The BBC is making daily programme schedule information available in TV-Anytime format as part of an experimental trial service.
The data set provides details of programmes for a seven day period and is currently updated as a daily snapshot, rather than a realtime feed. The data will initially be available for three months and usage is limited to non-commercial purposes.
The pilot is being provided as one of the data services on the BBC Backstage web site, which provides data, resources and support for users who wish to build prototypes and proofs of concepts using BBC material.
The result of over five years of development by the TV-Anytime Forum, the TV-Anytime specifications provide standards for the rich description of radio and television programmes for use in products such as digital video recorders.
The TV-Anytime specification can be downloaded from the European Telecommunications Standards Institute as TS102822.