Re: [backstage] RIP BBC Backstage

2010-10-13 Thread Gavin Johnson
Well Jemima qualifies ³end of bbc backstage² by saying ³not being pushed off a cliff, but winding down². That could easily be one developer saying this list is a bit quiet. I think really the news is about the Guardian wanting to open-up their ³Open platform² by inviting other developer

Re: [backstage] RIP BBC Backstage

2010-10-13 Thread Gavin Johnson
On 13/10/2010 14:14, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 13:43, Gavin Johnson gavin.john...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Well Jemima qualifies ³end of bbc backstage² by saying ³not being pushed off a cliff, but winding down². That could easily be one developer saying this list

Re: [backstage] regional news - footage available online?

2010-09-13 Thread Gavin Johnson
Regards Phil On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 15:17 +0100, Gavin Johnson wrote: On 01/09/2010 12:01, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 15:25, Gavin Johnson gavin.john...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Hi Phil, Jim et al You be already aware of this but the BBC proposed

Re: [backstage] regional news - footage available online?

2010-09-01 Thread Gavin Johnson
On 01/09/2010 12:01, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 15:25, Gavin Johnson gavin.john...@bbc.co.uk wrote: Hi Phil, Jim et al You be already aware of this but the BBC proposed a local video service last year. The proposal was rejected by the Trust following

Re: [backstage] regional news - footage available online?

2010-08-31 Thread Gavin Johnson
Hi Phil, Jim et al You be already aware of this but the BBC proposed a local video service last year. The proposal was rejected by the Trust following public consultation. One of the key concerns was about the Œadverse impact on the market¹. You can read a full explanation from the Trust here:

Re: [backstage] web jobs to go?

2010-02-26 Thread Gavin Johnson
On 26/02/2010 10:58, Mo McRoberts m...@nevali.net wrote: On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 10:14, Jonathan Chetwynd j.chetw...@btinternet.com wrote: The corporation¹s web pages are to be halved I'm tempted to offer a prize to the first person who can accurately determine what web pages are to be

Re: [backstage] RealAudio for local radio - gone missing?

2009-09-04 Thread Gavin Johnson
As of Tuesday there is no longer a dual bitrate option. It looks like iplayer haven¹t caught up. Thanks for noticing, I¹ll give someone a nudge about getting the link removed. Gavin On 04/09/2009 12:43, Paul Webster p...@dabdig.com wrote: What has happened to the RealAudio feeds of the local

Re: [backstage] RealAudio for local radio - gone missing?

2009-09-04 Thread Gavin Johnson
i.html On 04/09/2009 13:50, Gavin Johnson gavin.john...@bbc.co.uk wrote: As of Tuesday there is no longer a dual bitrate option. It looks like iplayer haven¹t caught up. Thanks for noticing, I¹ll give someone a nudge about getting the link removed. Gavin On 04/09/2009 12:43, Paul Webster p

Re: [backstage] RealAudio for local radio - gone missing?

2009-09-04 Thread Gavin Johnson
and games with gmail and their silly 'on behalf of' header) From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk [mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Gavin Johnson Sent: 04 September 2009 14:42 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] RealAudio for local radio - gone missing

Re: [backstage] Clay Shirky: Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable

2009-03-16 Thread Gavin Johnson
On 16/03/2009 11:39, Robert (Jamie) Munro rjmu...@arjam.net wrote: Kevin Anderson wrote: funding - the licence fee. Commercial newspapers are finding their readership and advertising decline. Unless the licence fee were extended to a public service newspaper (highly unlikely), the BBC

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-19 Thread Gavin Johnson
On 14/01/2009 18:53, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: 2009/1/14 Gavin Johnson gavin.john...@bbc.co.uk This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast sources. The centralist view

Re: [backstage] DOGs on the BBC TV online streams?

2009-01-14 Thread Gavin Johnson
This thread reminds me of our ongoing debate about use of the internal network in relation to the position of digital kit and broadcast sources. The centralist view is that you put all your encoders in a big data centre and route all the analogue through. That's great when you want to make an

Re: [backstage] The Apple Wheel: Apple's new keyboard-free laptop

2009-01-06 Thread Gavin Johnson
Should you decide to get one it¹s gonna be a while before you say anything. On 06/01/2009 13:22, Brian Butterworth briant...@freeview.tv wrote: http://ping.fm/GqIbk http://ping.fm/GqIbk What can I say? B

Re: [backstage] Linguistic discrimination?

2008-12-08 Thread Gavin Johnson
On 08/12/2008 14:06, Rich Vazquez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 5:42 AM, Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting point of debate. This logic says that it is possible only to have an opinion if you speak the language of the country that you have a though

[backstage] Jobs in Cardiff

2007-12-21 Thread Gavin Johnson
Hello all, Apologies for the slightly unusual use of this list. We've got a few vacancies at the BBC offices in Cardiff from technical project managers to web developers (client and server). We're a friendly bunch, take pride in our work and get on with a range of stuff including Doctor