June 1, 2013
by ianforrester
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Thanks to Documentally for the picture Thinking Digital 2013 for me started on Monday with a lovely dinner with a number of other people in Newcastle. I find its always worth booking in and getting to Newcastle/Gateshead a day early … Continue reading
May 22, 2013
by ianforrester
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Photo credit: Greg Povey, @topfife CC-BY-SA (official photo) Today at the Thinking digital conference in Gateshead, we (BBC R&D) launched the latest prototype for Perceptive Media. Perceptive Radio, is a project collaboration between BBC R&D, Mudlark and MCQN ltd. It … Continue reading
April 24, 2013
by ianforrester
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I can happily say I have to date never knowingly paid for a peak time ticket to London. Even when going back and forth to London from Manchester for those meetings with the rest of the BBC, I just couldn’t … Continue reading
March 23, 2013
by ianforrester
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I have said it many times but never really wrote about it in detail…Why you should NEVER pay for online dating… Check out BBC’s Adrian Goldberg’s show recently and the news item… Customers of one of Britain’s largest online dating … Continue reading
March 19, 2013
by ianforrester
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I saw this while waiting in line at Booths today… and thought The cord cutting group think is starting to take root… Of course i’d advise against it Interesting to see the whole cord cutting thing is starting to come … Continue reading
March 9, 2013
by ianforrester
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George sent me a tweet saying how much Elizabeth Murdoch loved BBC Backstage, as she mentioned it in her speech to the Edinburgh TV Festival last year. The BBC has been the market leader for building new relationships and services … Continue reading
March 8, 2013
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Not long after blogging about Northology and the other great things happening in Manchester, its great to be on the show. This week Nathan talks to Ian Forrester, a Senior Producer with BBC Research and Development, about his move from … Continue reading
February 4, 2013
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If you don’t already know my own personal experience of BBC Three’s year of making love and the crazy things which have followed… However last night it was time for the whole thing to be played out on BBC Three. … Continue reading
February 1, 2013
by ianforrester
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I was half watching Newsnight and working on my laptop, on Thursday 31st January on BBC2. Newsnight finished and the weather came on. Now the #uksnow is pretty much out the way, I’m not so interested in the weather. Anyway … Continue reading
January 30, 2013
by ianforrester
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Well here it is (sent via a email to me this morning)… The programme maybe they shouldn’t have made (imho). Monday 4th February 9pm on bbc three, hopefully I wont see myself in the crowd because there’s certainly no way … Continue reading
January 7, 2013
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I didn’t watch Try Being Me but it sounds great… It’s only the start of January, but I honestly believe that Try Being Me will be one of the most important pieces of interactive content we will launch on CBBC … Continue reading
December 16, 2012
by ianforrester
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Yes when you thought it couldn’t happen, here it is on the promo for BBC Three’s 2013 season (need to be in the UK sorry). As things gear up for next season, it will be interesting to see whats changed. … Continue reading
December 11, 2012
by ianforrester
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Someone from the BBC’s Future Media PR pointed out to me that I was in the latest issue of Wired UK. The whole thing isn’t online yet but I’ve made a manual copy (thanks to Laura Sharpe for buying the … Continue reading
November 4, 2012
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My parents were deeply worried that I was doing too much again. Specially after what happened to me with mybrushwithdeath almost two and half years ago. I can tell you and them that my blood pressure is normal… So what … Continue reading
October 27, 2012
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The last time I seeked a flatmate properly… This surprised me when I first heard that Okcupid was going to have a go at fixing the roommates market… Not satisfied with running the best dating site on the planet, OkCupid parent company Humor … Continue reading