10 O'Clock News Extra - Page 2

Aragorn · 22-02-2005, 11:46

Don't know if anyone else has actually tried, but I got News Extra working on NTL yesterday. Saw a nice extract of dubya's speech.

1701-e · 22-02-2005, 13:06

Anyone else get this last night?

Looks like big news if it is on!!

tonyd · 22-02-2005, 13:39

Got in Romsey(Nr Southampton) last night. Pity there was not much to see though.

McYorkie · 22-02-2005, 14:22

Sorry - around these parts in York, all we've been getting is the "red" prompt, but with no e-tv, just the normal walled garden links, and no mention of 10 Extra, and last night was just lots of MO44 or UN400 error boxes onscreen, on both our Pace and Samsung boxes - even when we rebooted to attempt to clear them.

The idea of extra content is good, just lacking in the execution is lousy - and don't even go down the road of expecting the multiscreen on N24. This despite bods on 10 O'clock and News 24 encouraging us digital viewers to "press red" for more on a particular story - and we pay for the apps with our licence fees!

Matth · 22-02-2005, 22:00

Just reminded me - the Interactive Snooker went a little better than usual, and I discovered a new "half crash recovery" for the Pace DiTV1000

Where the remote won't control, try the "TV" button on the STB - if that doesnt work, then before whacking a full reboot in, try this...

POWER button (if it stays on, just go directly to reboot)
It's off, now quickly hit POWER again, and then TV on the STB - if it then offers to go back to TV, answer it with the colour button on the remote.

Amazingly, that worked quite a few times in clearing a hangup.

Of course, if that doesn't work, it's time for OK-LEFT-TV on the STB... think of it as CTRL-ALT-DEL

Jonathan David · 22-02-2005, 22:21

Well i'm here on the Langley network and I have the 10 o'clock news active working!!!
Congrats folks.
Now some feedback.

* The application is not 16:9. This is especially a problem if your watching on a nice 16:9 tv.
* The boxes are slightly off kilter. e.g. you can see a fraction of the video 'hidden' behind the main menu.
* The photos are not instant but have to be loaded in, this takes time. Does the stb have to wait for the picture to arrival in the carousal?

Good work guys and gals on the E-TV team

Tristan · 22-02-2005, 22:37

Interestingly, it's not available on Telewest tonight.

Although I notice that Telewest now have the newer Bridge on all the BBC channels.

dd2k · 22-02-2005, 22:42

bbc extra looks ok but needs some improvement. simple things like having to wait for images etc puts it to shame.

with the use of VoD, i can see it becoming more usefull, rather than having just the one video feed, it could have all the headlines plus more as streamable videos but i suppose we have to wait for VoD to become more available

Tristan · 22-02-2005, 22:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by dd2k

bbc extra looks ok but needs some improvement. simple things like having to wait for images etc puts it to shame.

Because you don't have to wait for images on Freeview or Sky? Oh, wait...

Quote:

Originally Posted by dd2k

with the use of VoD, i can see it becoming more usefull, rather than having just the one video feed, it could have all the headlines plus more as streamable videos but i suppose we have to wait for VoD to become more available

By the nature of the news, this would actually be very difficult to do by VOD. Reports are often not finished until just before they're aired -- there simply isn't the time to upload them to all the VOD servers, at least as far as I can see. It would be easier to do something along the lines of the News 24 Interactive, with each story having its own broadcast video stream.

dd2k · 22-02-2005, 23:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tristan

Because you don't have to wait for images on Freeview or Sky? Oh, wait...

I didnt say you didnt, coz i honestly dont know, i was just saying it does seem odd having to wait for about 10 seconds for a picture

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tristan

By the nature of the news, this would actually be very difficult to do by VOD. Reports are often not finished until just before they're aired -- there simply isn't the time to upload them to all the VOD servers, at least as far as I can see. It would be easier to do something along the lines of the News 24 Interactive, with each story having its own broadcast video stream

True, i suppose im one of those people that get an inch and want a mile

1701-e · 23-02-2005, 10:04

Yes... got it last night.. the interactive i mean

. Same as Freeview thought the picture upload was slightly slower.
Also has no regional news @ 10.25 if you stay in the i stream.
Excellent service though.
Well done.

Now bring on News 24 multiscreens!