BBC Coverage 2013

[she bangs the drums]

I couldn't see another thread for this so hopefully this hasn't been already posted!

http://www.telegraph...on-service.html

The new Connected Red Button service will be introduced today to 1.2 million homes with Virgin Media’s TiVo set-top box. Next year an array of televisions with an internet connection, as well as other set-top boxes including Freeview+ and YouView, will gain access.

Connected Red Button will take advantage of the internet to offer a much wider range of news clips, catch-up television and live sport and music. The BBC plans to use next year's Glastonbury Festival as a showcase for the new service, with the potential for dozens of live streams from the various stages, and backstage.

The old Red Button service, which there are no plans to withdraw, works by squeezing extra data into the broadcast signal, so is limited in how much material it can deliver and is not a true on-demand service; videos are simply played in a loop.

“It’s built on technology we would now regard as getting a bit dated,” said Daniel Danker, the BBC’s general manager of on demand.

The programmes and clips on the new version will instead be served via viewers’ home broadband connections from the BBC iPlayer. The Connected Red Button service is designed to be unlike browsing the web, however, and the programmes it brings up when pressed will be chosen by channel scehdulers rather than algorithms.

"The programmes come from iPlayer but are selected by humans to encourage things like serendipity," said Victoria Jaye, another BBC internet executive.

On channels that do not broadcast 24 hours, including BBC 4 and CBeebies, the new service will allow viewers to access programmes at any time.

Mr Danker, who declined to say how much the development of the new service had cost, could not say whether the Connected Red Button will be available to Sky subscribers, because BSkyB's is less "open" to outside content providers than Virgin Media.

Edited December 5, 2012 by she bangs the drums

[Gnomicide]

Sounds good. Hopefuklly those that know how to will record as much as possible and have it ready for download by the time we are back from the festival.

[LondonTom]

YAY More Camaras

[Badlands]

YAY More Camaras

[Avalon_Fields]

Trouble is, we can't record on the red button, pity, I always want to see more beyond the main stage on TV.

[airds]

The BBC plans to use next year's Glastonbury Festival as a showcase for the new service, with the potential for dozens of live streams from the various stages, and backstage.

[airds]

Trouble is, we can't record on the red button, pity, I always want to see more beyond the main stage on TV.

[Avalon_Fields]

some people can

[airds]

Really? How? Am I just dumb?

Edited December 5, 2012 by airds

[Guest]

Mr Danker, who declined to say how much the development of the new service had cost, could not say whether the Connected Red Button will be available to Sky subscribers, because BSkyB's is less "open" to outside content providers than Virgin Media.

[Paul ™]

as far as I understood it, it was Sky that enabled BBC to have so much 'red button' coverage of the Olympics

[Guest]

I think it's down to how VM and TiVo deliver the Connected Red Button via the built in 10mb modem, that Sky's STB is not capable of a similar service.

[LondonTom]

Titi & Henry? Didn't know they'd go to Glastonbury?

[markeee]

Trouble is, we can't record on the red button, pity, I always want to see more beyond the main stage on TV.

[Paul ™]

I though Skys STB's already had fairly extensive red button option

[Guest]

why would it be anything special to record red button..is there something different about it?

[markeee]

different bands, full sets, loads of stuff

[abdoujaparov]

I've never watch any TV coverage of Pilton...never seen the point

[Mardy]

I've never watch any TV coverage of Pilton...never seen the point

[Guest]

no, sorry I mean why would it be harder or difficult to record video from the red button

[Guest]

I've never watch any TV coverage of Pilton...never seen the point

[Mardy]

I've had hours of pleasure re-visiting some performances, especially Arthur Lee and Stevie Wonder. Don't you like watching live performances?

Edited December 5, 2012 by Mardy

[abdoujaparov]

I love being at live performances, but watching a 2d version with none of the feelings? nope, not for me. I want the smell of a campfire, the taste of the manky booze, the slight shiver as the wind gets up, the nudge from the person next to you, the whiff of a joint being passed round, the overhead comment from the person in front, all of those things. It's about experiencing it for me, not watching it.

sorry, I know the question wasn't aimed at me. Apologies for jumping in there.

[Guest]

but you both like live recordings.. no?

[mr jolly]

I used to enjoy watching what i'd taped (during my recovery week!) but the last time i couldn't be bothered due to the fact the presenters seem to be getting more and more annoying each year. I much prefer the red button and picking and choosing without all the annoying waffle. It's also said television coverage that's made ticket day hell.

suddenly everyone wants to go. It used to be our best kept secret