Re: [backstage] PTS timestamp errors on BBC HD stream

2012-05-15 Thread Brian Butterworth
On Freeview HD http://www.ukfree.tv/s?1=1107051740, a fifth slot (alongside BBC One HD http://www.ukfree.tv/s?77=BBC1HD, BBC HDhttp://www.ukfree.tv/s?77=BBCHD, ITV1 HD http://www.ukfree.tv/s?23=19 and C4/S4Chttp://www.ukfree.tv/s?77=S4C HD) was to be allocated to Channel 5

[backstage] BBC News Android application does not appear on Android 3.1 market

2011-06-06 Thread Brian Butterworth
When I go to https://market.android.com/details?id=bbc.mobile.news.uk the app won't install on my 3.1 device. Anyone know why? Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist http://twitter.com/briantist web: ukfree.tv http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover

Re: [backstage] BBC News Android application does not appear on Android 3.1 market

2011-06-06 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 6 June 2011 15:51, Nick Morrott knowledgejun...@gmail.com wrote: On 6 June 2011 13:08, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: When I go to https://market.android.com/details?id=bbc.mobile.news.uk the app won't install on my 3.1 device. Anyone know why? From http

Re: [backstage] Ping...

2011-06-03 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 3 June 2011 08:54, Ben Weiner b...@readingtype.org.uk wrote: On 3 Jun 2011, at 08:00, Richard Lockwood wrote: I had got used to Chrome doing my spell checking (but no grammar check as yet...) and I've just got myself an Asus Transfomer with a fresh helping of Android Ice Cream

Re: [backstage] Ping...

2011-06-03 Thread Brian Butterworth
: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Ben Weiner Sent: 03 June 2011 14:08 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Ping... On 3 Jun 2011, at 13:53, Brian Butterworth wrote: On 3 June 2011 08:54, Ben Weiner b

Re: [backstage] Ping...

2011-06-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 2 June 2011 20:15, Dave Crossland d...@lab6.com wrote: On 2 June 2011 15:32, Ant Miller ant.mil...@gmail.com wrote: a web forum it ain't. Web is just not good for actually participating, because we all actually check our email but web forums are never checked. I had got used to Chrome

Re: [backstage] Ping...

2011-06-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 2 June 2011 22:59, Ben Weiner b...@readingtype.org.uk wrote: On 2 Jun 2011, at 22:24, Brian Butterworth wrote: On 2 June 2011 20:15, Dave Crossland d...@lab6.com wrote: On 2 June 2011 15:32, Ant Miller ant.mil...@gmail.com wrote: a web forum it ain't. Web is just not good

[backstage] A familiar face...

2011-04-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
There's a rather familiar face on the front page of the paper version of Media Guardian this morning, just below Rupert and Rebekah. B

Re: [backstage] Finding out which transmitter I'm receiving from?

2011-03-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
Paul, http://www.ukfree.tv/transmitters.php Brian On 29 March 2011 17:23, Paul Rissen paul.ris...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Hello, No idea if anyone will be able to help with this – but is there an easy-ish way to find out which transmitter I’m receiving TV signal from? I’m trying to work out

Re: [backstage] where is the BBC's SVG or scaleable vector graphics content?

2010-11-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
Isn't the problem that there are still so many copies of IE6 out there, which fails to support SVG, that Flash is still preferred for support reasons? On 27 November 2010 19:58, Jonathan Chetwynd j.chetw...@btinternet.comwrote: where is the BBC's SVG or scaleable vector graphics content? much

Re: [backstage] Google instant preview shows BBC adverts in the UK

2010-11-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
-20101126cmp=averagetrows=250# that does that, and that's at Mountain View. a On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:52 AM, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tvwrote: Just a bit of fun 1) Do a Google search for BBC news: http://www.google.co.uk/search?aq=fsourceid=chromeie=UTF-8q=bbc+newsqscrl

