[backstage] Open Platform from the Guardian to make online content available free
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/10/guardian-open-platform key quote hidden towards the end The Guardian is positioning its Open Platform as a commercial venture, requiring partners to carry its advertising as part of its terms and conditions, while BBC Backstage states clearly that its proposition is for individual developers designers and not for big corporates. opening quote about free at the beginning... The Guardian today launched Open Platform, a service that will allow partners to reuse guardian.co.uk content and data for free and weave it into the fabric of the internet. - 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] HD iPlayer at last!
The BBC iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ is set to go HD in the next month. BBC Vision Director Jana Bennett let the news slip during a panel discussion at the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference. Expect a big announcement with full details of the service in the next few days. It's difficult to determine exactly what form the HD content will take at this stage; will it be 720p or 1080p? Will it be download-only, or streaming? http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=bbc_iplayer_to_go_hd Good news! Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
RE: [backstage] HD iPlayer at last!
Yes excellent news, lets hope the ISP's lay off on the bandwidth capping so we can all download this stuff without worry. I'm hoping its both streaming and download, but I honestly don't know. Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage Room 1044, BBC Manchester BH, Oxford Road, M60 1SJ email: ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk work: +44 (0)1612444063 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 10 March 2009 09:19 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] HD iPlayer at last! The BBC iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ is set to go HD in the next month. BBC Vision Director Jana Bennett let the news slip during a panel discussion at the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference. Expect a big announcement with full details of the service in the next few days. It's difficult to determine exactly what form the HD content will take at this stage; will it be 720p or 1080p? Will it be download-only, or streaming? http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=bbc_iplayer_to_go_hd Good news! Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
RE: [backstage] Norwegian National Broadcaster using OpenTracker Torrent Server to distribute DRM free HDTV
So I downloaded all the videos because I wanted to learn some lessons about how and why they did things. The subtitle format choice was very interesting. They could have easily have just burned in the subtitles but they choose not to. I'm still loving the fact its using BitTorrent for distribution, but even more so for using H.264/AVC with AAC sound (AC3 would have been a big thumbs up) Not far off HD 720p either, maybe they should have just done it in HD Watermark in the top right, not really noticeable and maybe a good idea. I wonder where its spread to already and if there watching for its spread? Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage Room 1044, BBC Manchester BH, Oxford Road, M60 1SJ email: ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk work: +44 (0)1612444063 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Matt Barber Sent: 09 March 2009 20:16 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Norwegian National Broadcaster using OpenTracker Torrent Server to distribute DRM free HDTV Also cool they are promoting UGC subtitles. I wonder if mashups would be treated the same way, perhaps if uploaded to YouTube, they might receive the same recognition and a link on their site. Could be a pretty nice way to drive content. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Ian Forrester ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Interesting stuff - http://nrkbeta.no/norwegian-broadcasting-corporation-sets-up-its-own-b ittorrent-tracker/ I also found it interesting that they used RSS+BitTorrent to download the whole lot in one go. Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage Room 1044, BBC Manchester BH, Oxford Road, M60 1SJ email: ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk work: +44 (0)1612444063 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Fearghas McKay Sent: 09 March 2009 09:06 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Norwegian National Broadcaster using OpenTracker Torrent Server to distribute DRM free HDTV http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/08/norways-public-broad-1.html Norway's public broadcaster sets up its own torrent tracker using same code as The Pirate Bay POSTED BY CORY DOCTOROW, MARCH 8, 2009 2:27 PM | PERMALINK Eirikso from NRK, the Norwegian public broadcast, writes to tell us that they've set up their own BitTorrent tracker, adding, The tracker is based on the same OpenTracker software that the Pirate Bay has been using for the last couple of years. By using BitTorrent we can reach our audience with full quality, unencrypted media files. Experience from our early tests show that if we're the best provider of our own content we also gain control of it. The first show we’re putting on our new tracker is a very popular television series about people living in remote places in Norway. It features fascinating people and spectacular scenery. We have provided all the Norwegian subtitle files and if people want to fansub any of the episodes we’re more than happy to let you do that. Please let us know in the comments and we’ll link to your translations. We are providing full quality video files with no DRM. The biggest problem regarding this project is to clear all the rights we need to be able to distribute content in such an open system. NRK is a big content producer, but record labels, actors, external production companies and format rights owners usually have contracts that prevent us from distributing our content freely in the internet. We are in constant negotiations over these issues. And it seems like it should be possible to find a solution where NRK gets the rights it needs and the rights holders get the compensation they want. In addition to this we look into new providers. Pump Audio, Magnatune and other companies with easier licensing systems are interesting sources. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation is promoting the free and opensource Miro software as their preferred BitTorrent client. It is user friendly and contains everything you need to both download and play the high quality video files. - 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/ - 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
Re: [backstage] HD iPlayer at last!
