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BBC to go fully interactive by Christmas

(June 2001)

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SE
Square Eyes Founding member
The plan is that the BBC will offer digitial viewers 'interactivity' of all its most watched shows, including Eastenders and the Weakest Link, by Christmas. The BBC's head of interactivity said 'Our plan is that when viewers are watching any BBC programme, they can press a button and get something extra.'

Which BBC programme would you like to see interactivity for ?
TE
teleonline Founding member
How are you suposse to interact EastEnders?

Choose your own storylines!?
CA
cat
The weather.
Watchdog.
Can't think of anything else I watch on BBC One.

This is a bit like ABC's Enhanced TV in the US, I think.
JA
Jamez
Interactive Eastenders???

Push the red button and turn Dot Cotton into a big boobed blonde?? Wink
TE
teleonline Founding member
That'll be the day!
AL
alekf
cheshirec posted:
The weather.
Watchdog.
Can't think of anything else I watch on BBC One.

This is a bit like ABC's Enhanced TV in the US, I think.


ABC's Enhanced TV????? Never heard of it. There's virtually no interactive TV here. And everyone says it's to advanced and we'll have to whay a while before everyone can get it (bulls*** ).
RO
rob Founding member
CNN Headline news had a report on a few months ago about how hardley any one in america has digital tv, is this still true?
MG
MalachiGW
Who Wants to be a Millionaire works on the Enhanced TV system in America. I don't know what it looks like but their website made a huge brouhaha about it when it was at its peak!

Have a look at http://www.abc.com.
RO
rob Founding member
(not BBC but...)How about interactive survivor (does ANYONE watch it????) Oh.. right...its allready interactive...Point your remote at the TV whilst its on and change channel!!Razz:

(Edited by rob at 2:36 pm on June 26, 2001)
SU
SpiringUnhacked
rob posted:
(not BBC but...)How about interactive survivor (does ANYONE watch it????) Oh.. right...its allready interactive...Point your remote at the TV whilst its on and change channel!!Razz:

(Edited by rob at 2:36 pm on June 26, 2001)
Actually, it really is interactive - press red on an ONDigital remote.

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