Live feed is back! - BB website article

[Calderyon]

Big Brother's live streaming has a new home right here!

Another great reason to visit this site (as if you needed one!) – live streaming has a new home right here.

You guys can watch the housemates live, nightly from tomorrow night between 11:30pm and 2:00am on www.channel5.com, on the Big Brother iPhone and iPad app and on the Big Brother Facebook app. Live streaming will commence at midnight during evenings when Big Brother’s Bit On The Side is simulcast at 11:00pm.

See you here!

http://bb3.channel5.com/c5/article/text/live-streaming-has-a-new-home-right-here/

[Jake.]

Great stuff

[Scream]

People do need to give Ch5 a break though. They do listen to viewers but I think people are so rude when all they are trying to do is do their best.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Brilliant.

They should had done this from the start, it would have made the whole production look amazing not a bit of a mishmash.

[King Gizzard]

Good news, and a perfect slot

[Jake.]

Last nights LF proved why the slot is great. Whilst mine was on (I couldn't get back on the LF when I clicked off of the page), everybody was drinking and being a bit brash with eachother. Great time to have it.

[Josy]

It was brilliant having it at that time last night even though we never saw much of it, it still felt like the old days :lovedup:

I really hope they get enough viewers to keep it going.

[King Gizzard]

well they keep on with the youtube vids even those hardly get any views Lol

people will watch it if they plug it enough after the shows

[Jake.]

well they keep on with the youtube vids even those hardly get any views Lol

people will watch it if they plug it enough after the shows

The issue is promotion really. It's a headline on DS which could help, but it needs to be advertised at the end of each show for a while to get it going.

[zakman440]

Fabulous. We need to get EVERYONE to watch it now, so it doesn't get pulled again.

[2k9david2k10]

And no stupid adverts

[Samm]

Is it online or on a app

[jackc1806]

Is it online or on a app

both

[Jake.]

Is it online or on a app

Both

[arista]

On Ch5 Site - Good news

[Samm]

Oh cool

[arista]

both


No thats for Outside the UK.

Ch5 Site
best

[Jake.]

No thats for Outside the UK.

Ch5 Site
best

Not really. If people are laying in bed with their phone or tablet, it's far easier to open the app and go from there.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Don't think viewership is as important when its just online is it?

Its good because newspapers can generate stories from watching it and giving exclusives rather then just rehashing the previous nights episodes which in itself is promotion.

When live feed was on 5* the BB fan sites were fall of stories.

They just need to plug it on eviction now and make it exciting.

Emma needs to make an announcement on the main show and it needs to be mentioned daily on BOTS and after every highlight show.

Hopefully with tomorrows eviction being so big people will tune in in their droves to see the fall out.

*Waits Channel 5 website to crash which to be fair though happens every hour at the moment anyway lol.

[Glenn.]

I'm glad it's on at the time it is. Great news for night owls

[Jake.]

Don't think viewership is as important when its just online is it?

Its good because newspapers can generate stories from watching it and giving exclusives rather then just rehashing the previous nights episodes which in itself is promotion.

When live feed was on 5* the BB fan sites were fall of stories.

They just need to plug it on eviction now and make it exciting.

Emma needs to make an announcement on the main show and it needs to be mentioned daily on BOTS and after every highlight show.

Hopefully with tomorrows eviction being so big people will tune in in their droves to see the fall out.

*Waits Channel 5 website to crash which to be fair though happens every hour at the moment anyway lol.

Well with online, they will be able to tell exactly the amount who are viewing, and it should be higher than the amount who watched the 5* LF. But as you said, an announcement needs to be made, at least at some point on BOTS tonight!

[ThisIsNickkk]

Has anyone got the link to the Live Feed? Or was it just shown on the Big Brother website homepage last night?

I want to keep my eye on it in case they "test" it again tonight. I also saw some people were streaming it via VLC player?

[lukee]

hopefully we get it again tonight

[Jamesy]

I'm concerned the time will be a big issue. I hope they aren't expecting viewing figures similar to the television ones on 5*. Saying that, with schools off soon they may benefit from it.

Some live feed is better than none though! I just really hope they advertise it, especially on BOTS (although Rylan's comments seem to suggest they couldn't care less on that show). Advertising will be key for this, especially on social networking!

[Nia-96]

Good time slot to have it on

[Rob!]

Let's enjoy it while we've got it. I hate to sound like a miserable bastard but I'm not optimistic about it tbh. Fingers crossed I'm proved wrong :(

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Not even a mention on BOTS.

[fingers]

Has anyone got the link to the Live Feed? Or was it just shown on the Big Brother website homepage last night?

I want to keep my eye on it in case they "test" it again tonight. I also saw some people were streaming it via VLC player?

http://brightcove03-f.akamaihd.net/BB1_01_800@104596?videoId=2365998116001&lineUpId=&pubId=963482462001&playerId=2327383164001&affiliateId=&v=2.11.3&fp=WIN%2011,7,700,224&r=UNVIV&g=WYVMTRSXQKUE

[jackc1806]

Not even a mention on BOTS.

They hopefully should say something in the Sweaty Box, doubt it.

[RichardG]

Not even a mention on BOTS.

