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

2007-02-02 Thread Chris Newell
At 17:22 01/02/2007, Pete Cole wrote: what we would see is, for example: location typeaudio/x-pn-realaudio/type (MIME type) bitrate128/bitrate (kbps) networkunicast/network (unicast | multicast | dvb) url rtsp://bbc.co.uk

RE: [backstage] BBC launches a Homepage that validates!!!

2007-02-02 Thread Nick Holmes
Sorry about the 404's, fixed now. Weirdly one of them worked in a browser. I'll have to look into the meta tag. Given we're not serving the file as that mime type, changing it will probably upset someone else. But definitely give it due consideration. Thanks :-) nick -Original

Re: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread vijay chopra
The day the BBC sells its airwaves to the highest bidder in this way is the day they betray the public's trust. You misunderstand, I wasn't advocating that they sell to the highest bidder, merely expressing the view that there are so many people wishing to be on the BBC that the BBC

RE: [backstage] BBC launches a Homepage that validates!!!

2007-02-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
(snip) Can you have a word with the News 24 team about the new clock format [1] they should revert it back to the old format[2] I could see that one. [1] New Clock Format - http://www.flickr.com/photos/simplified/ 376885495/ [2] Old Clock Format -

RE: [backstage] Classical music on iPlayer

2007-02-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
Can we guess that someone in the BBC Trust has a family member who is in an orchestra? I say, either Podcast Radio 3's output, or close the station down and give it's bandwidth (160Mb/s) on DAB to stations that deserve it, like BBC 7 and 1Xtra. Brian Butterworth HYPERLINK

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
Surely the whole point of DVD regions is that it was a non-legal way of implementing the ability to restrict international free trade. I'm not saying that it's illegal, but the implementation of DVD regions was not to provide any governmental body with a set of requirements, but for the DVD

Re: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? Click and Torrents)

2007-02-02 Thread Dave Crossland
On 02/02/07, J.P.Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What might be a fair price in, say, Russia, might be ridiculously cheap here and unbearaby expensive in Vietnam. Current example: www.allofmp3.com is a licensed mp3 downloads business - licensed in Russia - that is ridiculously cheap compared to

Re: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Dave Crossland
On 02/02/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Surely the whole point of DVD regions is that it was a non-legal way of implementing the ability to restrict international free trade. That's right, and this is summarised in the memorable phrase, code is law :-) And it's the same with

Re: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Dave Crossland
On 01/02/07, Jason Cartwright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: offer very little on demand, or use DRM - Tom L, the other week. Would you prefer DRMed content on Linux, or just the current video offerings? I'd like all of it in a 'free' format right now please isn't possible, at least not right now.

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

2007-02-02 Thread Sean Dillon
Chris Newell wrote: At 17:22 01/02/2007, Pete Cole wrote: what we would see is, for example: location typeaudio/x-pn-realaudio/type (MIME type) bitrate128/bitrate (kbps) networkunicast/network (unicast | multicast | dvb)

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Michael Sparks
vijay chopra wrote: The day the BBC sells its airwaves to the highest bidder in this way is the day they betray the public's trust. You misunderstand, I wasn't advocating that they sell to the highest bidder, merely expressing the view that there are so many people wishing to be on

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Kim Plowright
I believe that you would see some big players come forward to take advantage of the service. At the same time it opens the power of the BBC to lesser known artists, independent studios and even totally independent artists (a bit like a book publisher who accepts unsolicited manuscripts).

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Brian Butterworth
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Crossland Sent: 02 February 2007 12:29 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals On 02/02/07, Brian

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Andrew Bowden
This is vaguely similar to something ITV is doing with ITV Local[1] - something they spoke about at TV from the Nations Regions in Salford a couple of weeks ago. (Incidentally, there was a suggestion to rename User Generated Content to Home Made instead, largely because the latter has

[backstage] Katy Turner is out of the office.

2007-02-02 Thread Katy Turner
I will be out of the office starting 02/02/2007 and will not return until 05/02/2007. I will respond to your message when I return on Monday, 5th February. Please contact Karlene Woodgear with any urgent matters [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail and any attachment are confidential and contain

Re: [backstage] £1.2 billion question ( or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? C lick and Torrents)

2007-02-02 Thread Stephen Miller
I agree this is perhaps the main factor against such a proposal. However, the main targets for sales are still Europe and the US for much of the content produced in those markets. As such, distribution systems are likely (rightly or wrongly) to be established for these areas first. Much of my

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Kim Plowright
Oops, hit return with finger on control at same time http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/unsigned/ The url I was trying to paste in. The interesting thing with this kind of stuff is the editorial effort it takes to create a compelling service for the people who are just watching stuff in this

Re: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread vijay chopra
Are you an artist? Have you put on a show? Have you performed music live? Have you been on stage? Have you ever put on or been a part of a amateur (or professional) dramatics production? (if you haven't you should it's great fun :-) Given your comments here, I think it might help inform your

Re: [backstage] platform-agnostic approach to the iPlayer

2007-02-02 Thread Richard P Edwards
Hi Dave, Yes, it was a mistake on my part that I hit reply and the previous email didn't end up on the list. Apologies. As I said at the beginning, it will be interesting to see why anyone believes that DRM is needed on BBC products. So far I have seen no clear reason whatsoever, apart

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Michael Sparks
I personally like shows like Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Backyardigans and so on. None of which are cheap. How do they get made if they have to pay for space? What's their income? Currently in the traditional way, but the next pilot (script written in a basement

RE: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread Alice Taylor
As an aside, television (at least in the US) was originally produced by sponsorship, with entire shows Brought To You By X; sponsorship is back on the rise again here, as is product placement. With both models, the more people who see your show (which you can measure by interview or poll,

Re: [backstage] platform-agnostic approach to the iPlayer

2007-02-02 Thread Dave Crossland
Hi Richard! On 02/02/07, Richard P Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it was a mistake on my part that I hit reply and the previous email didn't end up on the list. Apologies. I hope you'll post it on list, and I'll post my reply :-) As I said at the beginning, it will be interesting to

Re: [backstage] BBC Trust reaches Provisional Conclusions on BBC on-demand proposals

2007-02-02 Thread vijay chopra
On 02/02/07, Michael Sparks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I personally like shows like Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Backyardigans and so on. None of which are cheap. How do they get made if they have to pay for space? What's their income? Currently in the traditional way, but