[backstage] BBC TECHNOLOGY I.T

REPLY TO ALL QUOTE REF: PHILLIP TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY: I.T TECHNOLOGY SKILLS ACADEMY OTIC TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR 25TH SATURDAY OCTOBER VENUE: SITE BIRMINGHAM CURZON STREET BIRMINGHAM B4 0121 331 6400 LOCAL BBC STAFF: FEE 5 POUNDS TO ATTEND LEICESTER BBC STAFF: COVENTRY BBC NOTTINGHAM BBC

RE: [backstage] BBC DRM iplayer mobiles etc

Brian Butterworth wrote: The whole Astra 2D thing is a bit of a red herring. The Television Without Frontiers directive (89/552/EEC CHAPTER II, Article 2) allows for any terrestrial channel to be broadcast via satellite in Europe

Re: [backstage] BBC DRM iplayer mobiles etc

Gareth, From what I remember (it was a while ago now), it is the bit about retransmission: Whereas the requirement that the originating Member State should verify that broadcasts comply with national law as coordinated by this Directive is sufficient under Community law to ensure free movement of

[backstage] iPlayer: Sky re-invents web links

Couldn't really let this one pass without comment: http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=sky_re_invents_web_links In perhaps one of the most disingenuous claims in the history of marketing, Sky and the BBC have announced a deal to combine Sky Player and iPlayer. Users of Sky's online pay-TV

[backstage] BBC TECHNOLOGY I.T

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RE: [backstage] BBC TECHNOLOGY I.T

Hahaha, what is this rubbish? The only building of relevance on Curzon Street in Birmingham is Millennium Point, where the TIC is (and where I go to University). The Hello Digital Festival is being held from the 23rd to the 26th, and there's an accompanying conference, but it's free to enter and

Re: [backstage] BBC TECHNOLOGY I.T

Gmail's spam filter managed to catch that one for me... 2008/10/20 Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hahaha, what is this rubbish? The only building of relevance on Curzon Street in Birmingham is Millennium Point, where the TIC is (and where I go to University). The Hello Digital Festival

[backstage] Why the poor bitrates on World Service, Asian Network etc?

This one's a late night, in-the-kitchen thought. I turned the radio on while I was making a cup of tea and of course, after R4 closedown the WS is simulcast. On FM, you get a wonderful, crisp stereo feed. On DAB, the WS feed is fine when listening to the Radio 4 simulcast, 128kbps stereo, but its