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We’ve pushed the button - the new site is now live - read more about it on the BBC Internet Blog
Hello - I’ll be talking at Mashed 08 about some of the new technologies behind the latest iPlayer site which launches soon.
I’ve turned over my dormant blog to a selection of links, examples and feeds below - I hope you find these useful - I’ll be adding more on embedding video later this morning - but if you’re at Alexandra Palace I’m happy to help with anything you’re planning to make and will be around all weekend.
We’d particularly like to get feedback on some of the Atom formats we’re planning to use for iPlayer.
Live Feeds
Sample Feed (forthcoming site)
- iPlayer Lightbox - all available content in one big page of thumbnails
- BBC News Channel Yahoo! Widget - get the runtime - then run news_channel.widget
- iPlayer List - A stripped down screen-scraped view of iPlayer with added YouTube
- WiiPlayer - A custom interface optimised for the Nintendo Wii
- Facebook iPlayer Application - including new similarity feature
- iPlayer Radio Google Gadget
- Watchification Internet veterans curate the best online telly
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We’re using the W3C Timed Text format. For more info see Andrew Strachan’s recent entry : Online Subtitles on the BBC Internet Blog
- /programmes - A great source of XML, JSON and YAML data
- BBC Radio Player - Happy Birthday / RIP - Nostlgia from Dan Taylor
- BBC Internet Blog : iPlayer
- My iPlayer and EMP bookmarks
- From Barley To Barlesque - Mat Hampson writes about implementing the new visual language for BBC websites
- Downloading Top Gear Legally: Why I Joined the BBC - iPlayer’s Anthony Rose talks fast cars and DRM (video)
A selection of sites using the new Embedded Media Player :
BBC Three Simulcast, The Passion, Last Man Standing, Archive - White Season, White Season, BBC News, North West 200 - BBC Sport motor racing, Choir Wars, Doctor Who, Radio 3 Awards for World Music, iPlayer, Thread, Proms 2008 - video, Proms 2008 - audio, The Graham Norton Show, Heroes, Gardeners’ World, Archive - Titanic, Out Of The Blue, Bare Facts, Medieval Season, The Wall, Comedy Map, Have I Got News For You, Young Musician of the Year 2008, Made In England, The Editors, Sunday Life, The Apprentice, The Future Role of Public Service Brodcasting, Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Springwatch, Headroom, Eurovision 2008, Kermode Uncut, The Speaker, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Chelsea Flower Show, Blast, Scotland, BBC News Channel Simulcast, Liverpool 2008, Culture Show
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Andy SmithiPlayer & embedded media architect, BBC
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