I hope it works with the BBC iPlayer Desktop app that I use all the time now. Shame it downloads only at streaming speeds at the moment. 2009/3/10 Ian Forrester ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk Yes excellent news, lets hope the ISP's lay off on the bandwidth capping so we can all download this stuff without worry. I'm hoping its both streaming and download, but I honestly don't know. Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage Room 1044, BBC Manchester BH, Oxford Road, M60 1SJ email: ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk work: +44 (0)1612444063 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 -- *From:* owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth *Sent:* 10 March 2009 09:19 *To:* backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk *Subject:* [backstage] HD iPlayer at last! The BBC iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ is set to go HD in the next month. BBC Vision Director Jana Bennett let the news slip during a panel discussion at the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference. Expect a big announcement with full details of the service in the next few days. It's difficult to determine exactly what form the HD content will take at this stage; will it be 720p or 1080p? Will it be download-only, or streaming? http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=bbc_iplayer_to_go_hd Good news! Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
RE: [backstage] HD iPlayer at last!
That doesn't sound right, surely it should download much quicker? Who's your ISP? Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage Room 1044, BBC Manchester BH, Oxford Road, M60 1SJ email: ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk work: +44 (0)1612444063 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 10 March 2009 14:06 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] HD iPlayer at last! I hope it works with the BBC iPlayer Desktop app that I use all the time now. Shame it downloads only at streaming speeds at the moment. 2009/3/10 Ian Forrester ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk Yes excellent news, lets hope the ISP's lay off on the bandwidth capping so we can all download this stuff without worry. I'm hoping its both streaming and download, but I honestly don't know. Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage Room 1044, BBC Manchester BH, Oxford Road, M60 1SJ email: ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk work: +44 (0)1612444063 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 10 March 2009 09:19 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] HD iPlayer at last! The BBC iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ is set to go HD in the next month. BBC Vision Director Jana Bennett let the news slip during a panel discussion at the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference. Expect a big announcement with full details of the service in the next few days. It's difficult to determine exactly what form the HD content will take at this stage; will it be 720p or 1080p? Will it be download-only, or streaming? http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=bbc_iplayer_to_go_hd Good news! Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
RE: [backstage] Open Platform from the Guardian to make online content available free
So this is great news for all of us. The more data for people to play with the better. I can spot some neat mashups between BBC and Guardian data. Ian Forrester This e-mail is: [x] private; [] ask first; [] bloggable Senior Producer, BBC Backstage Room 1044, BBC Manchester BH, Oxford Road, M60 1SJ email: ian.forres...@bbc.co.uk work: +44 (0)1612444063 mob: +44 (0)7711913293 -Original Message- From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Fearghas McKay Sent: 10 March 2009 09:35 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Open Platform from the Guardian to make online content available free http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/10/guardian-open-platform key quote hidden towards the end The Guardian is positioning its Open Platform as a commercial venture, requiring partners to carry its advertising as part of its terms and conditions, while BBC Backstage states clearly that its proposition is for individual developers designers and not for big corporates. opening quote about free at the beginning... The Guardian today launched Open Platform, a service that will allow partners to reuse guardian.co.uk content and data for free and weave it into the fabric of the internet. - 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/
Re: [backstage] Open Platform from the Guardian to make online content available free
Fearghas, I thought about moving that paragraph up closer to the top so it was clear that the content wasn't 'free as in beer'. I would say that there are actually two parts to this launch, the content API, which requires carrying ads, and the Data Store. There will still be ad-free syndication arrangements. Matt McAllister is writing a blog post about that right now. I'll have to double check, but I don't think that there are the same ad TCs for the Data Store. We're hoping to collect a lot of data sets for that. best, Kevin Anderson Guardian On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Fearghas McKay fm-li...@st-kilda.orgwrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/mar/10/guardian-open-platform key quote hidden towards the end The Guardian is positioning its Open Platform as a commercial venture, requiring partners to carry its advertising as part of its terms and conditions, while BBC Backstage states clearly that its proposition is for individual developers designers and not for big corporates. opening quote about free at the beginning... The Guardian today launched Open Platform, a service that will allow partners to reuse guardian.co.uk content and data for free and weave it into the fabric of the internet. - 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] F1 API
Formula One fans may be interested in this experimental motor racing data API: http://ergast.com/mrd/ This is a personal project, not a BBC one, but I'm shamelessly plugging it here because I'd really value your comments and suggestions. The API provides result data from 2000 onwards, circuit geo co-ordinates and Wikipedia links for drivers, constructors, circuits, races and seasons. The intention is to track the emerging results during the coming season where, coincidentally, TV coverage is moving back to the BBC. Chris - 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] F1 API
I think it's good Chris - lots of potential. Would be interesting to see key race events highlighted, such as a timeline for the race, maybe then allowing you to search for things like how many crashes at a particular corner. Cheers, ::: John O'Donovan ::: Chief Architect, BBC FMT Journalism ::: BBC Broadcast Centre ::: 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS ::: john.odono...@bbc.co.uk ::: http://www.bbc.co.uk https://webmail.bbc.co.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.bbc.co.uk From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk on behalf of Chris Newell Sent: Tue 10/03/2009 21:50 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] F1 API Formula One fans may be interested in this experimental motor racing data API: http://ergast.com/mrd/ This is a personal project, not a BBC one, but I'm shamelessly plugging it here because I'd really value your comments and suggestions. The API provides result data from 2000 onwards, circuit geo co-ordinates and Wikipedia links for drivers, constructors, circuits, races and seasons. The intention is to track the emerging results during the coming season where, coincidentally, TV coverage is moving back to the BBC. Chris - 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/
