Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ [H]omer on Tuesday 22 January 2008 20:31 : \____
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>
>>> Status Quo: Can't watch the news in Linux
>>
>> WorksForMe®:
>>
>> http://media.slated.org/albums/userpics/bbc-news.png
>>
>> mplayerplug-in v3.45 opens this URL in the browser window, no problem:
>>
>>
> rtsp://rm-acl.bbc.co.uk/news/media_acl/mps/fix/news/business/video/146000/bb/146784_16x9_bb.rm
>>
>> Of course, it would be nicer if it were an Open Format like Theora, or
>> even the Beeb's own Dirac (why don't they use their own codec???), but
>> MPlayer supports RealMedia (and even WMV), nonetheless (provided it is
>> not DRM encumbered).
>
> He was referring to the iPlayer in this case. As in "i", the BBC in a joint
> venture with Microsoft, provide a service to "i" (and me, myself and "i"
> only). The BBC is got itself into a hall of shame there for all to see. And
> it's tax-funded!
>
There are some problems with the News24 feed, as well, though. For one
thing, I cannot play it on my Nokia 800, which is bl**dy irritating.
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