Andrew, There was a demo of a system using MHEG5 and the Creative Archive that we were shown at the MGEIT(un)F last year.
Shouldn't be a problem to do a Flash video player now the format has been 'opened'. My first app for that system would be a Podcast player... I've got a Humax Foxsat-HD, and very nice it is too. There was a fSfS box on the TV before, it is like going from a ZX Spectrum to an XBox 360... 2008/5/8 Andrew Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > All the boxes have ethernet ports, and my colleagues at BBC Research and > Innovation have done some nice proof-of-concept trials of MHEG applications > picking up text content distributed via the internet - for example, sourcing > news stories off bbc.co.uk/news, putting twitter updates on screen and > doing flickr photo searches, and displaying the results (for some reason, > "Cow" was a favourite search of theirs!) > > Unfortunately this was all done with what we term "reference recievers" - > basically Linux based PCs which pretend to be set top boxes. The actual > software in the Freesat set top boxes to handle text stuff is unlikely to be > fully functional yet - and streaming of video is a bit away away! > > It's all feasible long term though. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* 06 May 2008 14:10 > *To:* backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > *Subject:* [backstage] Freesat: open platform AND iPlayer > > I've just been to the Freesat launch event... > > http://www.ukfree.tv/fullstory.php?storyid=1107051369 > > > A couple of interesting points for backstagers: > > 1. Mark Thompson said that the BBC was committed to BBC services being > open on all platforms; > > 2. He also said the iPlayer would be on Freesat as all Freesat boxes (and > idTVs) have Ethernet ports. > > 3. He said that Freesat was an 'open platform' for on-demand content. > > Result, eh? > > Brian Butterworth > > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
