BBC Red Button
 

I see that the BBC trust are currently running an Online Survey about
the BBC Red Button, prior to a review of this "service" next year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consul.../bbc-red-butto
n/consultation/intro

Can someone please explain to me what the "Red Button" does that isn't
already performed by the "Text" button?

For me the "BBC Red Button" seems to be a completely superfluous feature
with no user benefit at all, just a rather offensive full intensity DOG
that irritatingly doesn't even stay cleared by applying the less
commonly known "Green Button" feature.
--
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's ****ed.
Python Philosophers (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying)

BBC Red Button
 

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:03:02 +0100, Kennedy McEwen
wrote:

I see that the BBC trust are currently running an Online Survey about
the BBC Red Button, prior to a review of this "service" next year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consul.../bbc-red-butto
n/consultation/intro

Can someone please explain to me what the "Red Button" does that isn't
already performed by the "Text" button?

For me the "BBC Red Button" seems to be a completely superfluous feature
with no user benefit at all, just a rather offensive full intensity DOG
that irritatingly doesn't even stay cleared by applying the less
commonly known "Green Button" feature.

"BBC Red Button" is the name of the service, not the dog's name.

From the above link:

"BBC Red Button" is the name of the interactive TV services accessed
by pressing the "red" or "text" buttons on your digital remote
control. It is meant to provide continuous and constantly updated
news, information, education and entertainment service for all
digital TV audiences, offering interactive video, audio, pictures
and text. It should support and enhance some BBC TV programmes and
serve as an access point and a means of navigating BBC’s non-linear
TV and radio content.


--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

BBC Red Button
 

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:03:02 +0100, Kennedy McEwen
wrote:

For me the "BBC Red Button" seems to be a completely superfluous feature
with no user benefit at all, just a rather offensive full intensity DOG
that irritatingly doesn't even stay cleared by applying the less
commonly known "Green Button" feature.

As I have never needed to use a red button service so it's just
superfluous screen noise to me. The only time I tried it to see what
it was for I remember having a problem switching it off!

Steve

--
Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com

BBC Red Button
 

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:50:55 +0100, Peter Duncanson wrote:

"BBC Red Button" is the name of the service, not the dog's name.

Are the BBC still operating their Red Button service for the Ten O Clock
News where viewers can select to watch fuller length articles than they
can squeeze in on the main news program?

http://www.broadcastnow.co.UK/news/multi-platform/news/ten-oclock-news-goes-interactive/1095632.article

BBC Red Button
 

On Oct 20, 2:03*pm, Kennedy McEwen wrote:
I see that the BBC trust are currently running an Online Survey about
the BBC Red Button, prior to a review of this "service" next year.http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consul.../bbc/bbc-red-b...
n/consultation/intro

Can someone please explain to me what the "Red Button" does that isn't
already performed by the "Text" button?

For me the "BBC Red Button" seems to be a completely superfluous feature
with no user benefit at all, just a rather offensive full intensity DOG
that irritatingly doesn't even stay cleared by applying the less
commonly known "Green Button" feature.
--
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's ****ed.
Python Philosophers * * * * (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying)


As a for instance, the red button option is available during the F1
Coverage and allows the viewer to switch between audio streams or
switch in car views etc. It isn't 'just' a clone of the text button
when it is explicitly shown. I often use this to switch to the R5 Live
audio when Jonathan Legard starts to wind me up.

BBC Red Button
 

In article , Peter Duncanson
writes
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:03:02 +0100, Kennedy McEwen
wrote:

I see that the BBC trust are currently running an Online Survey about
the BBC Red Button, prior to a review of this "service" next year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consul.../bbc-red-butto
n/consultation/intro

Can someone please explain to me what the "Red Button" does that isn't
already performed by the "Text" button?

For me the "BBC Red Button" seems to be a completely superfluous feature
with no user benefit at all, just a rather offensive full intensity DOG
that irritatingly doesn't even stay cleared by applying the less
commonly known "Green Button" feature.

