Re: [backstage] RIP BBC Backstage

On 13/10/2010 14:14, "Mo McRoberts" wrote: > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 13:43, Gavin Johnson wrote: >> Well Jemima qualifies ³end of bbc backstage² by saying ³not being pushed off >> a cliff, but winding down². That could easily be one developer saying this >> list

Re: [backstage] RIP BBC Backstage

Well Jemima qualifies ³end of bbc backstage² by saying ³not being pushed off a cliff, but winding down². That could easily be one developer saying this list is a bit quiet. I think really the news is about the Guardian wanting to open-up their ³Open platform² by inviting other developer communities

Re: [backstage] regional news - footage available online?

started > appearing. > > Best Regards > > Phil > > On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 15:17 +0100, Gavin Johnson wrote: >> > >> > >> > On 01/09/2010 12:01, "Mo McRoberts" wrote: >> > >>> > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 15:25, Gavin Johnso

Re: [backstage] regional news - footage available online?

On 01/09/2010 12:01, "Mo McRoberts" wrote: > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 15:25, Gavin Johnson wrote: >> Hi Phil, Jim et al >> >> You be already aware of this but the BBC proposed a local video service last >> year. The proposal was rejected by the Trust fol

Re: [backstage] regional news - footage available online?

Hi Phil, Jim et al You be already aware of this but the BBC proposed a local video service last year. The proposal was rejected by the Trust following public consultation. One of the key concerns was about the Œadverse impact on the market¹. You can read a full explanation from the Trust here: ht

Re: [backstage] Does the BBC ever respond to web site feedback?

On 07/06/2010 09:45, "David Woodhouse" wrote: > On Thu, 2010-06-03 at 19:34 +0100, John O'Donovan wrote: [snip] >> Why the pound sign issue? We are updating our news CMS and in some rare >> cases older content in ISO-8859-1 is being pulled into UTF-8 pages and >> we are seeing these characte

backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk

On 13/05/2010 20:33, "Mo McRoberts" wrote: > (sadly, even this aside, I¹m not applying thanks to being thoroughly in the > wrong part of the UKŠ so this really is just flinging from the peanut-gallery) BBC is pretty London-centric but things are changing. We have people here in Cardiff working o

Re: [backstage] web jobs to go?

On 26/02/2010 10:58, "Mo McRoberts" wrote: > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 10:14, Jonathan Chetwynd > wrote: > >> The corporation¹s web pages are to be halved > > I'm tempted to offer a prize to the first person who can accurately > determine what "web pages are to be halved" ACTUALLY means. > > My

Re: [backstage] RealAudio for local radio - gone missing?

w Dancy > www.iplayerconverter.co.uk <http://www.iplayerconverter.co.uk> > > (apologies if this appears twice - fun and games with gmail and their silly > 'on behalf of' header) > > > From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk

Re: [backstage] RealAudio for local radio - gone missing?

i.html On 04/09/2009 13:50, "Gavin Johnson" wrote: > As of Tuesday there is no longer a dual bitrate option. It looks like iplayer > haven¹t caught up. Thanks for noticing, I¹ll give someone a nudge about > getting the link removed. > > Gavin > > On 04/09/20

Re: [backstage] RealAudio for local radio - gone missing?

As of Tuesday there is no longer a dual bitrate option. It looks like iplayer haven¹t caught up. Thanks for noticing, I¹ll give someone a nudge about getting the link removed. Gavin On 04/09/2009 12:43, "Paul Webster" wrote: > What has happened to the RealAudio feeds of the local radio (BBC Lon

Re: [backstage] Clay Shirky: Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable

On 16/03/2009 11:39, "Robert (Jamie) Munro" wrote: > Kevin Anderson wrote: >> >> funding - the licence fee. Commercial newspapers are finding their >> readership and advertising decline. Unless the licence fee were extended >> to a public service newspaper (highly unlikely), the BBC doesn't prov

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

On 14/01/2009 18:53, "Brian Butterworth" wrote: > 2009/1/14 Gavin Johnson >> This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal >> network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast sources. The >> centralist view is that you

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast sources. The centralist view is that you put all your encoders in a big data centre and route all the analogue through. That's great when you want to make an enter

Re: [backstage] The Apple Wheel: Apple's new keyboard-free laptop

Should you decide to get one it¹s gonna be a while before you say anything. On 06/01/2009 13:22, "Brian Butterworth" wrote: > http://ping.fm/GqIbk > > What can I say? > > B >

Re: [backstage] Linguistic discrimination?

On 08/12/2008 14:06, "Rich Vazquez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 5:42 AM, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Interesting point of debate. >> This logic says that it is possible only to have an opinion if you speak the >> language of the country that you have

[backstage] Jobs in Cardiff

Hello all, Apologies for the slightly unusual use of this list. We've got a few vacancies at the BBC offices in Cardiff from technical project managers to web developers (client and server). We're a friendly bunch, take pride in our work and get on with a range of stuff including Doctor Wh