Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
On 18/01/2008, Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Graeme Mulvaney wrote: It would be good if you could provide 'bookmarks' into some of the current affairs/magazine style programming - e.g. you could jump to a particular report in 'the culture show' or skip to the sudden death round of 'the weakest link', etc. Segmented content, huh? Yes, that would be nice... :-) It would be even better if the subtitle text was also available, then you could use a text-search system (ie, Google) to jump straight to the relevant content! 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/ -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
Graeme Mulvaney wrote: It would be good if you could provide 'bookmarks' into some of the current affairs/magazine style programming - e.g. you could jump to a particular report in 'the culture show' or skip to the sudden death round of 'the weakest link', etc. Segmented content, huh? Yes, that would be nice... :-) 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/
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
Steve Jolly wrote: Graeme Mulvaney wrote: It would be good if you could provide 'bookmarks' into some of the current affairs/magazine style programming - e.g. you could jump to a particular report in 'the culture show' or skip to the sudden death round of 'the weakest link', etc. Segmented content, huh? Yes, that would be nice... :-) Has there been a specific reason given for the lack of transport controls as implemented on most other Flash video players I've seen? I can imagine that if the client is designed to cache the absolute minimum portion of the stream needed for reliable playback, it's harder to do than for a site like YouTube where the whole stream is cached if possible. It's not normally a problem, but forgetting to hit pause when the phone went rather ruined The Shadow in the North :-( 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/
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
On 18/1/08 12:17, Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Graeme Mulvaney wrote: It would be good if you could provide 'bookmarks' into some of the current affairs/magazine style programming - e.g. you could jump to a particular report in 'the culture show' or skip to the sudden death round of 'the weakest link', etc. Segmented content, huh? Yes, that would be nice... :-) ... also known as micro-navigation of content. See the case studies at http://www.jummp.net/, an industry group trying to define standards to do just that. Not yet 100% popular with producers though, who would rather you watched everything in a programme that they carefully crafted as a complete unit! Richard -- Dr Richard Cartwright media systems architect portability4media.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile +44 (0)7792 799930 - 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/
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
Matthew Somerville wrote: Steff Davies wrote: Has there been a specific reason given for the lack of transport controls as implemented on most other Flash video players I've seen? You can drag the slider underneath the video back and forth as much as you like (the white bar, it gets bigger when you hover over it)? Aha. Works happily here at work (WinXP) but IIRC doesn't on my Ubuntu lappie at home - the slider doesn't render in quite the same way and isn't grabbable. May be unique to that machine though - I'll see if it's the same on other machines. 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/
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
Steff Davies wrote: Has there been a specific reason given for the lack of transport controls as implemented on most other Flash video players I've seen? You can drag the slider underneath the video back and forth as much as you like (the white bar, it gets bigger when you hover over it)? ATB, Matthew | http://www.dracos.co.uk/ - 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/
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
On Fri Jan 18 12:17:02 UTC 2008, Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Graeme Mulvaney wrote: It would be good if you could provide 'bookmarks' into some of the current affairs/magazine style programming - e.g. you could jump to a particular report in 'the culture show' or skip to the sudden death round of 'the weakest link', etc. Segmented content, huh? Yes, that would be nice... :-) We're working on it. It's likely to be radio only for quite some time, but it will happen at some point. Cheers Jonathan - 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/
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
I like the way it combines all the 'nations' - haven't watched any Gaelic/Irish programming since I was a nipper. It would be good if you could provide 'bookmarks' into some of the current affairs/magazine style programming - e.g. you could jump to a particular report in 'the culture show' or skip to the sudden death round of 'the weakest link', etc. On Jan 15, 2008 12:39 PM, Ian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah that's really good news. I've enjoyed using it, and several programs I usually miss I've managed to catch on it. Hopefully an additional interface can be provided to list the programs available at some point. I think it is very useable for an average end user, but Im an information junky and just being presented with 9 programs per page seems like a waste of screen space / a reload to just load 9 more. How about something like http://tvguide.co.uk/ as an 'advanced' viewer, listing all of the last 7 days programs in one easy page (broken down by day / channel etc) Definately a great start, and that's a huge volume of usage too. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/15/bbc.digitalmedia More than 3.5 million programmes were viewed on the BBC's iPlayer catch-up TV service over the Christmas period, according to the first figures released by the corporation. Hurah. The BBC also found that that there was a significant long tail effect, with many users seeking out more niche interest programmes. More than half of all programmes either downloaded or streamed were placed outside of the top 50. Told you so! Well done, iPlayer people. - 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/ -- You can't build a reputation based on what you are going to do. - 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/
[backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/15/bbc.digitalmedia More than 3.5 million programmes were viewed on the BBC's iPlayer catch-up TV service over the Christmas period, according to the first figures released by the corporation. Hurah. The BBC also found that that there was a significant long tail effect, with many users seeking out more niche interest programmes. More than half of all programmes either downloaded or streamed were placed outside of the top 50. Told you so! Well done, iPlayer people.
Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer bursts through user target
Yeah that's really good news. I've enjoyed using it, and several programs I usually miss I've managed to catch on it. Hopefully an additional interface can be provided to list the programs available at some point. I think it is very useable for an average end user, but Im an information junky and just being presented with 9 programs per page seems like a waste of screen space / a reload to just load 9 more. How about something like http://tvguide.co.uk/ as an 'advanced' viewer, listing all of the last 7 days programs in one easy page (broken down by day / channel etc) Definately a great start, and that's a huge volume of usage too. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/15/bbc.digitalmedia More than 3.5 million programmes were viewed on the BBC's iPlayer catch-up TV service over the Christmas period, according to the first figures released by the corporation. Hurah. The BBC also found that that there was a significant long tail effect, with many users seeking out more niche interest programmes. More than half of all programmes either downloaded or streamed were placed outside of the top 50. Told you so! Well done, iPlayer people. - 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/