[backstage] Google instant preview shows BBC adverts in the UK

2010-11-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
News - UK. 3) View the adverts -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist http://twitter.com/briantist web: ukfree.tv http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 `

Re: [backstage] The Sky at Night BBC1 vs BBC4 editions

2010-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 8 November 2010 18:12, b...@bt blwarbur...@btconnect.com wrote: The easiest solution is just play the 30 minute edition on BBC1 then we can watch the HD version on BBC1 HD. Another solution is to have a simulcast BBC4 (BBC4 HD). There's plenty of bandwidth on the satellite HD transponder -

Re: [backstage] The Sky at Night BBC1 vs BBC4 editions

2010-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 8 November 2010 18:35, Christopher Woods chris...@infinitus.co.ukwrote: Do the HD chans come from 2D? Yup. http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/info/sat_frequencies.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/info/sat_frequencies.shtml -Original Message- From:

Re: [backstage] The Sky at Night BBC1 vs BBC4 editions

2010-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 8 November 2010 19:12, Christopher Woods chris...@infinitus.co.ukwrote: Can I have a why oh why? moment. Me too! Why oh why wasn't an automatic channel redirect included in the original Freeview spec? I can think of several use cases for that feature. I've been going on about that

Re: [backstage] The Sky at Night BBC1 vs BBC4 editions

2010-11-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
Whilst we are at it (given the demise of backstage): - why does only the Windows Media Centre automatically put on the subtitles when you mute the sound? - why wasn't channel 888 a way to put the subtitles on? - why are those people who are most likely to rely on digital text, ie they don't

Re: [backstage] Re: Backstage- End of an Era

2010-10-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
I don't post much here these days, you have been able to see the virtual tumbleweed here for some time. In terms of success, it seems to me that, during the era of Blackberrys where an internal BBC list was an enlightening, intelligent, well-informed, helpful and only occasionally obsessive

Re: [backstage] Travel Alert Android App

2010-10-22 Thread Brian Butterworth
Mark, It works OK for me. It would be even better if you could use the GPS for your location on the map, and organize the list by distance from me. On 22 October 2010 16:55, Mark Piggott mvpigg...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi, I hope this is the right place to announce this ? I have just release

Re: [backstage] Test

2010-10-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
10P[red+P]backstage[red+P][enter] 20G10[enter] R scroll? D BREAK - CONT repeats, 10:1 Ah, Android ZX Spectrum emulator On 21 October 2010 18:45, Christopher Woods chris...@infinitus.co.ukwrote: [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Ant Miller ping? ...pong - Sent

[backstage] RIP BBC Backstage

2010-10-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
Yes, It's official - the end of BBC Backstage. It must be true, Aleks Krotoski says it is. Goto 22:30... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/audio/2010/oct/12/stephen-fry-windows-phone-7-audio Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist http://twitter.com/briantist web

Re: [backstage] RIP BBC Backstage

2010-10-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
... more Grauniad stuff. Gavin On 13/10/2010 13:16, Nicola Osborne nkl.osbo...@gmail.com wrote: That's a shame. I may be a lurker but I always enjoy reading and following up on what I read here :( On 13 October 2010 13:04, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: Yes, It's

Re: [backstage] Welcome to: Friends of Backstage

2010-10-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
Tim, Thanks On 13 October 2010 13:56, Tim Dobson li...@tdobson.net wrote: Hi there, We all enjoy the Backstage list and any sort of uncertainty about the lists future isn't particularly encouraging, especially with suggestions that it's winding down. I've therefore setup an independent

Re: [backstage] BBC online outage? Error 500 - Internal Error 19:00 ~:'

2010-10-10 Thread Brian Butterworth
Yeah, I've been seeing a few of those from bbc.co.uk tonight. Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist http://twitter.com/briantist web: ukfree.tv http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 On 10 October 2010 19:33, Jonathan Chetwynd

