Consolidating the various initiatives into something more useful as a
rounded product would be the way I'd go.
We do a lot of work with streaming media here, delivering everything
from initial rushes to broadcast quality final spots to desktops. Users
can search, browse, view, and compile playlists, share the same with
others, and so on. Its not rocket science, but it can be time consuming
to build.
With respect to the BBC feeds, it suddenly occurred to me that tonight
I'm a) wanting to watch Spooks, and b) not able to because I'll be at
work. I don't use VHS as I'm not cool enough to be retro, and I don't
have access to my PVR from here.
If I could browse BBC schedules in a format as easy to use as the Sky
EPG through a web browser, and then remotely queue recording
instructions for my Media Center PC, PVR, or jury-rigged Hauppage style
recorder, that would be very very good.
If I could do the same via mobile or PDA (no biggy) then even better. My
Blackberry can get stuffed of course, because its inherently rubbish.
From my point of view, the initiatives I've seen on the list so far are
simply different ways of displaying data - which is all well and good,
but since they are effectively pointers to a broadcast programme (in the
main) it would be logical to include that end product in the grand
scheme of things.
Once recorded, I should be able to (once again, remotely) compile a
playlist in my preferred order, so that I can get in from work and
choose to watch Spooks, and any other number of programmes that may have
been broadcast tonight/anytime.
Of course, if you wanted to go balls-to-the-wall about it, you could
then share your playlists or playlist items with others, and they could
then stream or download to their own suitable equipped device direct
from you.
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