Re: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-09 Thread J.P.Knight
On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, Al Petfield wrote: I think it would be great if there was a meritocracy whereby artists were paid in proportion to their popularity but I don't suppose record companies would be too happy to see the link between artist and audience become so transparent! The "unit" based mus

Re: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-08 Thread Al Petfield
nue share info (or 5 'idle' > >>> PCs > >>> playing my songs on loop for that matter) and earning themselves > >>> lots of > >>> money? > >>> > >>> > >>> -Original Message- > >>> Fr

Re: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-08 Thread Tom Kerswill
:55 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM Hi backstage people, I'm a bit of a lurker on the list and have been catching up! Especially on the iMP and how its DRM has apparently been cracked. Someone mentioned alternatives to DRM and I just tho

Re: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-08 Thread Tom Kerswill
e info (or 5 'idle' PCs playing my songs on loop for that matter) and earning themselves lots of money? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Kerswill Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 11:55 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.

Re: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-08 Thread Richard Edwards
lots of money? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Kerswill Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 11:55 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM Hi backstage people, I'm a bit of a lurker

Re: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-08 Thread tom coombs
PCs playing my songs on loop for that matter) and earning themselves lots of money? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Kerswill Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 11:55 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iMP and altern

Re: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-08 Thread Tom Kerswill
m Kerswill Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 11:55 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM Hi backstage people, I'm a bit of a lurker on the list and have been catching up! Especially on the iMP and how its DRM has apparently been cracked. Someone me

RE: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-08 Thread David Sargeant
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Kerswill Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 11:55 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM Hi backstage people, I'm a bit of a lurker on the list and have been catching up! Especially on the iMP and how its DRM

[backstage] iMP and alternative models to DRM

2005-12-07 Thread Tom Kerswill
Hi backstage people, I'm a bit of a lurker on the list and have been catching up! Especially on the iMP and how its DRM has apparently been cracked. Someone mentioned alternatives to DRM and I just thought I'd throw something I've been thinking about into the melting pot. I was thinking of i

RE: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-28 Thread Kim Plowright
>BBC Worldwide Limited is company, wholly owned by the BBC, that sells >BBC merchandise (e.g. video and audio recordings of BBC programmes, >books, magazines, toys and games). They're primarily there to hold the rights to BBC productions for commercial exploitation - ie, for rebroadcast interna

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-26 Thread Nico Morrison
Good that kneejerk reaction resulted in dialogue & useful information. The BBC is in a major struggle for funding, markets, viewers, listeners, browsers, players & global societal role . next year sees massive changes in department structures, employment & directions. Consider the alternative

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-25 Thread Gordon Joly
At 19:40 + 24/11/05, Kirk Northrop wrote: Andy Hawkins wrote: Umm...the BBC aren't allowed to take money from advertising are they? No... but BBC Worldwide are... BBC Worldwide Limited is company, wholly owned by the BBC, that sells BBC merchandise (e.g. video and audio recordings of B

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-25 Thread Andy Hawkins
Hi, On 11/24/05, Kirk Northrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andy Hawkins wrote: > > Umm...the BBC aren't allowed to take money from advertising are they? > > No... but BBC Worldwide are... Ah. Ok. Andy - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://ba

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-25 Thread Neil Burton
Very slightly OT - I am not an iMP trial user - but am keen to try on my O2 XDA Exec. Does anyone know if I have completely missed the boat in terms of getting onto the trial? TIA Neil --- "J.P.Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Luke Dicken wrote: > >> Umm...the BBC aren'

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-25 Thread Kirk Northrop
Andy Hawkins wrote: Umm...the BBC aren't allowed to take money from advertising are they? No... but BBC Worldwide are... -- From the North, this is Kirk www.noisetosignal.org - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archive

RE: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-25 Thread J.P.Knight
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Luke Dicken wrote: Umm...the BBC aren't allowed to take money from advertising are they? Andy That's what I'd have thought. And it jolly nice to have one major media outlet on the web that *isn't* stuffing your browser full of banner ads, targetted popups, etc, etc. Lon

RE: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-24 Thread Luke Dicken
> On 11/24/05, Nico Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Time for my 2 p - been monitoring this list since it started - has > > noone suggested that the Beeb use their extraordinary visibility & > > 'customer base' to emulate Google on a paid ad basis? > > Umm...the BBC aren't allowed to take

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-24 Thread Andy Hawkins
Hi, On 11/24/05, Nico Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Time for my 2 p - been monitoring this list since it started - has > noone suggested that the Beeb use their extraordinary visibility & > 'customer base' to emulate Google on a paid ad basis? Umm...the BBC aren't allowed to take money fr

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-24 Thread Nico Morrison
Time for my 2 p - been monitoring this list since it started - has noone suggested that the Beeb use their extraordinary visibility & 'customer base' to emulate Google on a paid ad basis? Example might be a Beeb player or toolbar or both that returned viewing, lisening, browsing information to a c

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-23 Thread Amias Channer
On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:06:34 + Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. Don't even *think* about telling me what I should and shouldn't support this is not about you its about what is a good codec to use for the BBC's IMP system , a system that is supposed to be platform agnostic . A

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-22 Thread Richard Lockwood
On 11/22/05, Amias Channer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:22:53 + > Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 11/13/05, Adam Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is a bigger problem as iMP is using standard Microsoft WMA DRM > > > files. As this is widely

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-22 Thread Amias Channer
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:22:53 + Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/13/05, Adam Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a bigger problem as iMP is using standard Microsoft WMA DRM > > files. As this is widely used, there are more people interested in > > bypassing the DRM

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-14 Thread Richard Lockwood
On 11/13/05, Adam Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a bigger problem as iMP is using standard Microsoft WMA DRM > files. As this is widely used, there are more people interested in > bypassing the DRM system, and so eventually it will always be bypassed, Fair enough > plus its created b

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-13 Thread nmec
lem is they will be free to UK tv licence payers, there will be > > insentive for people outside the UK to try and bypass it > > > > Dave > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Adam Leach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: >

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-13 Thread vijay chopra
licence payers, there will be insentive for people outside the UK to try and bypass itDave- Original Message -From: "Adam Leach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk>Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 2:49 PMSubject: Re: [backstage] iMP issue> This is a

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-13 Thread Dave Whitehead
Problem is they will be free to UK tv licence payers, there will be insentive for people outside the UK to try and bypass it Dave - Original Message - From: "Adam Leach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [backstage] iMP iss

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-13 Thread Adam Leach
This is a bigger problem as iMP is using standard Microsoft WMA DRM files. As this is widely used, there are more people interested in bypassing the DRM system, and so eventually it will always be bypassed, plus its created by Microsoft. Other codecs are less widely used and known about, so i

Re: [backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-13 Thread vijay chopra
Shame; even thought I hate DRM, I know that PHBs love it, and if they cant work it, it means the Beeb might scram iMP :(On 13/11/05, Dave Whitehead < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Seems BBC may have a problem with the iMP trial, apparently it's possible to get round the DRM thus taking away the

[backstage] iMP issue

2005-11-13 Thread Dave Whitehead
Seems BBC may have a problem with the iMP trial, apparently it's possible to get round the DRM thus taking away the watch within 7days restriction   source - http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.tech.digital-tv

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-11 Thread Gordon Joly
At 16:35 + 9/11/05, Ben Metcalfe wrote: Just to say that a lot of BBC radio content (and soon TV) can be downloaded via iTunes or direct from the BBC website. You can also get all BBC radio streamed via the website Let us assume we are taking about the national radio (e.g. Radio 4

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-10 Thread Paul Hammond
> Where do you find downloads on the BBC site? I know the > Radio Player, for on-demand streaming, but where do you > download? Is that different from the podcasting trial, which > applies only to a few programs? > The radio downloads are not different from the podcasting trial, they're a p

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-09 Thread Dave Whitehead
another format so I can listen on my minidisc player (I hate sony software). Dave - Original Message - From: "Millie Niss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [backstage] iMP Where do you find downloads on the BBC site?

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-09 Thread Millie Niss
essage - From: "Ben Metcalfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:35 AM Subject: RE: [backstage] iMP > Just to say that a lot of BBC radio content (and soon TV) can be downloaded via iTunes or direct from the BBC website. You

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-09 Thread Gordon Joly
At 14:04 + 9/11/05, Andrew Bowden wrote: Betsie is a bull in a sledgehammer/nut approach to accessibility from a time when that was the only way to crack the nut. Now, someone has invented the nutcracker. Of course not everyone yet has a nutcracker so we still need the sledgehammer, but i

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-09 Thread Ben Metcalfe
llie Niss > Sent: 08 November 2005 05:08 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] iMP > > > I don't know exactly what iMP is, so I hope I am not totally > off-base here... > > However, I am a (US) American who would defnitely be willing > t

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-09 Thread Andrew Bowden
c, is even easier with CSS. These things can be automatically built into a page without needing standalone parsers. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James > Sent: 09 November 2005 09:20 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-09 Thread James
Betsie was for an age when only one version of a site was usually produced. The advent of CSS and more importantly I think, XSLT and XML means it's much easier and cleaner to produce XML datasets of websites and parse the contents through XSLT to produce differing compliant outputs.. Gordon J

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-09 Thread Gordon Joly
I quite understand that the BBC is funded by UK Licensing fees and that they cannot afford to offer me all the services for free that license-payers get for their money. Indeed, like BBC News Online? *** The Foreign Office will now "pay" for a new BBC Arabic TV (but at the cost of 10 langua

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-09 Thread Gordon Joly
Betsie's days are no doubt numbered - modern coding techniques allow much greater accessibility to be built into webpages, allowing accessibility without having to resort to parsers like Betsie. You can do a huge amount with a sensible HTML structure and CSS layout/presenation techniques. I

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-08 Thread vijay chopra
Yay CSS rocks, time for a visit to the CSS Zen garden: http://www.csszengarden.com/ On 08/11/05, Kim Plowright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Because it's written entirely in standards compliant code, with CSS, socan be rendered using a user-applied stylesheet, I think?I've heard - and this is just on

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-08 Thread Kim Plowright
f pages. I think it's getting a bit long in the tooth and there are load issues, but I could be wrong. K -Original Message- From: Gordon Joly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 November 2005 10:08 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Cc: Kim Plowright; Jonathan Chetwynd Subject: RE:

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-08 Thread James
I wouldnt be suprised to see MP4 as the distribution method with attached DRM (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62723). MP4 will be well supported by Windows, Apple and Linux and in other devices such as PSP, Mobinote etc it is the default format. I dont think your ever going

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-08 Thread Andrew Bowden
> >http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/ > Why is there no "text only" link on this page? There is on most pages > on bbc.co.uk... Probably because it has accessibility features built into the page itself, which allow the presentation in a similar way to what Betsie provides, and in some aspects, b

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-08 Thread J.P.Knight
On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, James wrote: Here's a few screenies: http://www.webcoding.co.uk/imp/ Note that you can actually play the DRM'd files in Media Player itself, it doesnt have to go through the iMP player "design". All the video's can be fast forwarded etc without issue. With all this DRMed

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-08 Thread Gordon Joly
http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/ Why is there no "text only" link on this page? There is on most pages on bbc.co.uk... Feel free to use this! http://www.recursion.co.uk/cgi-bin/betsie.cgi/www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/ No charge! Gordo -- "Think Feynman"/ http://pobox.com/~g

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-08 Thread Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]
Thanks for the screenshots James. So unless they just ripped the graphics from WMP (possible but unlikely) it's using that as an embedded client. It could be worth trying some of the standard WM player keyboard shortcuts, eg F9/F10 for volume, ALT+ENTER for full screen, and see if it interce

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-08 Thread Adam Bowie
at is quite expensive & impractical (especially for non automobile use) > still but I'd consider subscribing to satellite radio if I could get the > World Service and Radio 4. > > Millie > > - Original Message - > From: "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> &

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Millie Niss
adio if I could get the World Service and Radio 4. Millie - Original Message - From: "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [backstage] iMP > Releasing iMP to the world would almost end piracy of the BBC's content. > R

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-07 Thread James
Here's a few screenies: http://www.webcoding.co.uk/imp/ Note that you can actually play the DRM'd files in Media Player itself, it doesnt have to go through the iMP player "design". All the video's can be fast forwarded etc without issue. Jim. Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] wrote: At 12:

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-07 Thread Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]
At 12:01 07/11/2005, you wrote: Since it's a testing beta more aimed at testing the technology and the idea I'm sure the accessibility elements will come in when it's out. The boards suggest a limited budget to examine this idea and that's why we havent seen a linux or mac client and I suspect t

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Peter Williams
Hi as an ex UK resident now living in Australia, I would be delighted to get access to BBC TV, as there is nothing other thank shonk available locally (excepting the odd UK production that gets broadcast here and the ABC attempts to make programs on a budget of at least $2 per whole program)

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Chris Walker
Richard Edwards wrote: Also, why are Mac users still second for the iMP - I use my Mac for far more things than the average PC user, and it always works. It makes sense to target the main user base first, obviously. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Richard Edwards
At the same time, if I am sitting in my living room in London with my laptop, paying a TV license - then I can access it. Yet if I take my same laptop to my house in Spain then I can't access it. surely that is where I would want it most. I would pay - no problem. I'm really happy to see

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Nick Crossland
Personally, I'd rather see the BBC spend money on developing the archive and player, rather than developing and administering overly complex authorisation systems. You could spend a practically infinite amount of money trying to tie it down to UK only, but whatever method you use will see people fi

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Dafyd Jones
om: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Sent: 07 November 2005 15:40 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] iMP Releasing iMP to the world would almost end piracy of the BBC's content. Releasing it to the UK would still keep all the BBC's content av

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread James
Releasing iMP to the world would almost end piracy of the BBC's content. Releasing it to the UK would still keep all the BBC's content available over the net through the standard ways. What better way to maintain control and quality than to irradicate the need for piracy of BBC content..? I a

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread O'Dea, Gary
n Sent: 07 November 2005 14:53 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] iMP > >> I'm at work so I can't check at the moment, but ISTR that my telly > >> licence has a unique reference number with it. > > This is going back a few years (say about 3-4).

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Andrew Bowden
> >> I'm at work so I can't check at the moment, but ISTR that my telly > >> licence has a unique reference number with it. > > This is going back a few years (say about 3-4). I used to buy my > > license from the old Post Office, and those didn't have a unique > > number on them. The ones you

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread J.P.Knight
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Andrew Bowden wrote: I'm at work so I can't check at the moment, but ISTR that my telly licence has a unique reference number with it. This is going back a few years (say about 3-4). I used to buy my license from the old Post Office, and those didn't have a unique number on

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Andrew Bowden
> I'm at work so I can't check at the moment, but ISTR that my > telly licence has a unique reference number with it. This is going back a few years (say about 3-4). I used to buy my license from the old Post Office, and those didn't have a unique number on them. The ones you get sent by TV Lic

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-07 Thread Al Petfield
-Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Murray Walker > Sent: 07 November 2005 13:05 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that > bad? > > > > -Origin

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-07 Thread Chris Walker
Mark Simpkins wrote: How about a 'Rate this weather' option? Just grade how accurate you thought the weather forcast was for your area. Isithotornot.com? Oh really, I should go on tour :) - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread J.P.Knight
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Angelo wrote: How long do you foresee the trials taking place for before it is released onto the UK market? Also, I assume the basic technology will prevent those from outside the UK viewing the content on imp, but how will you be able to distinguish between those who have and

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-07 Thread Mark Simpkins
ubject: RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad? > -Original Message- > From: Gordon Joly > (Ignore that fact that temperatures forecast may differ by as much as > 5 degrees C:-) Reminds me of an old idea... Weather from Yahoo, BBC, Met Office all re

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-07 Thread Murray Walker
> -Original Message- > From: Gordon Joly > (Ignore that fact that temperatures forecast may differ by as much as > 5 degrees C:-) Reminds me of an old idea... Weather from Yahoo, BBC, Met Office all regularly seem to differ quite widely, based purely on personal subjective checking. So.

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Angelo
How long do you foresee the trials taking place for before it is released onto the UK market? Also, I assume the basic technology will prevent those from outside the UK viewing the content on imp, but how will you be able to distinguish between those who have and have not paid their licence fee? Or

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-07 Thread James
. Great believer in common sense, me... k -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan Chetwynd Sent: 05 November 2005 08:58 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad? iMP: accessibility,

RE: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-07 Thread Kim Plowright
ROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan Chetwynd Sent: 05 November 2005 08:58 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad? iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad? Does anyone have links to positive reports

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Kim Plowright
You're *such* a terror. :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan Chetwynd Sent: 04 November 2005 16:19 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] iMP Kim, I'd just like to correct your suggestion that we on

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-07 Thread Ben Metcalfe
> -Original Message- > Liked it very much, interesting URI - had a peek with > etherpeek! Wanted > to know if there is any thought given to API's and such which > will allow > for any interfacing should this go 'gold'. The intergrated > media player > is cool but essentially unusabl

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-06 Thread Peter Baines
e why not - what's your beef? > > > > > > > > >-Original Message- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James > > >Sent: 04 November 2005 10:58 > > >To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > >

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-06 Thread Peter Baines
gt; Kim Plowright wrote: > > >Yes, but zen ve vould haff to kill you... > > > >:-) > > > >Don't see why not - what's your beef? > > > > > >-Original Message- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-05 Thread Gordon Joly
At 08:57 + 5/11/05, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad? Does anyone have links to positive reports on the accessibility of iMP? According to: http://cms.elfden.co.uk/2005/10/18/bbc-imp-trial-part-1/ "Accessibility wise it stinks. No keyboard access wh

[backstage] iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad?

2005-11-05 Thread Jonathan Chetwynd
iMP: accessibility, is the smell really that bad? Does anyone have links to positive reports on the accessibility of iMP? According to: http://cms.elfden.co.uk/2005/10/18/bbc-imp-trial-part-1/ "Accessibility wise it stinks. No keyboard access what so ever." Who is responsible for accessibi

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-04 Thread James
et! Jim. Kim Plowright wrote: Yes, but zen ve vould haff to kill you... :-) Don't see why not - what's your beef? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Sent: 04 November 2005 10:58 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject:

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-04 Thread Jeremy Stone
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victoria Conlan > Sent: 04 November 2005 16:38 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: RE: [backstage] iMP > > > > > > we only execute internal candidates > > Ok, this makes me slightly afraid to apply for anything ever a

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-04 Thread Victoria Conlan
> we only execute internal candidates Ok, this makes me slightly afraid to apply for anything ever again. - 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

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-04 Thread Chris Walker
Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: I hope this has cleared up any misunderstanding that may have occurred, and I apologise if I was not clear in any of my previous emails about this matter. Someone get me whatever he's on. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please vi

Re: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-04 Thread Jonathan Chetwynd
Kim, I'd just like to correct your suggestion that we only execute internal candidates, in fact we're open to anybody and that is why details are circulated on the BBC Backstage list. There was a slight mix-up on the day they appeared, as the BBC Snuff team inadvertently forgot to flag them a

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-04 Thread Kim Plowright
Yes, but zen ve vould haff to kill you... :-) Don't see why not - what's your beef? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Sent: 04 November 2005 10:58 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] iMP Are we allow

RE: [backstage] iMP

2005-11-04 Thread Jeremy Stone
> > > Are we allowed to talk about iMP here ? > > > Sure. We can also pass on any specific queries to the iMP team if you're on the trial. There's also quite a lengthy thread on one of our message boards with contributions from the iMP trial team. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbpointsofview/F19515

[backstage] iMP

2005-11-04 Thread James
Are we allowed to talk about iMP here ? - 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] iMP released

2005-10-12 Thread Jem Stone
Hi News Profile Sorry about that. The consumer beta was for only 5000 users and is currently full. Subject to the beta being a success and the BBC approval process for a new service there will be further betas as this product develops. I hope you get a chance to contribute further down the line J

Re: [backstage] iMP released

2005-10-10 Thread News Profile
I was told I would be included back in May, received an email from a lady at BBC. Unfortunately I don't have a copy of that email. Suffice to say, they didn't follow this up in September. So, slightly gutted. Also, bit peeved.

RE: [backstage] iMP released

2005-10-07 Thread Gordon Joly
At 11:41 +0100 6/10/05, Ben Metcalfe wrote: I applied ages ago, seems I haven't been selected :( The odds were good too - 30,000 applicants - 5,000 places - 1:6. - David (Very disappointed :() I'm not really supposed to plug my own blog on here, but I have written a review of the iMP pla

RE: [backstage] iMP released

2005-10-06 Thread Ben Metcalfe
> I applied ages ago, seems I haven't been selected :( > The odds were good too - 30,000 applicants - 5,000 > places - 1:6. > > - David (Very disappointed :() I'm not really supposed to plug my own blog on here, but I have written a review of the iMP player: http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.ph

Re: [backstage] iMP released

2005-10-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I applied ages ago, seems I haven't been selected :( The odds were good too - 30,000 applicants - 5,000 places - 1:6. - David (Very disappointed :() On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 20:30:39 +0100 (BST), "J.P.Knight" wrote > > I see from Slashdot[1] that the BBC have started their > Internet Media > Player[

Re: [backstage] iMP released

2005-10-05 Thread Thomas Scott
> Any backstagers in the lucky public group? Yep. And I've been unexpectedly Slashdotted, to boot...! -- Tom - 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.ma

[backstage] iMP released

2005-10-05 Thread J.P.Knight
I see from Slashdot[1] that the BBC have started their Internet Media Player[2] trial. Any backstagers in the lucky public group? I see that it has a Windows only DRM so no point in us Linux users applying for the trial. Back to tvtime for us! Jim'll [1] http://slashdot.org/articles/05/10/