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
February 24, 2012
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I had to connect two things together earlier today. Found via Brooksoid, the oatmeal comic about trying to watch game of thrones. And Torrentfreak’s A Responsible Citizen Not Only Shares Culture, But Destroys The Copyright Industries. …sharing became a matter … Continue reading
June 27, 2011
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I posted this from my kindle on twitter… Its awkward because it doesn’t post the source but its actually from Ars technica. By publishing on her own website, Rowling adds: “We can guarantee that people everywhere are getting the same … Continue reading
February 22, 2011
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I had multiple people tell me about the Inception App on Apple iOS devices. I think its interesting but not good enough to make me want to rush out and buy a apple device. Interestingly, Michael Breidenbrücker is one of … Continue reading
February 11, 2011
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My sister and I spoke on Skype the other day and I said to her I finally got around to reading What the Dog saw by Malcolm Gladwell which she bought for me about 2 years ago at Christmas. Yes … Continue reading
January 22, 2010
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To be honest when ever I see my friends Popcorn Hour box, I can’t help but laugh a little. The interface to the Popcorn Hour Box is just hellish and although it does technically provide a experience close to XBMC … Continue reading
October 29, 2007
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From the Backstage Blog, a frank discussion about DRM and Cross-platform support. It all started when I asked Ashley a few questions recently about the iplayer strategy. Ashley answered the question with quite a bit of passion and Matthew Cashmore … Continue reading
October 13, 2007
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So I'm really late to the whole Radiohead price experiment. Many people have said how great it is, others have said there just copying what smaller artist have been doing for years on sites like Amiestreet, some of pondered interesting … Continue reading
May 4, 2007
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February 13, 2007
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The first ever BBC Backstage podcast has caused a quite a stir. Some of it negative and some of it positive. Generally the reaction to the podcast is positive but Ben did say he felt Backstage shouldn't be hosting such … Continue reading
February 12, 2007
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The first ever BBC Backstage podcast kicked off in fine style on Wednesday 7th February. We invited some of the most vocal backstagers in the long running debate over DRM, to come and join us at the BBC to discuss … Continue reading
February 4, 2007
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I'm so done with iTunes. The restrictions and lack of interoperability with anything else non Apple was simply driving me nuts. The last straw for me was when I upgraded to iTunes7, Xbox media centre and iTunes 6 wouldn't talk … Continue reading
January 4, 2007
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What is going on with Windows Vista? I pledged not to move to Vista a while ago but after hearing about some of the major improvements (specially in the x64 version) I won't lie – I was tempted. I also … Continue reading
September 25, 2006
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I wasn't sure if I should title this post with a ! or ? So I decided to leave it for now. Anyway with DRM getting worst than ever according to BoingBoing, I found this post about Bittorrent's future without … Continue reading
August 30, 2006
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Well I've just installed Napster and tried out the Fairuse4WM application. I'm pleased to say it worked for me just fine. But you know what, browsing through Napster's quite small catalogue of dance music, I've quickly come to the conclusion … Continue reading