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Published on 29 March 2005 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, BBC, BBC red button, interactive television
Staying on a BBCi theme, some random lunchtime surfing found me on Sky Digi Online, a site covering news about Sky and associated channels and services, who had a piece about BBCi, with a rather puzzling screenshot.
Published on 29 March 2005 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, BBC, BBC red button, branding, interactive television
Over the last few weeks we've been steadily rolling out the new rebranded BBCi, and today it got to stop three - Freeview. And that launch, along with the others, wouldn't have happened if there hadn't been a good team of people working away on it.
Published on 28 March 2005 in House, house, Ikea, shopping
For the nine months of so we have lived in our house, it's been a bit ramshackle. The living room for example, was an awful mix of random tables, styles, colours and cables.
Published on 24 March 2005 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, BBC, BBC red button
On Tuesday, the old launch seemed to have gone reasonably smoothly. Yesterday and today on the other hand...
Published on 22 March 2005 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, BBC, BBC red button, branding, interactive television
It's pretty hard to celebrate something when at the same time all is doom and gloom thanks to redundancies, budget cuts and so on. So internally, the relaunch of BBCi on satellite probably wasn't on the cusp of many peoples minds. But relaunch we did, and I got to write another email to tell everyone how wonderful they are.
Published on 21 March 2005 in Work, BBC, work
In case you're wondering - and I'm sure someone will ask if I don't mention it.
Published on 21 March 2005 in Politics and Government, internet, Merton, politics
So here I was, wondering whether to fax my MP about the fact that not only is Colliers Wood blighted with a huge number of billboards (I walk past at least thirteen in a ten minute walk to the tube station) but some muppet has given the goahead by the looks of it, for another two.
Published on 20 March 2005 in Work, offices, work
I went down to the fourth floor at work to have the old weekly line management chat, and well the view from their windows - superb.
Published on 17 March 2005 in Entertainment, comedy, television
There are some things in life that I just wish were true for me.
Published on 17 March 2005 in Work, BBC red button, interactive television, Ofcom, television
The frankly spooky coincidence about signed TV programme listings.