And will get back to you all more specifically when I get a mo :) All of the stuff you're mentioning, from calendars to now/next to tracklistings etc., are definitely in our plans already - and more - but good to hear it discussed here too. We're often held back by both technical and legal constraints, but hey.
More later D. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jem Stone > Sent: 05 December 2005 12:29 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] "now/next" RSS feeds for radio stations > > > > Also - have a search for Dan's postings in the archive; > there's some > > info about tracklisting, now and next, LiveText etc etc in > his posts. > > > Dan from the radio and music interactive team posted this to the list > back in July. ... > ta > Jem, backstage team > > > ---------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi all > > We have tracklistings for most music shows across most > networks, broadly speaking - sometimes just after the track > gets played, sometimes after the entire show has finished (in > the case of a lot of Radio 3 shows, for example) > > As we move to hard-disk-based playout systems, we can > increasingly offer the kind of automated service you see on 6 > Music i.e. tracklistings emerging throughout the show as > tracks get played; track now playing in LiveText - the > scrolling text you see on a DAB Digital Radio LCD screen or > when listening to the radio over our DTT Freeview services > etc. That kind of information ("The track now playing is...") > is also available across several networks on LiveText, > irrespective of whether hard-disk playout is in place e.g. > 1Xtra, which is often off vinyl, has the programme team > entering those details into LiveText. > > We're working on projects to use the tracklisting information > in hard-disk-based playout systems across the website and > also make better use of LiveText across the websites as well > as DAB and DTT, possibly even using SMS as part of that > little ecosystem - watch that space, but don't hold your > breath :) There are legal as well as techical hurdles to > overcome, as ever. > > So for now, we aim to provide tracklistings on the websites > across all music shows wherever we can - technical and > resource limitations willing. And we aim to get this better > and better going forward. But it's not something we're able > to just turn on across all networks just yet - as RSS, API or > even just accurately updated HTML. LiveText is your best bet > for accurately updated track now playing info at the moment. > > hth, > Dan Hill > > Head of Interactive Technology and Design > BBC Radio and Music Interactive > > - > 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/
