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Frontline's Frontline Video
2006-08-13 11:38:00
Sam Bailey, Frontline?s Director of New Media and Technology, has spent the last two years developing a new, enhanced web video player designed specifically to play high-quality, large-frame video of full Frontline programs directly off of local station web sites. The new player will be able to play at a bitrate of 350k?a considerable increase over the current 220k?in a fairly large and customizable playing window, and PBS is providing the bandwidth for it. The only downside is that it?s available for broadband only.
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Frontline's Frontline Video
2006-08-13 11:38:00
Sam Bailey, Frontline?s Director of New Media and Technology, has spent the last two years developing a new, enhanced web video player designed specifically to play high-quality, large-frame video of full Frontline programs directly off of local station web sites. The new player will be able to play at a bitrate of 350k?a considerable increase over the current 220k?in a fairly large and customizable playing window, and PBS is providing the bandwidth for it. The only downside is that it?s available for broadband only.
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KIXE Redesign: Frontpage and the Anal Coder
2006-07-31 08:03:00
I bring you the KIXE redesign. I have maintained the KIXE website (such as it is) for several years now with a complete redesign always pending but never approved. It's horrible design and coding has always been a thorn in my side and, with the launch of their new logo and look, I've finally gotten the go-ahead.
More About: Redesign , Frontpage , Coder , Anal

Localizing Beyond PBS: An Open Proposal
2006-06-28 09:07:00
Introduction In one of its most brilliant decisions ever, PBS decided to downplay itself as a national entity in favor of extending the perceived reach of every one of its local member stations. (Web: best medium for local/national convergence?) In other words, PBS in Medford, Oregon IS SOPTV, PBS in Redding, California IS KIXE, and PBS in your local town or city IS your local station. This doesn't just happen on-air, it extends online as well. When a local station website links to a PBS program site like Frontline or Nova, it uses station-linking code to pass its station identification to that site which in turn dynamically generates a localized version of that page complete with a backlinked station logo and localized broadcast information. The end result for the user is that their local station website and the PBS.org national site (the most popular dot org site on the planet) work together as a single, cohesive unit creating the perception that they are one whole site. ...
More About: Proposal , Open