BBC News 24

[Steve Gardner]

Note to AOL users: This service appears not to be compatible with AOL.

Update - added 31st Dec: This problem now appears to be fixed. I've implemented the RealPlayer feed and this appears to work just fine in Opera, AOL and Internet Explorer. You will, of course, need to have RealPlayer installed on your system. Unless I can get Media Player to work agnostically, this is probably the best I can do.

Update 2 - added 1st Jan: The broadcast will now not autostart when the page loads. To receive BBC's News 24 programme live, click on the play (arrow) control at the foot of the 'BBC News 24' panel in the video sidebar to the right of the screen. Please be aware you will need to manually restart the broadcast with each new page you visit, or each refresh.

BBC News 24 is now available as an embedded service at the top of the Video Sidebar on the right.

This broadcast will autostart. If you do not wish to listen to the broadcast, or if the broadcast is unstable, you can pause or stop it using the controls. Please note, however, that it will autostart with each page load or refresh.

This service is offered under the terms of the BBC's Creative Archive Licence, which can be viewed here: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4527506.stm

Here is the full text of the licence:

Creative Archive Licence

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You must make sure that you acknowledge the BBC as the original author of any BBC Creative Archive content you use, whether it is used as it originally appears on the site or made into a new piece of content (a Derivative Work).

4. No Endorsement and No derogatory use
The Creative Archive content is provided to allow you to be creative with content, not for campaigning, soapboxing or to defame others. Do not use it to promote political, charitable, or other campaigning purposes.


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"No-Endorsement" means that You must not use the Work and/or Derivative Work in any way that would suggest or imply the Licensor's support, association or approval;

"Non-Commercial" means personal use or use for educational purposes within any educational establishment listed in Annexe A, but excludes any commercial use (including professional, political or promotional uses);

"Original Author" means the individual (or entity) who created the Work and who should always be Credited;

"Share" means to communicate or make available to other members of the public by publishing, distributing, performing or other means of dissemination;

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ANNEXE A

Educational Establishments

For the purposes of this Licence, an educational establishment shall mean: - those bodies set out under S174 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, which include schools, universities, higher education colleges and colleges of further education - museums accredited by the MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) or funded/sponsored by the DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) .