Re: [backstage] HDCP RIP

2010-09-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
More on this story: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20016756-245.html On 15 September 2010 08:30, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 01:38, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: On 14 September 2010 17:12, Ant Miller ant.mil...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [backstage] HDCP RIP

2010-09-15 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 15 September 2010 08:30, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 01:38, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: On 14 September 2010 17:12, Ant Miller ant.mil...@gmail.com wrote: For all it's flaws I think there was a decent model at the heart

[backstage] HDCP RIP

2010-09-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
Seems like that very silly almost-content-protection system HDCP is no more... http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/14/hdcp-master-key-supposedly-released-unlocks-hdtv-copy-protect/ Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist http://twitter.com/briantist web: ukfree.tv http://www.ukfree.tv

Re: [backstage] HDCP RIP

2010-09-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
: Yeah, but in the meantime HWAAAH HWAAH HWAAH!!! *HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER* Alex - Original message - On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 15:31, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: Seems like that very silly almost-content-protection system HDCP is no more... http

Re: [backstage] Google Instant method?

2010-09-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 13 September 2010 13:03, Christopher Woods chris...@infinitus.co.ukwrote: On 11/09/2010 09:26, Brian Butterworth wrote: They covered it all here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0eMHRxlJ2c Brian Butterworth Bit of a con in parts. I thought the search for a woman

Re: [backstage] Google Instant method?

2010-09-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 13 September 2010 14:43, Christopher Woods chris...@infinitus.co.ukwrote: On 11/09/2010 09:26, Brian Butterworth wrote: They covered it all here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0eMHRxlJ2c Brian Butterworth Bit of a con in parts. I thought the search for a woman

Re: [backstage] Google Instant method?

2010-09-11 Thread Brian Butterworth
They covered it all here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0eMHRxlJ2c Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist http://twitter.com/briantist web: ukfree.tv http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 On 11 September 2010 09:17, Jonathan

Re: [backstage] Internet Standards role

2010-09-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 7 September 2010 11:00, Ant Miller ant.mil...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, we really should get our job descriptions checked for plain english- the BBC has a whole language of it's own in many areas, and unfortunately I think it can act as a barier to getting people in. I really thought that

[backstage] Re: BBC Distribution Transmitter info

2010-09-03 Thread Brian Butterworth
The scraper seems to be working. I've created a page that recreates the old list. http://www.ukfree.tv/reception_transmitters_index.php Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist http://twitter.com/briantist web: ukfree.tv http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television

Re: [backstage] Transmitter engineering information - please can we have it back?

2010-08-23 Thread Brian Butterworth
Any news on this information being restored to public view? Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist http://twitter.com/briantist web: ukfree.tv http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 On 28 July 2010 19:29, Ant Miller ant.mil

[backstage] Actual backstage question re HD tagging?

2010-08-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
for this. Currently the assumption is that if it's HD then it's on the HD channel. This won't be the case once there are two HD channels. Thanks Brian Butterworth

Re: [backstage] Transmitter engineering information - please can we have it back?

2010-07-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
Me again... Can anyone help with getting this information back again please? On 23 July 2010 18:05, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: Ant, It used to be a fixed-width format table of all the current live transmitter problems in the UK. Here's an example: http

Re: [backstage] Transmitter engineering information - please can we have it back?

2010-07-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
Thanks. On 28 July 2010 19:29, Ant Miller ant.mil...@gmail.com wrote: Working on it. a Sent from my HTC -- From: Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv Sent: 28 July 2010 14:09 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Transmitter engineering

[backstage] Transmitter engineering information - please can we have it back?

2010-07-23 Thread Brian Butterworth
and Manchester from the Holmes Moss transmitter last week and no one knew about it because, unless you are prepared to spend ages with the very slow wizard at this address, you can't see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/today.shtml Any help would be gratefully received. -- Brian

Re: [backstage] Tried to submit a prototype but got an error 500

2010-07-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Freeview HD Content Management

2010-07-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Archiver

2010-07-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Audio levels on iPlayer material (again)

2010-07-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] The web complaints form ate my complaint.

