Re: [backstage] DMI prototype - a global media hub

2007-10-09 Thread Daniel Harris
Richard, Very interested in your angle here. Concur with others on this list that this is indeed synergistic with Kendra Initiative vision [1]. EU funding for Kendra is imminent [2]. Currently on world tour evangelizing Kendra so time constrained [3]. However, in London for a media networking

Re: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-09 Thread Phil Gyford
On 10/8/07, Gavin Montague [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, I'll stand by my bitch/point about the beeb at dconstruct. The general consensus amongst the people I spoke to was that the BBC wasn't relevant to them as developers. As consumers, yes, but as developers, no. Why *should* the BBC

RE: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-09 Thread Darren Stephens
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Gyford Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:01 AM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee On 10/8/07, Gavin Montague [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-09 Thread Mr I Forrester
So yes once again there are some good points in the thread. We have been knocking on peoples doors about more feeds and api's and I do believe once we have the API gateway system in place, you guys will finally see more of them. Also look out for more diverse API's because the API gateway

Re: [backstage] New TV Listing Design

2007-10-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
Interesting. It's a bit like this... http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm?layout=0selected=ukcategories=world,nation,business,technology,sports,entertainment,health I can't see a broadcaster wanting this kind of EPG on their system, as it removes the channel identities. Perhaps it

Re: [backstage] New TV Listing Design

2007-10-09 Thread Martin Deutsch
On 10/9/07, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't see a broadcaster wanting this kind of EPG on their system, as it removes the channel identities. As a viewer, do you really need to know which channel a programme is on before you decide to watch it? I suppose there are a few

Re: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-09 Thread Gordon Joly
At 14:09 +0100 9/10/07, Mr I Forrester wrote: [...] Our partnerships with other large companies like Yahoo and Google has been important for us and them. [...] But the BBC is a corporation, and not a company? It has no need to make profits, for example. Gordo -- Think