Use of open formats for BBC radio streams

Iain Lane made this Freedom of Information request to British Broadcasting Corporation

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From: Iain Lane

21 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to request documents relating to the BBC's assessment
of the viability of the use of open formats for streaming live and
listen again radio. If it will assist you in processing your
request, you can regard 'open formats' as referring to the flac,
musepack and ogg codecs.

- Whether any discussions have taken place regarding the adoption
of open formats across all output.
- What factors affect the continued decision to remain with
Windows Media audio (WMA).
- Whether the BBC has any agreement with Microsoft or any other
vendor to continue to provide output in a particular format, or any
agreement which would make it commercially unfeasible to change.
Please summarise the terms of any such agreement.

Yours faithfully,

Iain Lane

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From: FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation

22 October 2009

Dear Mr. Lane

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was
received on 21st October 2009. We will deal with your request as
promptly as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days. If you
have any queries about your request, please contact us at the address
below.

The reference number for your request is RFI20091458.

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The Information Policy & Compliance Team

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From: FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation

19 November 2009

Dear Mr Lane

I am writing to apologise that we have not been able to send the response
to your enquiry within the 20-working-day period. We are working on your
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From: FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation

26 November 2009

Attachment RFI20091458 final response.pdf
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Attachment RFI20091458 disclosure document Audio Codecs.pdf
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Dear Mr Lane.

Please find attached the response to your request for information,
reference RFI20091458. Please accept my apologies for the delay in
providing this response.

<<RFI20091458 - final response.pdf>>
<<RFI20091458 - disclosure document - Audio_Codecs.pdf>>

Yours sincerely
Rachel Hallett

BBC Information Policy and Compliance
Room 2252, White City
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TS, UK

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