[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

RE: [backstage] TV Schedule web api

, Actionscript Programmer Tel : 0141 42(26453) Mob : 07912981657 BBC FMT Scotland, PQ Room 3.27 -Original Message- From: Chris Newell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 October 2008 15:51 To: Anthony McKale Cc: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] TV Schedule web api At 15:05

Re: [backstage] TV Schedule web api

At 15:05 2008-10-27, you wrote: I was wondering if anyone knew if this web scheduling api was actively maintained http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/ Anthony, The API is maintained but we would encourage you to use http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/developers for new applications. My

[backstage-developer] Flash-based segmented audio player

Just a heads-up to let people know we've released the Flash-based player for MP3 files with ID3v2 chapter signalling shown at Mashed '08 as an open source project on Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=856231 Chris - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk developer

Re: [backstage] TV Data Formats and Sources of Data

Andy, I can't answer all your questions but I'll try to deal with some of them. At 13:30 28/09/2007, Andy wrote: Although the TV-Anytime specification says the references should be found in a certain location on the ETSI site, they are missing. Let me know which documents you can't find. If

Re: [backstage] TV Anytime Data

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Re: [backstage] BBC Web API - additional audio formats // additional speed descriptors

___ Chris Newell Lead Technologist BBC Research Kingswood Warren Tel: +44 (0)1737 839659

RE: [backstage] BBC Web API - additional audio formats // additional speed descriptors

/url /location Yes. type and url would obviously be mandatory. Are there any views on whether bitrate and network should be optional or mandatory? Chris ___ Chris Newell Lead Technologist BBC Research Kingswood Warren Tel: +44 (0)1737 839659

Re: [backstage] BBC Web API - additional audio formats // additional speed descriptors

typeaudio/mpeg/type (MIME type) bitrate128/bitrate (kbps) networkmulticastnetwork (unicast | multicast | dvb) urlrtsp://bbc.co.uk/url /location Thoughts anyone? Chris ___ Chris Newell Lead Technologist BBC Research Kingswood Warren Tel: +44

RE: [backstage] BBC Web API - additional audio formats // additional speed descriptors

. Peter, MIME types cover this well. There are explicit MIME types for real media etc e.g: application/x-pn-realaudio audio/x-pn-realaudio They're used by browsers to determine which player or plug-in is appropriate to a resource. Chris ___ Chris Newell Lead Technologist