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BBC Opens TV Listings For Remix

Posted by Zonk on from the mix-remix dept.

ntoll writes "In a continuation of their free software friendly activities the BBC has announced that they want to open up their TV listings to creative developers. They explain, 'Developers and designers are being encouraged to come up with innovative ways of using TV and radio schedules by taking part in a BBC competition. The competition, announced at the Open Tech conference in London, has been organised by the BBC's backstage developer network. Backstage lets people remix the BBC's content to make new applications. We want people to innovate and come up with prototypes to demonstrate new ways of exploring the BBC's TV schedule.'"

3 of 90 comments (clear)

  1. In Soviet Russia by In_Sovjet_Russia · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    TV-makers don't outsource their tv-listings.

  2. Yes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The worker bees can leave
    The drones can fly away
    The queen is their slave

  3. Re:TV Listings only..., no content? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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