Re: [backstage] DAB rollout...

2008-04-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 09/04/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bit of luck you didn't move to where I live There is not digital anything here (not TV or DAB). It's 99.9% likely that there is Freesat though! http://www.freesat.co.uk/home.php And it's always worth a try...

RE: [backstage] DAB rollout...

2008-04-09 Thread zen16083
Yep, am waiting for freesat to launch as there is no digi signal on our transmitter until 2012. Though freesat won’t give me radio reception ;-( -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brian Butterworth Sent: 09 April 2008 07:44 To:

RE: [backstage] DAB rollout...

2008-04-09 Thread Andrew Bowden
Then you have GCap pulling out of DAB, the two stations closing down (including Planet Rock, sniff) Planet Rock has had a reprive whilst they discuss sale options - and Global (who are taking over Gcap) are apparently more DAB friendly. Plus my Dad prefers Radio 4 on FM because it

RE: [backstage] DAB rollout...

2008-04-09 Thread Gareth Davis
Andrew Bowden wrote: However when you have sizable audience bases, it's extremely difficult just to turn something off because something better has come along because people don't want to go out and buy new equipment. Such big switch-offs are rare If we were to ditch everything and start

RE: [backstage] DAB rollout...

2008-04-09 Thread Ben Poor
After declaring an obvious interest, I have to say that stating GCap is pulling out of DAB is somewhat of a very large exaggeration. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Bowden Sent: 09 April 2008 09:45 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk

Re: [backstage] BBC tells ISPs to get stuffed

2008-04-09 Thread Andy
Mr I Forrester wrote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/03/bbc_highfield_isp_threat/ The saga continues courtesy of the Reg. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/09/bbc_tiscali_iplayer/ (BBC vs ISPs: Bandwidth row escalates as Tiscali wades in) ISPs seem to be upset by the idea they should

[backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Andy
In case anyone hasn't seen the news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7338344.stm Discuss. 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:

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Dave Crossland
On 09/04/2008, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case anyone hasn't seen the news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7338344.stm Discuss. I believe you can install GNU+Linux on a Wii, and then you can use the MPEG4 streams to watch iPlayer content with free software on a Wii. The

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Peter Bowyer
On 09/04/2008, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case anyone hasn't seen the news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7338344.stm I was interested in this bit: It is only available in the UK to licence-fee payers. Presumably that isn't what Huggers said, and has been journo-ified? Peter

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Dogsbody
In case anyone hasn't seen the news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7338344.stm LOL, my GF sent this to me almost as soon as the news release came out! she wants this so badly! It says... Early versions of the service will be available from 9 April but more polished software will

RE: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Nick Reynolds-FMT
Anthony Rose has blogged about this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/04/bbc_iplayer_on_wii.html -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Sent: 09 April 2008 15:05 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread David McBride
Dave Crossland wrote: The BBC-vs-ISP bandwidth issue could be resolved by the BBC dropping DRM so that the ISPs can cache the data. The ISPs who are anticipating financial hardship are more concerned with the cost of bandwidth between their network and home ADSL users, and _not_ between their

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Billy Abbott
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Dave Crossland wrote: On 09/04/2008, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case anyone hasn't seen the news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7338344.stm Discuss. I believe you can install GNU+Linux on a Wii, and then you can use the MPEG4 streams to watch iPlayer

RE: [backstage] BBC tells ISPs to get stuffed

2008-04-09 Thread Rupert Watson
Have you read the weasel words about Traffic Shaping aka Fair Usage on the Tiscali web site, they are quite a hoot. Rupert -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Sent: 09 April 2008 14:33 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re:

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Dave Crossland
On 09/04/2008, David McBride [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Crossland wrote: The BBC-vs-ISP bandwidth issue could be resolved by the BBC dropping DRM so that the ISPs can cache the data. The ISPs who are anticipating financial hardship are more concerned with the cost of bandwidth

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Billy Abbott
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Andy wrote: In case anyone hasn't seen the news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7338344.stm My officemate just asked me if it worked on the PS3, as it also runs flash 7. I suspect the answer is no, but that shouldn't be much work on the beeb's side. The thing

RE: [backstage] DAB rollout...

2008-04-09 Thread Christopher Woods
Some interesting responses guys, thanks for humouring me :) Contrary to how it may seem occasionally, ;) I don't try to post stuff to here simply to ruffle feathers (I find it absolutely fascinating to enter in to these kinds of conversations with people actually involved in the broadcast

Re: [backstage] BBC tells ISPs to get stuffed

2008-04-09 Thread Ivan Pope
Andy,Great post. It could be boiled down to one word: 'Phorm' (or Phormography as it should be known). ISPs want you to pay, then they want to sell you to the highest bidder, then they want to cap you, then they want to shape your traffic. But they don't want to tell you. Don't let them Phorm you.

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Andy
Oh that's it. I need a wii now! The javascript fun you can have with wiis is awesome. I had a little hack around with them before (oddly within iplayerlist). Its all on the opera website. Think I might have to pursue this a little further. On 9 Apr 2008, at 15:04, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [backstage] BBC tells ISPs to get stuffed

2008-04-09 Thread David Tomlinson
I am not a civil or public servant (at least not yet), which allows me to make the false proposition, that I can tell Tiscali how to run their business (the advice is free). For example it turns out that Sky are already offering ADSL2+ with their max product 16Mb/s unlimited (still subject to

[backstage] 502 error

2008-04-09 Thread vijay chopra
Hi guys, does anyone else get a 502 error when trying to post to Justin Web's blog: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/justinwebb/2008/04/letting_it_all_out.html#commentsanchor Times of London indeed... he's gone all colonial ;p Vijay.

Re: [backstage] iPlayer in Wii

2008-04-09 Thread Tom Loosemore
On 09/04/2008, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh that's it. I need a wii now! The javascript fun you can have with wiis is awesome. I had a little hack around with them before (oddly within iplayerlist). Its all on the opera website. Think I might have to pursue this a little further.

Re: [backstage] 502 error

2008-04-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
vijay, I guess it is fixed now.. I get these perfectly. Perhaps it's the CIA? On 09/04/2008, vijay chopra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, does anyone else get a 502 error when trying to post to Justin Web's blog: