RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!
Well I read that the Mono team is getting there with their own implementation of Silverlight (Silverlike? PS I hereby T that name :P) so it shouldn't be too long before nix users have their own working implementation. They already have the WMV and WMA codecs functioning... Can't remember where I read that though, probably on here or linked off here! _ From: Julian Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 July 2007 10:12 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! Just not Linux, until the mono crowd get into gear. On 7/12/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finnally got a login and a product key from Microsoft. It works really well, the News 24 feed they are using looks much better than the streamed version on the BBC News site. If anyone is desperate to try it, here is the installer: http://bnb.bpweb.net/livestation/LiveStation-1.0.0.61-Installer.exe http://bnb.bpweb.net/livestation/LiveStation-1.0.0.61-Installer.exe just email me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for a key if 60f03-2ff5b-abda9-00650 doesn't work for you. On 09/07/07, Paul Doyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The BBC haven't help Skinkers with the development of Live Station. They've been in a couple of times to show us what they've created. Paul (BBC) On Sun Jul 8 2:20 , 'Christopher Woods' [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Interesting, I remember using the Skinkers BBC News desktop widget many moons ago... Maybe the BBC's got a hand or is lending a little resources in the development of Live Station with an aim to using it or broadcasting via it down the line? That's some nice wishful thinking. -Original Message- From: Ross Fenning [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','') [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 22:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk mailto:backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! From what I hear, it's not Microsoft's http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx\?article=40840 http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx%5C?article=40840 On 06/07/07, Simon Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html . Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.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 http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html . Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.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/ -- Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!
Just not Linux, until the mono crowd get into gear. On 7/12/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finnally got a login and a product key from Microsoft. It works really well, the News 24 feed they are using looks much better than the streamed version on the BBC News site. If anyone is desperate to try it, here is the installer: http://bnb.bpweb.net/livestation/LiveStation-1.0.0.61-Installer.exe just email me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for a key if 60f03-2ff5b-abda9-00650 doesn't work for you. On 09/07/07, Paul Doyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The BBC haven't help Skinkers with the development of Live Station. They've been in a couple of times to show us what they've created. Paul (BBC) On Sun Jul 8 2:20 , 'Christopher Woods' [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Interesting, I remember using the Skinkers BBC News desktop widget many moons ago... Maybe the BBC's got a hand or is lending a little resources in the development of Live Station with an aim to using it or broadcasting via it down the line? That's some nice wishful thinking. -Original Message- From: Ross Fenning [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','')[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: 06 July 2007 22:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! From what I hear, it's not Microsoft's http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx\?article=40840http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx%5C?article=40840 On 06/07/07, Simon Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ - 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/ - 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/ - 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/ -- Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!
Finnally got a login and a product key from Microsoft. It works really well, the News 24 feed they are using looks much better than the streamed version on the BBC News site. If anyone is desperate to try it, here is the installer: http://bnb.bpweb.net/livestation/LiveStation-1.0.0.61-Installer.exe just email me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for a key if 60f03-2ff5b-abda9-00650 doesn't work for you. On 09/07/07, Paul Doyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The BBC haven't help Skinkers with the development of Live Station. They've been in a couple of times to show us what they've created. Paul (BBC) On Sun Jul 8 2:20 , 'Christopher Woods' [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Interesting, I remember using the Skinkers BBC News desktop widget many moons ago... Maybe the BBC's got a hand or is lending a little resources in the development of Live Station with an aim to using it or broadcasting via it down the line? That's some nice wishful thinking. -Original Message- From: Ross Fenning [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','') [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 22:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! From what I hear, it's not Microsoft's http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx\?article=40840 On 06/07/07, Simon Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ - 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/ - 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/ - 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/ -- Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!
If it's Silverlight it will work fine on a Mac. Phil. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 06 July 2007 09:19 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! Applied... Symbolic irony? The woman in the site's stock art is sitting in the grass and using (presumably) LiveStation... on an iBook. Hah. ... Or is this a hint towards Microsoft implementing some of that much-vaunted platform agnosticism we all talk about but never seem to see much of? From: Simon Cobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 09:04 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ -- received to: andyb.com Message ID : o6a213ae422214105856127ad63c1186e.pro Sender ID : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Msg Size : 5k This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses, though it is not guaranteed virus free. Original Recipient: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Original Sender : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original Send Date: 09/07/2007 - 09:53:53
RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!
The BBC haven't help Skinkers with the development of Live Station. They've been in a couple of times to show us what they've created. Paul (BBC) On Sun Jul 8 2:20 , 'Christopher Woods' [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Interesting, I remember using the Skinkers BBC News desktop widget many moons ago... Maybe the BBC's got a hand or is lending a little resources in the development of Live Station with an aim to using it or broadcasting via it down the line? That's some nice wishful thinking. -Original Message- From: Ross Fenning [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','')[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 22:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! From what I hear, it's not Microsoft's http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx\?article=40840 On 06/07/07, Simon Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ - 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/ - 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/ - 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] Microsoft TV - Live!
If you have vista you can watch in the sidebar too... http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=c10fdb04-dab5-4936-b317-411750afcc86bt=1pl=1 On 08/07/07, Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting, I remember using the Skinkers BBC News desktop widget many moons ago... Maybe the BBC's got a hand or is lending a little resources in the development of Live Station with an aim to using it or broadcasting via it down the line? That's some nice wishful thinking. -Original Message- From: Ross Fenning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 22:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! From what I hear, it's not Microsoft's http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40840 On 06/07/07, Simon Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ - 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/ - 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 www.ukfree.tv
RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!
Interesting, I remember using the Skinkers BBC News desktop widget many moons ago... Maybe the BBC's got a hand or is lending a little resources in the development of Live Station with an aim to using it or broadcasting via it down the line? That's some nice wishful thinking. -Original Message- From: Ross Fenning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 22:59 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! From what I hear, it's not Microsoft's http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40840 On 06/07/07, Simon Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ - 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/ - 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] Microsoft TV - Live!
Applied... Symbolic irony? The woman in the site's stock art is sitting in the grass and using (presumably) LiveStation... on an iBook. Hah. ... Or is this a hint towards Microsoft implementing some of that much-vaunted platform agnosticism we all talk about but never seem to see much of? _ From: Simon Cobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 09:04 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/
RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!
If I'd know they were going to be picky about who they picked I wouldn't have signed up as Juan Tanamera, CEO JuantastiCo From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Woods Sent: 06 July 2007 09:19 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: RE: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! Applied... Symbolic irony? The woman in the site's stock art is sitting in the grass and using (presumably) LiveStation... on an iBook. Hah. ... Or is this a hint towards Microsoft implementing some of that much-vaunted platform agnosticism we all talk about but never seem to see much of? From: Simon Cobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 09:04 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/
Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live!
Christopher Woods wrote: Applied... Symbolic irony? The woman in the site's stock art is sitting in the grass and using (presumably) LiveStation... on an iBook. Hah. ... Or is this a hint towards Microsoft implementing some of that much-vaunted platform agnosticism we all talk about but never seem to see much of? I'm sorry, have we been hijacked by Slashdot? Seán - 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] Microsoft TV - Live!
...Would you like it to be? ;-D -Original Message- From: Sean Dillon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2007 12:05 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Microsoft TV - Live! Christopher Woods wrote: Applied... Symbolic irony? The woman in the site's stock art is sitting in the grass and using (presumably) LiveStation... on an iBook. Hah. ... Or is this a hint towards Microsoft implementing some of that much-vaunted platform agnosticism we all talk about but never seem to see much of? I'm sorry, have we been hijacked by Slashdot? Seán - 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/ - 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] Microsoft TV - Live!
From what I hear, it's not Microsoft's http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40840 On 06/07/07, Simon Cobb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Microsoft Research beta 'livestation' - in Silverlight, yet! http://beta.livestation.com/ I tried to sign up for this but got the following reply: Thanks for your request to sign up for the LiveStation beta technical trial. We are currently running a public technical trial and this means that we are growing the user base in a controlled manner to monitor how growth affects a variety of LiveStation parameters. Due to the popularity of the trial, we cannot guarantee your request to participate will be successful at this stage. However, we will endeavour to ensure you are on the next phase of the release, coming soon. Thanks again for your interest, we look forward to bringing live TV to your computer very soon! The LiveStation Team Found out about livestation from mashable.com: Found it in this news story: http://mashable.com/2007/07/05/livestation/ - 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/
