backstage.bbc.co.uk
Type | online |
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Country | |
Availability | International |
Motto | "use our stuff to build your stuff" |
Owner | BBC |
Key people | Ian Forrester, Matthew Cashmore, Ben Metcalfe |
Launch date | 11 May 2005 |
Former names | BBC Backstage, Welcomebackstage.com |
Official website | www |
backstage.bbc.co.uk is the brand name (and
Purpose
Launched partly as a response to the Graf Review, and to identify new talent. According to the BBC's response to the Graf report, the site aims to
support social innovation by encouraging users’ efforts to build sites and projects that meet their needs and those of their communities ... The BBC will also be committed to using open standards that will enable users to find and re-purpose BBC content in more flexible ways
History
backstage.bbc.co.uk was created by Tom Loosemore,
The website came out of beta as an official site on 23 July 2005 at the backstage.bbc.co.uk
The BBC admit that in the past they had not always welcomed amateur innovators who attempted to reuse BBC content, but through the backstage site they aimed to foster a dialogue with such developers and the wider community. This was essential as the BBC launched a video player online and the same community voiced their concerns. A peaceful DRM protest in February 2007 took place in London and Manchester by Defective by Design, BBC Backstage kept the dialogue open in their public mailing list and later in the first of many podcasts
In July 2006, backstage.bbc.co.uk won the New Statesman New Media Innovation award.[2]
In December 2010, the project was closed.[3][4] An ebook retrospective was created to mark the end.[5][6]
Feeds
Events
In June 2007, backstage.bbc.co.uk and
Also in 2007, backstage.co.uk hosted the TV Unfestival at the International Television Festival in Edinburgh.
backstage.bbc.co.uk is currently part of BBC Research & Development. The department headed up by Matthew Postgate. The senior producer is Ian Forrester and development producer role is open. Matthew Cashmore used to be developer producer at backstage but now works for Lonely Planet, and Rain Ashford who now works for another BBC project in Media Literacy.
In April 2008, backstage.bbc.co.uk held a new event (based on the Yahoo! concept - Hack Day) called Over the Air at Imperial College which was based around mobile development and ideas.
In June 2008, backstage.bbc.co.uk held another event (based on the Yahoo! concept - Hack Day) called Mashed at Alexandra Palace in North London.
References
- ^ "THE RESPONSE BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE BBC TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S REVIEW OF BBC.CO.UK CONDUCTED BY PHILIP GRAF" (PDF). BBC. October 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2005.
- ^ "New Media Awards 2006 Winners". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007.
- ^ Woolard, Adrian (22 October 2010). "BBC Backstage to close". BBC Internet Blog.
- ^ Kiss, Jemima (5 January 2011). "BBC Backstage: The end of five years of hackery, mischief – and true innovation". The Guardian.
- ^ Forrester, Ian (5 January 2011). "BBC Backstage the ebook retrospective". BBC Backstage blog.
- Archive.org.