Comments on: On air now: discoverability for speech http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/ Radio, broadcasting, websites, and beer. Possibly. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:54:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Adam Bowie http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14180 Adam Bowie Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:20:16 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14180 From Karl's photo it would look as though the producer is copying the information from a Radio Times just next to his screen! That's can't be right can it? At least cut and paste from the Radio 3 website... From Karl’s photo it would look as though the producer is copying the information from a Radio Times just next to his screen! That’s can’t be right can it? At least cut and paste from the Radio 3 website…

]]> By: Karl Petermichl http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14154 Karl Petermichl Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:49:16 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14154 just one week ago I had the pleasure to attend an EBU meeting at BBC radio 3 in London, and visited the on-air studio. There was a producer sitting next to the engineer, he types in the text information for Freeview (it seems only part of this text also goes into DAB) in a JAVA application, from there it can be scheduled to display at the right time. You can see a photo of this setup here: http://www.xn--adqu-moa.at/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/290620071390.jpg We are working at ORF Radio in Vienna, Austria on this very topic quite intense, any more thoughts and observations are most welcome. just one week ago I had the pleasure to attend an EBU meeting at BBC radio 3 in London, and visited the on-air studio. There was a producer sitting next to the engineer, he types in the text information for Freeview (it seems only part of this text also goes into DAB) in a JAVA application, from there it can be scheduled to display at the right time. You can see a photo of this setup here:
http://www.xn--adqu-moa.at/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/290620071390.jpg
We are working at ORF Radio in Vienna, Austria on this very topic quite intense, any more thoughts and observations are most welcome.

]]> By: Martin Stabe » links for 2007-07-09 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14145 Martin Stabe » links for 2007-07-09 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:22:46 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14145 [...] James Cridland: On air now: discoverability for speech Radio 4 is using contextual DAB livetext in speech programming. James Cridland: “The addition of this metadata means that I might be able to, in future incarnations of the BBC Radio Player, to jump straight to the interview, rather than aimlessly forwardi (tags: radio bbc dab search metadata) [...] [...] James Cridland: On air now: discoverability for speech Radio 4 is using contextual DAB livetext in speech programming. James Cridland: “The addition of this metadata means that I might be able to, in future incarnations of the BBC Radio Player, to jump straight to the interview, rather than aimlessly forwardi (tags: radio bbc dab search metadata) [...]

]]> By: steve martin http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14138 steve martin Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:37:49 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14138 The BBC can do this in live programmes through a little application called LiveText. Basically, somebody in the studio (or anywhere for that matter) types in the copy and hits 'go' when the relevant item starts. It goes on DAB and Freeview (unless you're the World Service when it goes on DAB and DRM) but not Sky. The BBC can do this in live programmes through a little application called LiveText. Basically, somebody in the studio (or anywhere for that matter) types in the copy and hits ‘go’ when the relevant item starts. It goes on DAB and Freeview (unless you’re the World Service when it goes on DAB and DRM) but not Sky.

]]> By: williamt http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14133 williamt Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:45:50 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/2007/07/07/on-air-now-discoverability-for-speech/#comment-14133 Presumably the Freeview screen is an MHEG application? Wonder if it also appeared on the Sky EPG (personally I usually turn off the TV when I'm listening to the radio via DSAT.) Of course, there's potential for there to be a much better EPG on Freesat - and perhaps this might finally force Sky to introduce the long-awaited (well, by me anyway) radio Now and Next and maybe even a 12-hour schedule as for all TV channels. Presumably the Freeview screen is an MHEG application? Wonder if it also appeared on the Sky EPG (personally I usually turn off the TV when I’m listening to the radio via DSAT.)

Of course, there’s potential for there to be a much better EPG on Freesat - and perhaps this might finally force Sky to introduce the long-awaited (well, by me anyway) radio Now and Next and maybe even a 12-hour schedule as for all TV channels.

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