Experimental BBC iPlayer tech adds voice recognition
The BBC likes to innovate and, when it can’t, it does its best to catch up. A good case in point is its new voice recognition software for iPlayer.
The BBC likes to innovate and, when it can’t, it does its best to catch up. A good case in point is its new voice recognition software for iPlayer.
In spite of going digital with all sorts of transactions, the exchange of business cards is still a face-to-face interaction. Some feel a card creates a lasting impression, long after the initial meeting. What would you include on your business card had you been famous? Which design would you choose? Or which colours would you … >
Reuniting after Wallander, Thor and… um… larking about on the Graham Norton show, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hiddleston are together again for a production of Hamlet in London’s Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre. The strictly-short engagement runs 1-23 September, and will be a fundraiser for the RADA Attenborough Campaign, looking for a total of £20million to regenerate … >
It’s been announced this week that James Bond will – as expected – return, in his 25th official big screen adventure. The new 007 film, which doesn’t as of yet have a title, has been earmarked for release in November 2019. It’s expected that the UK release for the film will be in October 2019, … >
It’s been announced this week that James Bond will – as expected – return, in his 25th official big screen adventure. The new 007 film, which doesn’t as of yet have a title, has been earmarked for release in November 2019. It’s expected that the UK release for the film will be in October 2019, … >
The rumour mill suggests that Daniel Craig is set to reprise the role of James Bond 007 in one more adventure. But for many, he’ll do well to top his debut in the franchise, 2006’s Casino Royale. Casino Royale had been filmed before, just not as part of the James Bond cinematic canon. As such, … >
As the debate over the salaries the BBC pays to its talent continues to rumble, the director general of the corporation, Tony Hall, has been discussing money and Doctor Who in a new interview. He’s been talking to the Evening Standard, and was asked whether the new Doctor – Jodie Whittaker – would be taking … >
Let’s just say that this seems a very long shot to us. For a long time, Death In Paradise star Kris Marshall was the running favourite to replace Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who. As we now know, Jodie Whittaker has landed the role, and will take over the TARDIS from the end of this year’s … >
From Dorne to The Wall, Westeros is packed full of sights, sounds, smells and what seems like a thousand ways to die just by breakfast. We’ve seen our heroes (and villains venture through deserts, blizzards and everything in between, but how can each region of the Seven Kingdoms be summed up if you were to … >
The terrific mockumentary series This Country has received a second series order from the BBC, it’s been announced. Series one, that launched on BBC Three and iPlayer (subsequently BBC One) back in February has already attracted four million iPlayer requests. The new run will take us back to Northleach in the Cotswolds, to meet up … >