2010-07-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup

2010-06-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
it again with the dups? Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net Date: Thu, Jun 17, 2010 21:58 Subject: [backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk On 17-Jun-2010, at 21:36, Brian Butterworth wrote: Hi, I read http

Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup

2010-06-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
:36, Brian Butterworth wrote: Hi, I read http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/16/stephen-fry-doctor-who So, I found a folder with 15,871 very small caches of the pictures used for each of the iPlayer programmes. Well, they were when I removed 90,000 duplicates. I've

Re: [backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup

2010-06-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
to the episode for each image?” Heh! :o) G *Guy Strelitz *Technical Lead, External Projects Integration Consultancy *BBC Programmes On Demand *Room 618, Henry Wood House Langham Place, London W1B 3DF 020 7765 0205 On 17/6/10 21:36, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote

Re: [backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup

2010-06-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
through to the programme, on iPlayer or /programmes. Don’t suppose you still have the PIDs associated with the images do you? G On 18/6/10 11:36, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: Guy, I actually did that, but it's not really good on the performance front. Here it is: http

Re: [backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup

2010-06-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
: This has prompted me to try my first Greasemonkey script! G On 18/6/10 11:58, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: Yes, the PID is there, the redirect could just point to http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/PID On 18 June 2010 11:41, Guy Strelitz guy.strel...@bbc.co.uk wrote: That’s

Re: [backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup

2010-06-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
Guy, Yes, of course. On 18 June 2010 15:18, Guy Strelitz guy.strel...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Brian that’s really cool! Can I email it round the UXD (user Experience and Design) team as a data visualisation? G On 18/6/10 15:11, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: Glad to hear

Re: [backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup

2010-06-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 18 June 2010 20:47, Adam Sampson a...@offog.org wrote: Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv writes: I actually did that, but it's not really good on the performance front. Here it is: http://bnb.bpweb.net/iplayerimages/pandorica_with_links.html I guess the next trick is to add

Re: [backstage] Freeview HD Content Management

2010-06-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
Gareth, You can force the WMC to use the Freeview EPG on individual channels, but the guide you get by default is more .. comprehensive. On 16 June 2010 12:01, Gareth Davis gareth.da...@bbc.co.uk wrote: On 16 Jun 2010, at 08:15, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: On 16 June

[backstage] Little iPlayer icon mashup

2010-06-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
relevant image. http://bnb.bpweb.net/iplayerimages/ Zoom in. I should speculate about the copyright... -- 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] Freeview HD Content Management

2010-06-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Freeview HD Content Management

2010-06-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
, anyone else ? - 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/ -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter

Re: [backstage] Freeview HD Content Management

2010-06-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 16 June 2010 07:54, Paul Webster p...@dabdig.com wrote: On 16 Jun 2010, at 07:11, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: It's only on the EPG anyway, even Windows Media Centre will bypass it, as it uses the DigiGuide one. Or record the whole audio-video stream and use an edit

Re: [backstage] Freeview HD Content Management

2010-06-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Freeview HD Content Management

2010-06-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
#FAIL http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-freeview-allowed-to-use-drm-to-curtail-online-piracy/ http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-freeview-allowed-to-use-drm-to-curtail-online-piracy/Not much of a shock really. Or much use for the stated purpose. -- Brian Butterworth follow me

[backstage] Dumbed down BBC - iPlayer Beta - reporting bugs in 350 characters

2010-06-06 Thread Brian Butterworth
action as a default?* -- 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] Does the BBC ever respond to web site feedback?

