Re: [backstage] DVB-H finally gets formal adoption by the EC (oh and vista SP1!)

2008-03-25 Thread Duncan Barnes
On 25/03/2008, Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have heard a rumour that Freesat is will be launching around 5th May, so it might be worth waiting a few weeks just incase anything changes. Given the current progress on equipment installation for Freesat, I think early May is perhaps looking a

Re: [backstage] Greater access to news data

2008-02-18 Thread Duncan Barnes
This might help... http://feeds.feedburner.com/bbcnewsfrontpagefullfeed Regards, Duncan On 17/02/2008, Richard Askew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone, firs time poster here! I wondered if you could help me. I am currently in my final year of University and I am currently drawing

Re: [backstage] BBC iplayer on exotic devices

2008-01-04 Thread Duncan Barnes
On 04/01/2008, Mr I Forrester [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Crossland wrote: On 04/01/2008, Barry Carlyon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: silly point - Just in case anyone missed it, there's a bunch of developers trying to bring BBC iPlayer content to the Xbox1 and Wii. The main thread can

Re: [backstage] iPlayer search problem

2007-12-28 Thread Duncan Barnes
Out of interest what is the thinking behind this URL structure? Could we not have bbc.co.uk/programmes/topgear etc? On 28/12/2007, Michael Smethurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in the meantime you could try /programmes top gear is at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj59 - Sent via the

Re: [backstage] BBC Podcasts Including Music

2007-11-20 Thread Duncan Barnes
if you own a device in which you can get a TV signal - then you have to pay whether you actually watch it or not Only if its tuned, you are allowed to own a TV or other receiving equipment without having a license but if it is tuned into any UK television channel (digital or analogue) you are

Re: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-23 Thread Duncan Barnes
On 23/10/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's just get this 100% clear: Sky DO NOT OWN THE ASTRA SATELLITES. I wasn't suggesting that Sky own the Astra fleet at all, I am quite aware of this. Surely as the platform provider Sky have a responsibility to monitor all the

Re: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-23 Thread Duncan Barnes
On 23/10/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 23/10/2007, Duncan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 23/10/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's just get this 100% clear: Sky DO NOT OWN THE ASTRA SATELLITES. I wasn't suggesting that Sky own the Astra

Re: [backstage] Thoughts from a previous BBC employee

2007-10-22 Thread Duncan Barnes
Christopher Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Going back to mosaics, I'm fairly sure Sky could do it because don't they have monitor (or at least have the ability to monitor) every channel being broadcast at any time from their NOC? The way it's done on CanalSat is the mosaic's presented as a

Re: [backstage] New TV Listing Design

2007-10-10 Thread Duncan Barnes
On 09/10/2007, Martin Deutsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AIUI, a large part of Sky's capacity problem is to do with their receivers still being built to more or less the same spec as when they launched in 1998. There are many things in them which could be done better, but Sky are obviously keen to

Re: [backstage] New TV Listing Design

2007-10-10 Thread Duncan Barnes
On 10/10/2007, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/10/2007, Duncan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 09/10/2007, Martin Deutsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AIUI, a large part of Sky's capacity problem is to do with their receivers still being built to more or less the same

Re: [backstage] New TV Listing Design

2007-10-10 Thread Duncan Barnes
On 10/10/2007, Martin Deutsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Switching between SDI signals is easy; what Duncan's suggesting is a bit trickier. At present: the BBC and ITV, and Channel 4 have satellite multiplexes which carry several channels which are the same for most of the day; they can differ

Re: [backstage] News full feeds

2006-11-27 Thread Duncan Barnes
I've nothing against AvantGo as such, its a nice program and all but I've never got along with it very well. No strong reason apart from not liking the way the GUI works, personal preference I guess! Just one of those things! - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe,