Comments on: iPlayer Goes for Higher Bitrates, Olympic Gold and Home Theaters? http://newteevee.com/2008/08/22/iplayer-goes-for-higher-bitrates-olympic-gold-and-home-theaters/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: iPlayer for Mac Coming This Month - GigaOM http://newteevee.com/2008/08/22/iplayer-goes-for-higher-bitrates-olympic-gold-and-home-theaters/#comment-248650 iPlayer for Mac Coming This Month - GigaOM Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:11:21 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=7195#comment-248650 <p>[...] Beeb’s Next-Gen iPlayer Tests New Features BBC iPlayer: An American Perspective iPlayer Goes for Higher Bitrates, Olympic Gold and Home Theaters [...]</p> [...] Beeb’s Next-Gen iPlayer Tests New Features BBC iPlayer: An American Perspective iPlayer Goes for Higher Bitrates, Olympic Gold and Home Theaters [...]

]]> By: Links for 2008-09-10 - Tony Scott http://newteevee.com/2008/08/22/iplayer-goes-for-higher-bitrates-olympic-gold-and-home-theaters/#comment-244958 Links for 2008-09-10 - Tony Scott Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:15:40 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=7195#comment-244958 <p>[...] 10 principles of the PHP masters [NETTUTS] “The best principles to follow for high-grade PHP programming” according to the site. [...]</p> [...] 10 principles of the PHP masters [NETTUTS] “The best principles to follow for high-grade PHP programming” according to the site. [...]

]]> By: Janko http://newteevee.com/2008/08/22/iplayer-goes-for-higher-bitrates-olympic-gold-and-home-theaters/#comment-244221 Janko Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:49:33 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=7195#comment-244221 <p>Ian, whoops, sorry. H.264 of course. Thanks for catching that one.</p> <p>Regarding the encryption: It's likely it will be, but there are good reasons for the BBC to keep an unencrypted stream up as well, like the fact that the Wii's Flash Light / 7 player doesn't support Adobe's DRM.</p> Ian, whoops, sorry. H.264 of course. Thanks for catching that one.

Regarding the encryption: It’s likely it will be, but there are good reasons for the BBC to keep an unencrypted stream up as well, like the fact that the Wii’s Flash Light / 7 player doesn’t support Adobe’s DRM.

]]> By: James Gardiner http://newteevee.com/2008/08/22/iplayer-goes-for-higher-bitrates-olympic-gold-and-home-theaters/#comment-244118 James Gardiner Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:01:44 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=7195#comment-244118 <p>Yes, it is all H.264 these days.. But you are correct. If encrypted, that means a proprietory Adobe technology around it.</p> <p>I am very happy to see BBC doing this as it IS the future everyone else is trying to stifle as "they" want to become a part of it and clip the ticket. Unlike Microsoft, Adobe seem to be happy to sell the full solution, meaning. Adobe gets a hi-priced sale, and service contract, but does not really have clip the ticket type access. I am not sure if Silverlight product offer the same? I imagine Microsoft Cable solutions do not.</p> <p>In any case, this leads me to mention how I was at a conference with a ABC (Australia) which is considered a smalller brother of the BBC, and how it dropped Silverlight as its future of its content distribuion online. Read more here http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2008/08/21/abc-australias-public-broadcaster-goes-microsoft-silverlight/</p> Yes, it is all H.264 these days..
But you are correct. If encrypted, that means a proprietory Adobe technology around it.

I am very happy to see BBC doing this as it IS the future everyone else is trying to stifle as “they” want to become a part of it and clip the ticket. Unlike Microsoft, Adobe seem to be happy to sell the full solution, meaning. Adobe gets a hi-priced sale, and service contract, but does not really have clip the ticket type access. I am not sure if Silverlight product offer the same? I imagine Microsoft Cable solutions do not.

In any case, this leads me to mention how I was at a conference with a ABC (Australia) which is considered a smalller brother of the BBC, and how it dropped Silverlight as its future of its content distribuion online.
Read more here
http://www.crafted.com.au/blog/2008/08/21/abc-australias-public-broadcaster-goes-microsoft-silverlight/

]]> By: Ian McD http://newteevee.com/2008/08/22/iplayer-goes-for-higher-bitrates-olympic-gold-and-home-theaters/#comment-244116 Ian McD Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:05:42 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=7195#comment-244116 <p>When you say H.246 don't you really mean H.264?</p> <p>It is likely that the flash stream will be encrypted, this requires Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server. I would think this is the reason BBC have moved to Level3.</p> When you say H.246 don’t you really mean H.264?

It is likely that the flash stream will be encrypted, this requires Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server. I would think this is the reason BBC have moved to Level3.

]]> By: Links for 2008-08-24 - Tony Scott http://newteevee.com/2008/08/22/iplayer-goes-for-higher-bitrates-olympic-gold-and-home-theaters/#comment-244108 Links for 2008-08-24 - Tony Scott Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:53:59 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=7195#comment-244108 <p>[...] iPlayer Goes for higher bitrates, Olympic Gold and home theaters? [NewTeeVee] Is the BBC looking at a new generation of devices offering internet experiences alongside video content? [...]</p> [...] iPlayer Goes for higher bitrates, Olympic Gold and home theaters? [NewTeeVee] Is the BBC looking at a new generation of devices offering internet experiences alongside video content? [...]

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