live in it. geeKyoto 2008 is a cross-discipline event, targeted at everybody with an interest in the world we live in. Speaking we have: * Adrian Hon - ARG Games Designer, (http://www.sixtostart/ http://mssv.net/) * Christian Nold - Artist (http://www.softhook.com) * Gavin Starks - Website (http://blog.co2.dgen.net/) * Alex Haw - Architect * Ben Saunders - Explorer, Speaker (http://www.bensaunders.com/) * DIY Kyoto * Richard Sandford - Futurelab * Adam Thorpe - Vexed Generation Design Against Crime (Central St. Martins) * Emma Mulqueny - UK GovWeb * Mitchell Sava - PolicyWonk * James Smith - Do The Green Thing * Bryony Worthington We will follow the event with a social meetup nearby. We are also in discussion with the organisers of 4Good, The festival of social innovation and 4IP, Channel 4's new innovations fund to find ways to progress the ideas and conversations that start at geeKyoto. Tickets are available at http://www.geekyoto.com/ geeKyoto 2008 is being supported by: Proboscis is a not-for-profit artist-led studio which combines artistic practice with commissioning, curatorial projects, design and consultancy. Collaboration is at the core of our creative practice and ethos: we work across disciplines and practices - with associate artists, writers, curators, critics, designers, technologists, filmmakers, scientists and theorists - to explore social, cultural and creative issues. Other supporters to be announced. --- Thanks Mark. --- Mark Simpkins Technical Project Manager, BBC Vision (Multi Platform Productions) e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] m: 07855 365 481 - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
Re: [backstage] iPlayer mashup
On 11/04/2008, Nick Denker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know if there are any conversations with Sky on iPlayer running on their platform? It's a pity the HD box doesn't yet use the Ethernet port for interactive access, as I'm sure it would be possible to implement a DIY solution via the miniweb platform on the sky box Any thoughts?? Sky is listed in the iPlayer Ofcom market impact report as being somewhat hostile to the whole thing. BSkyB thinks that the BBC should just doing anything where there is 'market failure' and leave everything else to Sky. We, of course, can list all those successful (non-Sport) UK production by Sky. The are all there to watch on Sky Gold! Nick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Shearer Sent: 07 April 2008 21:56 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iPlayer mashup Hi, I'm a lurker on this list but thought I would de-lurk to show you all what I've been up to with the stuff found around bbc.co.uk. Over a few days hacking with ruby I built a lighter version of the flash based iPlayer with series grouping, some rss feeds and related content from blogs and youtube. http://iplayerlist.mibly.com Its rough and ready but I'm happy with the results. If you are interested, a little more info about what is holding it altogether is available over here. http://mibly.com/2008/3/4/a-little-about-bbc-iplayer-youtube-and-playing Regards, Andy - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - 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/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