I assumed the digital guys at the end of the show were going to mention it, but no... nothing.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Oh my god its on now!

[fingers]

Running now!

[daniel-lewis-1985]

I know I don't get why they didn't say anything on bots.

[Josy]

They might advertise tomorrow, they are still testing it tonight

[Im_Juz_ChiLLin]

omg live feed on now

[jackc1806]

It says Watch Live from the House...

[Im_Juz_ChiLLin]

mines not working properly keeps going out after every 1 minute. anyone else having problems with feed?

[Josy]

Keep this to the threads we already have please.

Merging this one too.

[Jemal]

I'm watching it on the app.

[MrWong]

It's running fine on the iPhone app.

[Josy]

Running perfect for me

[00Jamie00]

Glad to have it, but why's it on so late?

[fingers]

Try the link again:
http://brightcove03-f.akamaihd.net/BB1_01_800@104596?videoId=2365998116001&lineUpId=&pubId=963482462001&playerId=2327383164001&affiliateId=&v=2.11.3&fp=WIN%2011,7,700,224&r=UNVIV&g=WYVMTRSXQKUE

[GypsyGoth]

Running perfect for me

Same.

[smudgie]

Not working on the iPad app.

[jackc1806]

It isn't working on C5 website/app even though it is available. Still testing perhaps even though it is on the site?

[Im_Juz_ChiLLin]

got this from ds on how to watch it from vlc player apparently its working fine....

Late Night Live Feed - technical stuff about how to watch it
I'm going to try to pull together in one place all the ideas that appeared all over the place last night.

If you go to bed at Sensible O'Clock you will be unaware of this, but late last night the forums went crazy when glimmers and snatches of live feed appeared, on the page where the video clips usually are.

Some people could see them and some not. It's not known if C5 were just testing, or had big teething troubles, or whatever.

Then the very wonderful Wowsers over at the TIBB forums posted that the address of the feed was

http://brightcove03-f.akamaihd.net/B...g=WYVMTRSXQKUE

Brightcove being C5's video contractors.

Then a lot of people realised simultaneously that the free VLC Media Player is capable of playing network streams, as this method has been used previously in earlier seasons for BB live feed. People familiar with doing this reported instant success, with very good picture quality, and were able to watch the LF until it pinged off at 2am. They were very happy bunnies and went off to bed with silly grins on their faces. Others were not so fortunate. There are confirmed reports of a DS member in Watford, Hertfordshire, who chopped her laptop in half with a kitchen meat-cleaver. A man in Glamorgan attempted suicide by overdosing on Cheryl Cole music. A woman in Edinburgh stuffed her smartphone up her husband's arse and told him his chances of any action that night were zero.


This is only for PCs and Windows - hopefully instructions will be added by others for Macs and mobile devices. If all this is too much for you, invite your friendly local computer-nerd-type person round, give them a glass of wine, and ask them to do it for you.

1. You need to find out if you already have VLC Media Player installed.
Start > All Programs. Scroll up and down the list looking for "Videolan". If it's there click it and VLC Media Player should appear. If it does, don't start it yet.

2. If not, go to http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html and click the orange box "Download VLC." Follow instructions as usual.
Do you want to run or save? Click Run
Are you sure you want to run it? Yes
Welcome > Next > Next
Choose components > Next > Next
VLC Media Player installs.
Completing > Finish
"Privacy & Network Access policy" > click Save & Continue

3. Still with me? Well done. The internet is hell isn't it?

4. ~Now you need to copy and paste the link I posted above into VLC. Tricky, because the method depends on which web browser you're using.(and a good example how tricky it is to give unambigous instructions. Click the link then

Chrome: Right-click > Copy link address
Internet Explorer: Right-click > Copy shortcut
Firefox: Right click > Copy link location

5. Them run VlC, click Media > Network stream then

6. Copy & paste the address into the Network stream slot then OK

7. If peeps could post parallel instructions for Macs and mobile devices (also Windows 8) that would be spiffing.

8. The thing is, even if C5 get the feed working on the site tonight (I think they will), this method is a much more convenient way to watch it, with (probably) better picture quality. C5 may block it, but there's no sensible reason for them to do so, as it doesn't adversely affect their income stream in any way.

If this doesn't work, please post an exact description of what happens, error messages etc, which version of Windows you're using and which browser. Someone will help you.

[Black Dagger]

It's working on the website, it's in the garden now!

Did have the eye for a minute.

[GypsyGoth]

It's working on the website, it's in the garden now!

Did have the eye for a minute.

They will have the eye sorted on it tomorrow.

[Jase.]

Working fine for me :D

[smudgie]

Got it working, just uninstalled the app then reinstalled it, woohoo

[Im_Juz_ChiLLin]

ewww hazel is back in bed with dan half naked.....

[Im_Juz_ChiLLin]

wofly and gina talking in garden now wispering cant tell what they saying.....

[fingers]

wofly and gina talking in garden now wispering cant tell what they saying.....

Use Headphones.

[MrWong]

Charlie's in bed with Dexter :shocked:

[Videostar]

Charlie's in bed with Dexter :shocked:

Dexter always gets his girl. ;)