2010-06-03 Thread Brian Butterworth
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[backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: [backstage] Re: get_iplayer 2.77 release (wa s Re: [backstage] get_iplayer dropped in response to BBC’s lack of suppor

2010-05-28 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] iPad and iPlayer

2010-05-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
Mo, Dave got the beebPlayer app working OK on Android. Until the BBC reversed the stated position and got it banned. Shouldn't be too hard... On 26 May 2010 23:35, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On 26-May-2010, at 23:11, Brian Butterworth wrote: Let's hope the same priority has been

Re: [backstage] iPad and iPlayer

2010-05-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
...@nevali.net wrote: On 27-May-2010, at 08:46, Brian Butterworth wrote: Mo, Dave got the beebPlayer app working OK on Android. Until the BBC reversed the stated position and got it banned. Shouldn't be too hard... Yeah, in BBC Doublespeak, as we all know, “not supported” actually means

Re: [backstage] iPad and iPlayer

2010-05-27 Thread Brian Butterworth
was trying to get the story on why it suddenly vanished. What could the issue possibly be with it? On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: Mo, Dave got the beebPlayer app working OK on Android. Until the BBC reversed the stated position and got

Re: [backstage] iPad and iPlayer

2010-05-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
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[backstage] @cubicgarden

2010-05-18 Thread Brian Butterworth
Thehodge: Thoughts and Prayers are with @cubicgarden and his family, in the hospital and in an induced coma. No more info atm

Re: [backstage] Apple-Adobe war_advert_:)

2010-05-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Apple-Adobe war_advert_:)

2010-05-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Apple-Adobe war_advert_:)

2010-05-13 Thread Brian Butterworth
for Android is out. On 13 May 2010 18:06, Vladimir Harman harmanvl...@yahoo.com wrote: Ooops. I got confused. So 10.1 hasn t been released yet and the youtube vid is just a promo, rite? :) On Thu, 13 May 2010 18:11 CEST Brian Butterworth wrote: There is also: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion

[backstage] World service podcasts

2010-05-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
Is is just me or is http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/ totally broken? 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] World service podcasts

2010-05-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth *Sent:* 12 May 2010 13:19 *To:* backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk *Subject:* [backstage] World service podcasts Is is just me or is http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/ totally broken

Re: [backstage] World service podcasts

2010-05-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
:18 CEST Brian Butterworth wrote: Is is just me or is http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/ totally broken? 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] Re: BBC iPad application usability

2010-05-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
site usable I might pay more attention to his proclamations ;) There are some really important points in the document, however. If they were about a website, they would be poor, but on a super new device they are shocking. -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com

[backstage] BBC iPad application usability

2010-05-11 Thread Brian Butterworth
finding the health or the sports section of BBC: those topics unfortunately were accessible only in landscape mode... the within-page navigation bar is transformed into a left-side panel. http://www.nngroup.com/reports/mobile/ipad/ -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com

[backstage] Re: BBC iPad application usability

2010-05-11 Thread Brian Butterworth
:+bn+(Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN) On 11 May 2010 08:11, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: The Lord Jakob Nielsen has tested the iPad for usability and found it wanting of Affordances http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/affordances_and.html. Of the BBC iPad application: Unfortunately

Re: [backstage] A Five year retrospective

2010-04-21 Thread Brian Butterworth
at 16:15, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: If only there was a free tshirt at the end of it Are you implying that there might be some sort of stockpile of t-shirts that Mr Forrester may be eager to offload...? New or old, I think most of us are game for a bit of free schwag

Re: [backstage] A Five year retrospective

2010-04-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] A Five year retrospective

2010-04-20 Thread Brian Butterworth
The backstage t-shirts I have all have the old logo, that's what I'm saying. On 20 April 2010 16:28, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 16:15, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: If only there was a free tshirt at the end of it Are you implying

Re: [backstage] iPad and iPlayer

2010-04-15 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] iPlayer and open source

2010-04-15 Thread Brian Butterworth
as the BBC's customer either. Scot - 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/ -- Brian Butterworth follow

