BBC Internet Blog - Ronald Bullen https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/blogs/bbcinternet/ Staff from the BBC's online and technology teams talk about BBC Online, BBC iPlayer, and the BBC's digital and mobile services. The blog is reactively moderated. Posts are normally closed for comment after three months. Your host is Eliza Kessler. en Copyright 2012 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:01:09 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.33-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss BBC Red Button video service arrives on Freesat 2008 saw the launch of a brand new digital TV platform, with the BBC instrumental in delivering both channels and interactive content on to Freesat.

The BBC Red Button offering on the new platform was not quite the same as that on our existing platforms such as Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview and this has generated some comments since then. In particular, Freesat viewers have been keen to enjoy the same video content that was made available on other platforms. I want to update these Freesat viewers on some exciting developments.

Today, all Freesat viewers (broadcast and IP connected boxes) will be able to access our single stream video services as well as the Sport Multiscreen service that accompanied the initial launch; this brings Freesat viewers a wider range of BBC Red Button video-based services to enjoy.

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First for Freesat viewers is the new Being Human spin off, Becoming Human, available from 30 January, along with more exclusive content from comedy show Episodes.

This product development enables us to add these video service links via existing scheduling tools which launches an (MHEG) application allowing the viewer to be taken to our interactive streams and back again.

We are aware that still not all services offered on our legacy platforms are available on Freesat; however this is an exciting development for the BBC Red Button team and one we hope to build on in the future.

All BBC Red Button listings can be found here via our regular What's On posting and we have noted where a service is now available across all TV platforms.

Ronald Bullen is Service Delivery Manager, BBC Red Button

]]> Ronald Bullen Ronald Bullen https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/blogs/bbcinternet/2011/01/bbc_red_button_video_service_a.html https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/blogs/bbcinternet/2011/01/bbc_red_button_video_service_a.html red button Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:01:09 +0000