"BBC Red Button" is the name of the service, not the dog's name.

From the above link:

"BBC Red Button" is the name of the interactive TV services accessed
by pressing the "red" or "text" buttons on your digital remote
control. It is meant to provide continuous and constantly updated
news, information, education and entertainment service for all
digital TV audiences, offering interactive video, audio, pictures
and text. It should support and enhance some BBC TV programmes and
serve as an access point and a means of navigating BBC’s non-linear
TV and radio content.

I am aware its the name of the service, but also one point of access for
the service, but that doesn't justify "Press 'Red'" being continuously
scrawled on the screen when the more common "text" button does exactly
the same thing without needing any graffiti.
--
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's ****ed.
Python Philosophers (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying)

BBC Red Button
 

In article
, Mike
writes

As a for instance, the red button option is available during the F1
Coverage and allows the viewer to switch between audio streams or
switch in car views etc. It isn't 'just' a clone of the text button
when it is explicitly shown. I often use this to switch to the R5 Live
audio when Jonathan Legard starts to wind me up.

I would love to see an example of this difference but the Brazilian F-1
coverage was just one recent case where I specifically checked if "Text"
and "Red" were different: contrary to your suggestion, on my 3 DVB sets
at least, there was no difference at all. Both Text and Red brought up
EXACTLY the same menu which included the option of alternative streams
(as well as normal text services and multiscreen news).

Hence my original question.

Oh, and when the alternative audio was selected, just like during
Wimbledon alternate matches, the menu for the service was then accessed
by the BLUE button!
--
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's ****ed.
Python Philosophers (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying)

BBC Red Button
 

"Kennedy McEwen" wrote in message
...
I see that the BBC trust are currently running an Online Survey about the
BBC Red Button, prior to a review of this "service" next year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consul.../bbc-red-butto
n/consultation/intro

Can someone please explain to me what the "Red Button" does that isn't
already performed by the "Text" button?

For me the "BBC Red Button" seems to be a completely superfluous feature
with no user benefit at all, just a rather offensive full intensity DOG
that irritatingly doesn't even stay cleared by applying the less commonly
known "Green Button" feature.


It provides a common link to a variety of services including a digital
replacement for the analogue CEEFAX service and access to various
additional, programs.

Start here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/digital/tv/tv_interactive.shtml


Peter Crosland

BBC Red Button
 

Kennedy McEwen wrote:
I see that the BBC trust are currently running an Online Survey about
the BBC Red Button, prior to a review of this "service" next year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consul.../bbc-red-butto
n/consultation/intro

Well, again presumably as part of Ofcom's scheme to clear PSB3/Mux B for
HD, the number of Freeview interactive streams drop to just one next week:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...ew.shtml?utm_c

Why bother ? Just rename it BBC 5, and be done with all that Red Button
gimmicky to access it (which you don't need anyway, just punch in 301).

--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

http://www.paras.org.uk/

BBC Red Button
 

In article , Mark Carver
writes
Kennedy McEwen wrote:
I see that the BBC trust are currently running an Online Survey about
the BBC Red Button, prior to a review of this "service" next year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consul.../bbc-red-butto
n/consultation/intro

Well, again presumably as part of Ofcom's scheme to clear PSB3/Mux B
for HD, the number of Freeview interactive streams drop to just one
next week:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...9/10_october/2
0/freeview.shtml?utm_c

So its about to become a redundant access point to a crippled service.

Seems a bit pre-emptive though, crippling the service before the review
has even begun and while "Lines are still open". Smells like a dead
Blue Peter cat!

Why bother ? Just rename it BBC 5, and be done with all that Red Button
gimmicky to access it (which you don't need anyway, just punch in 301).

At last, someone who seems to understand the gist of my question!
--
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's ****ed.
Python Philosophers (replace 'nospam' with 'kennedym' when replying)