Re: [backstage] DIGITAL ECONOMY ACT 2010 ANALYSIS

2010-04-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] DIGITAL ECONOMY ACT 2010 ANALYSIS

2010-04-14 Thread Brian Butterworth
Yes, yes, I know that, I just thought in the context of *BBC *Backstage it was quite amusing. On 14 April 2010 09:27, Fearghas McKay fm-li...@st-kilda.org wrote: On 14 Apr 2010, at 08:04, Brian Butterworth wrote: 22-41 TV and radio stuff Not relevant The audience for the article

Re: [backstage] Any more DEB reading footage from today on iPlayer?

2010-04-12 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Any more DEB reading footage from today on iPlayer?

2010-04-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Any more DEB reading footage from today on iPlayer?

2010-04-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
That wasn't the first time the poor old dears got IP and IP mixed up, I heard it on @R4Today some days ago. Shows a lot about where their minds are. On 9 April 2010 08:06, Tim Dobson li...@tdobson.net wrote: Brian Butterworth wrote: It's probably been banned, now.Along with TCP/IP. Did

Re: RE: [backstage] Any more DEB reading footage from today on iPlayer?

2010-04-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
So now a BPI-PC can claim my PC's IP has their IP and will defenstrate my Windows? Not at all PC! On 9 Apr 2010 12:37, Christopher Woods chris...@infinitus.co.uk wrote: That wasn't the first time the poor old dears got IP and IP mixed up, I heard it ... Whilst watching the DEB

Re: [backstage] -Hi-

2010-04-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] TODAY: Digital Economy Bill Flashmob, 5pm [Manchester]

2010-04-06 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Why are iPlayer SD programmes encoded at funky resolutions?

2010-03-29 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC News online stream quality drop?

2010-03-24 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC News online stream quality drop?

2010-03-24 Thread Brian Butterworth
is currently ~132kbps) -- *From:* owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth *Sent:* 24 March 2010 11:18 *To:* backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk *Subject:* Re: [backstage] BBC News online stream quality drop? There's

Re: [backstage] Andrew Robinson (UK Pirate Party), speaking in Manchester on Thursday

2010-03-17 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] Fwd: [IP] C-Span Puts Full Archives on the Web

2010-03-16 Thread Brian Butterworth
to hold these candidates to what they say during the election to the process afterwards, in particular if there is no party with a seat majority. On 16 March 2010 12:57, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:49, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: I

Re: [backstage] RE: BBC Flash video and deinterlacing - is this really the best we can get?

2010-03-08 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] RE: BBC Flash video and deinterlacing - is this really the best we can get?

2010-03-07 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC Web cuts - a chance to open source?

2010-03-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
to be contesting 1\6th of the seats), but there's nothing in electoral rules stopping broadcasters running one from us anyway. -- 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] BBC Web cuts - a chance to open source?

2010-03-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
: Yes, ultimately he's responsible fore everything, but he must delegate operational matters. Vijay On 5 March 2010 12:20, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: That will be the Editor in Chief, otherwise known as the DG Mark Thompson. On 4 March 2010 20:44, vijay chopra vjcho

Re: [backstage] RE: BBC Flash video and deinterlacing - is this really the best we can get?

2010-03-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
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[backstage] BBC Strategy Review - HD TV???

2010-03-05 Thread Brian Butterworth
mentions Freeview HD again in passing. And that's it. Or have I missed something? It seems very strange to have a document that says two radio stations should close without mentioning the BBC HD channel, or the BBC One HD/BBC TWO HD proposals. -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http

Re: [backstage] Canvas consultation responses due by 5pm tomorrow

2010-02-01 Thread Brian Butterworth
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Re: [backstage] BBC RD Move- Video

2010-02-01 Thread Brian Butterworth
been formatted NTFS, or something. S - 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/ -- Brian Butterworth

Re: [backstage] iPad

2010-01-31 Thread Brian Butterworth
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