Replace BBC with iPlayer and I'd agree with some of those points, it's more a indifference and lack of care rather than being directly hostile though.
And I'd say that will changes rather soon, due to various management changes. Ps since no one's publicly said I can't.... Here's some really good ref data feeds (ps like all these feeds PROXY-CACHE don't hit feeds directly or you'll kill them) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ion/refdata/type/service/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ion/refdata/type/category/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ion/refdata/type/masterbrand/service_type/tv/id s/service1/ids/sevice2/ eg http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ion/refdata/type/service/discoverable_only/1/fo rmat/json Very useful reference feed for ion, ps you guys aren't missing much from not having access to the wiki, it's mainly incomplete, inaccurate or out-of-date. Zap On 30/09/2010 13:15, "Iain Wallace" <ikwall...@gmail.com> wrote: > Unlikely. The BBC have gone out of their way to be hostile to open > source attempts at using iPlayer content, however you will find > working examples and programs for playing iPlayer stuff on pretty much > anything on that same wiki. > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Alex Cockell > <a...@acockell.eclipse.co.uk> wrote: >> I'm not personally looking for metadata, but it would be great if some of >> the open-source players were permitted back into the fold, meaning that VLC >> and the like could play BBC content... Especially for cpu architectures that >> Adobe don't support. >> >> Oh, and be able to distribute said player plugins in Linux distro >> repositories. >> >> And I want to be able to play content on my n900 again. >> >> >> ----- Original message ----- >>> Not sure what you're looking for, but all the metadata that iPlayer >>> pages uses to build a programme page is openly accessible >>> http://beebhack.wikia.com/wiki/IPlayer_Metadata >>> >>> It can't not be otherwise the javascript on those pages wouldn't work. >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Anthony McKale >>> <anthony.mck...@bbc.co.uk> wrote: >>>> it uses some of them, but iplayer it's self is created from them too >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk on behalf of Mo McRoberts >>>> Sent: Wed 9/29/2010 2:52 PM >>>> To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk >>>> Subject: Re: [backstage] API into iPlayer content >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 14:23, Anthony McKale >>>> <anthony.mck...@bbc.co.uk> wrote: >>>>> yah the feeds aren't https/firewall protected so i'm guessing no one >>>>> should >>>>> mind >>>>> or at least it'll be a lesson to them if they didn't want folks >>>>> accessing them >>>> >>>> If memory serves either the EMP SWF itself or the supporting JS makes >>>> use of them, which would require their visibility. I could be wrong, >>>> though -- I can't for the life of me recall how I came to believe this >>>> to be the case, so I could just be making things up. >>>> >>>> M. >>>> - >>>> 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/ - 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/
