Published on 17 February 2011 in BBC red button, Work, BBC red button, software development, work
How I'm looking at transferring my products and knowledge to the new BBC Red Button team in Manchester
Published on 11 November 2010 in BBC red button, Work, BBC, BBC iPlayer, video on demand
Announcing what I'm currently working on
Published on 10 November 2010 in Food and Drink, Work, BBC, BBC Out of London, Salford
Whilst I said no to following my job to Salford some time ago (a whopping 18 months in fact) some people within my team have recently been brought into scope for the move and as such it's barely a week that goes by that doesn't involve some exciting news or inspiring knowledge appearing in my inbox all designed to show just how great the new offices will be.
Published on 2 November 2010 in BBC, Work, BBC, BBC Out of London, work
Baring the minor miracle of getting some dream job, it means I'm likely to be leaving the BBC next June, pocketing a redundancy cheque in the process.
Published on 13 September 2010 in BBC, Work, BBC, BBC iPlayer, television, video on demand
I was off work last week with a disturbingly early-in-the-season bout of flu but whilst I was sitting on the sofa watching Star Trek re-runs on Channel One and CBS Action my team quietly launched a new version of BBC iPlayer.
Published on 3 March 2010 in BBC, Work, BBC, BBC iPlayer, Freesat, usability, work
One of the things I'm always keen to do on large work projects is a bit of user testing - where we get real people to come in, try using our services and see what happens. The idea is to see what works, and more importantly, what doesn't.
Published on 12 August 2009 in BBC, Work, BBC, offices, water, work
It's been kinda interesting reading the stories in the press about the BBC and its water cooler bill.
Published on 8 July 2009 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, Work, BBC red button, interactive television, television, Wimbledon
If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes for big red button services like Wimbledon, well there's now a little video to watch over on the Press Red Blog.
Published on 14 May 2009 in Work, BBC, BBC Future Media and Technology, BBC Out of London, Manchester, Salford, work
It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride ever since the announcement that the team I work in - the TV Platforms department - would be moving to Salford in 2011.
Published on 10 March 2009 in BBC, Work, BBC, BBC Out of London, Manchester, Salford
I'm just going through one of my periodic blogging droughts, not helped by the last week and a half at work just being constant, never-ending hassle and mental effort caused by relentless firefighting. If something could go wrong, it probably did. Oh and to make things worse, half the team are either ill, on leave or exploring the delights of Manchester, on the "familiarisation trips" the BBC is running to try and persuade London based staff that Salford really is the place to be.