Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-28 Thread Vladimir Harman
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Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-28 Thread Matt Barber
I can assure you that Digibeta is still widely (but decreasingly) used within the BBC, too. :-) Tapeless Production is still a work in progress. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/projects/tapeless-production/index.shtml) Yeah I saw some stuff about tapeless production when I read about Dirac last

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-28 Thread Steve Jolly
Matt Barber wrote: Yeah I saw some stuff about tapeless production when I read about Dirac last year, is it true that it is in use internally to shift some content around the BBC? Some teams are using tapeless production techniques, yes. I suspect that most radio production is already

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-27 Thread vijay chopra
On 27/03/2008, Adam Leach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 23:46 +, James Cridland wrote: * Yes, yes, RealPlayer. I'm working on it, though, for radio. Expect to see changes in May. Does this mean we might finally get something similar to the streams that are provided

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-27 Thread Andy
On 26/03/2008, James Cridland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Rights issues actually mean we've nothing really to put onto BitTorrent iPlayer uses P2P, why not bit-torrent. Does your secret rights-holder agreement say Kontiki only? Would that not be against competiton law? Anyone else find it odd

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-27 Thread James Cridland
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone else find it odd *ALL* the BBC rights holders are demanding exactly the same thing? Sounds a lot like a Cartel to me. (I Am Not a Lawyer) They're not; we have a complicated rights situation which make things rather more

RE: A little bit of free humour WAS: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Christopher Woods
Ian Forrester wrote: I can confirm, we do utter the word bit torrent now and then :) However *only* in the following sentence structure using the subsequent vocabulary: snip Haha, you said what I was about to say in a much more convoluted (yet amusing) way ;) Got a chuckle out of me in

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video On Tuesday 25 March 2008 18:29:08 Brian Butterworth wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7312460.stm Does this mean that people can now utter the word BitTorrent in the BBC? Who knows ? http

Re: A little bit of free humour WAS: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 26/03/2008, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ian Forrester wrote: I can confirm, we do utter the word bit torrent now and then :) However *only* in the following sentence structure using the subsequent vocabulary: snip Haha, you said what I was about to say in a

RE: A little bit of free humour WAS: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Christopher Woods
As the BBC News 24/BBC World feeds on http://www.livestation.com/ http://www.livestation.com/ show. Indeed, and with just a ten second offset from realtime last time I checked AND in higher quality... Can't argue with that! I only use Livestation to stream N24 now. :)

Re: A little bit of free humour WAS: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
Quick PHP version... http://www.ukfree.tv/bbcbt.php On 25/03/2008, Tim Dobson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: humour Ian Forrester wrote: I can confirm, we do utter the word bit torrent now and then :) However *only* in the following sentence structure using the subsequent vocabulary:

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Tom Loosemore
On 26/03/2008, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's great news. How about a BBC trial? Click would be a good choice? Don't hold your breath. BBC is all non-DRM download trialed out. It's 18 months after the Creative Archive (download, watch, some re-use rights granted) trial

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 26/03/2008, Tom Loosemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 26/03/2008, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's great news. How about a BBC trial? Click would be a good choice? Don't hold your breath. BBC is all non-DRM download trialed out. It's 18 months after the Creative

RE: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Andrew Bowden
The Open Archive trial (some download, watch, no-re-use rights) closed last year, although all evidence of it appears to have been expunged from bbc.co.uk/archive There was a mini-return for the archive as some content was published to support the White season.

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Tom Loosemore
The next step should be the BBC asking the BBC Trust to do a public value test on their proposals. public value test = device for kicking things into the longest grass. Public Value Test = new hurdle the BBC has to pass before any new service launches, as set out in new Charter.

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Brian Butterworth
On 26/03/2008, Tom Loosemore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The next step should be the BBC asking the BBC Trust to do a public value test on their proposals. public value test = device for kicking things into the longest grass. Public Value Test = new hurdle the BBC has to pass before

RE: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Nick Reynolds-FMT
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Loosemore Sent: 26 March 2008 16:55 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video The next step should be the BBC asking the BBC Trust to do a public value test

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Tom Loosemore
] On Behalf Of Tom Loosemore Sent: 26 March 2008 16:55 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video The next step should be the BBC asking the BBC Trust to do a public value test on their proposals. public value test = device

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-26 Thread Adam Leach
On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 23:46 +, James Cridland wrote: * Yes, yes, RealPlayer. I'm working on it, though, for radio. Expect to see changes in May. Does this mean we might finally get something similar to the streams that are provided by Virgin Radio, ie MP3 streaming? Of course Ogg streams

[backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-25 Thread Brian Butterworth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7312460.stm Does this mean that people can now utter the word BitTorrent in the BBC?

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-25 Thread Tim Dobson
Tim Dobson wrote: Brian Butterworth wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7312460.stm Does this mean that people can now utter the word BitTorrent in the BBC? it's already been done: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/msg07989.html Did I also forget to mention:

Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-25 Thread Michael
On Tuesday 25 March 2008 18:29:08 Brian Butterworth wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7312460.stm Does this mean that people can now utter the word BitTorrent in the BBC? Who knows ? http://kamaelia.sourceforge.net/Components/pydoc/Kamaelia.Protocol.Torrent.TorrentClient.html

RE: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-25 Thread Ian Forrester
)7711913293 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Sent: 25 March 2008 19:07 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video On Tuesday 25 March 2008 18:29:08 Brian Butterworth wrote: http

A little bit of free humour WAS: [backstage] Embracing the torrent of online video

2008-03-25 Thread Tim Dobson
humour Ian Forrester wrote: I can confirm, we do utter the word bit torrent now and then :) However *only* in the following sentence structure using the subsequent vocabulary: $word1..Bittorrent..$word2 (if my C++ still works - unlikely) In other words: The value of $word1 always precedes