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Archives for January 2013

IRFS Weeknotes #132

Libby Miller | 17:03 UK time, Monday, 28 January 2013

I've been reading this weekend, so weeknotes are about our forays into to bring back the most exotic ideas, and our continuing mission to make them reality.

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Visualising near-real-time iPlayer usage data

Libby Miller | 17:08 UK time, Friday, 25 January 2013

As Chris Newell and I described in this blog post, we've currently working on , an EU collaborative project about real-time audience data. Our role is twofold - along with project partner we provide a data source, and also create applications that use the outputs of the project. Our approach is to think about how real-time data might benefit our audiences and also ´óÏó´«Ã½ programme makers, and then develop some initial application ideas and prototypes from those discussions.

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Introducing ´óÏó´«Ã½ R&D's new In Session series

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Matthew Postgate Matthew Postgate | 15:00 UK time, Thursday, 24 January 2013

In ´óÏó´«Ã½ Research and Development, we have a strong history of taking part in industry wide conferences – be it large events like the IBC and the NAB, or smaller, more focussed events grouped around specific technologies. These complement the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s long tradition of open debate led by industry thinkers, which manifests itself most strongly with the Reith Lectures (but also sees our executives speaking at events such as the Edinburgh TV Festival, MIPTV and so on).
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Building on this legacy, I’m delighted that we are today launching ´óÏó´«Ã½ R&D’s In Session series – a new, curated series of video interviews that explore the key engineering issues defining the future of broadcasting and content distribution.

Matthew Postgate on stage at the R&D In Session event

Matthew Postgate on stage at the R&D In Session event

In a day-long event at the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Radio Theatre in New Broadcasting House, chaired by ´óÏó´«Ã½ News correspondent Nick Higham, we staged and filmed seven lectures and interviews that aimed to ask where broadcasting is heading from a technological and societal point of view. The lectures were loosely grouped around storytelling and the year 2020,Ìýwere keptÌýdeliberately open to encourage debate.

Today, we are publishing these lectures and interviews online to allow them to be viewed by an audience who weren't present, and to encourage debate, spark ideas, inspire collaboration, and help us gauge what viewers and listeners think about some of the topics discussed on the day.

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Call for Papers: CHI2013 Workshop on UX for TV

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Vinoba Vinayagamoorthy Vinoba Vinayagamoorthy | 13:50 UK time, Wednesday, 2 January 2013

CHI 2013: Changing Perspectives will be held in Paris from the 27th of April to the 2nd of May 2013
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A few of us at ´óÏó´«Ã½ R&D have been working on how to exploit the increasingly rich range of interactive functionality now available though Internet connected 'smart' televisions in order to enhance the way in which audience members interact with our programmes. Last year at the conference,Ìýwe presentedÌýour work in the form of aÌýlong case study paperÌýcalled '. At the same conference we took part inÌýa Special Interest Group meeting hosted by GoogleÌýfocused onÌý''. This yearÌýGoogle and the ´óÏó´«Ã½Ìýare co-organising aÌýone day workshopÌýon ''. The workshop will be held as part of the program on the 27th of April in Paris, France. We would like toÌýinvite academics and practitioners experienced in this topic to submit a position paper plus a short bio by theÌý18th of January 2013 in order to participate in the workshop. Information on how to submit your contribution is available .

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