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BBC WORLD via Windows Media Player

(September 2001)

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HA
harshy Founding member
It's broadcast in analogue, therefore if have kept your analogue receiver and have got a 60cm dish, then all you have to do is point it to Hotbird, and BBC World is on it.

I think there is a FTA transmission on Digital, but's it on a totally different satellite and I don't know it unfortunately!
ED
EDTV
I was watching BBC World this afternoon, and it was working quite nicely. The alternate Windows Media stream address is:

http://windowsmedia.com/preview/asx/BBCworld350k.asx

AFAIK, BBC World audio AND video can be accessed with a BROADBAND connection. Those with DIAL-UP can access only audio. But I think you can still watch it with dial-up.
MA
Martin Founding member
EDTV posted:
I was watching BBC World this afternoon, and it was working quite nicely. The alternate Windows Media stream address is:

http://windowsmedia.com/preview/asx/BBCworld350k.asx

AFAIK, BBC World audio AND video can be accessed with a BROADBAND connection. Those with DIAL-UP can access only audio. But I think you can still watch it with dial-up.



Ive got broadband and Im watching it now but I cant get any sound?
MA
Martin Founding member
Ive just watched the coutdown to the hour and I cant believe how good a quality the picture is compared to the QuickTime feed but does anyone know why I cant get any sound? the add for the steaming company dispays with audio but once it opens a new file for BBC World theres no audio?
IT
itsrobert Founding member
I'm getting nothing through any of them!!

Help!!
MA
Martin Founding member
itsrobert posted:
I'm getting nothing through any of them!!

Help!!


Ive got brodband and Im getting the windows media player one and its perfectthe picture is fabulous! but the sound or lack of it is letting it down!
MA
Martin Founding member
IVE GOT SOUND!

I dont know why but a minute ago it suddenly came on during ClickOnline
ED
EDTV
itsrobert posted:
Yes I can watch via QuickTime, but the audio one (mms://216.106.166.205/v2/onair/BBC/BBCworld_100k.asf) via WMP isn't working for me. However, the 300KB version (mms://216.106.166.141/v2/onair/BBC/BBCworld_300k.asf) does work via WMP. Can anyone explain this? I can't listen to the 300KB one, as it cuts off and starts rebuffering every few seconds!


Rob, are you on broadband or dial-up internet?
MA
Martin Founding member
EDTV posted:
itsrobert posted:
Yes I can watch via QuickTime, but the audio one (mms://216.106.166.205/v2/onair/BBC/BBCworld_100k.asf) via WMP isn't working for me. However, the 300KB version (mms://216.106.166.141/v2/onair/BBC/BBCworld_300k.asf) does work via WMP. Can anyone explain this? I can't listen to the 300KB one, as it cuts off and starts rebuffering every few seconds!


Rob, are you on broadband or dial-up internet?


If its only available for broadband that has to be the best point for having it!

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