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Taking BBC VR to new audiences - in libraries
A new partnership for the BBC virtual reality team.
BBC iPlayer update: Apple TV, better video quality and beta mode on TV
I last provided an update on the development of BBC iPlayer on TV on this blog back in May and I wanted to provide an update on what we’ve been working on since then, including news on Apple TV, live restart and better video quality.
Continuing the BBC's experiments in UHD
The BBC has always been working to improve picture quality for audiences and lately we have been able to make some shows available in Ultra-High Definition (UHD). Now we’re taking the next step by streaming live UHD content.
CBeebies Playtime App: Andy's Dinosaur Adventure
CBeebies Playtime has been played over 22 million times at an average of nine minutes each time over the last three months, dropping a little from nine and a half minutes in the first three months.
The complexities of creating a new 'follow topic' capability
The background to creating a 'follow' functionality for BBC topics.
Building the Knowledge & Learning beta
The technical work we've undertaken so far, some of which you can see in our new beta release.
The interactive game training the next generation of news reporters
The BBC News iReporter game uses social media techniques to teach young audiences how to spot fake news while meeting their bulletin deadlines.
User experience and design in BBC Playlister: how to be David Fincher
We focused on the core concept and tried to get it right. I didn’t create loads of formal UX deliverables. But I still killed a lot of trees by making quick sketches. We built a prototype to validate ideas and user journeys but not with any high fidelity visual design.
Voyager: An epic journey for UX&D
I helped create an interactive infographic that depicts Voyager’s journey through our Solar System and a calculator feature that allows users to compare their commute time with Voyager’s journey. The feature also provides information about the celestial objects and different points of interest V...
Testing for BBC Online: The creation of the POD Test Group
I’m Richard Lyon, the head of test for the recently formed Test Group within Future Media Programmes & On Demand (POD) known as ‘POD Test’. POD’s output includes the BBC iPlayer product, the iPlayer Radio product, /programmes, social plugins and personalisation capabilities across mobile, tabl...
Connected Red Button: a first look at the new service on Smart TVs
This new service will run alongside the existing Red Button service during its ‘beta period’, giving viewers a chance to try the new service whilst it is tested and refined.
Navigating the data ecosystem technology landscape
The challenges of creating an open and transparent data ecosystem for the BBC.
Grinding Java 11 beans into production
A light-hearted account of some experiences with Java 11.
