It has responsibility for researching and developing advanced and emerging media technologies for the benefit of the corporation, and wider UK and European media industries, and is also the technical design authority for a number of major technical infrastructure transformation projects for the UK broadcasting industry.
Structure
BBC R&D is part of the wider BBC Design & Engineering, and is led by Jatin Aythora, Director, Research & Development.[1] In 2011, the North Lab moved into MediaCityUK in Salford along with several other departments of the BBC, whilst the South Lab remained in White City in London.
In April 1930 the Development section of the BBC became the Research Department.[2]
The department as it stands today was formed in 1993 from the merger of the BBC Designs Department and the BBC Research Department. From 2006 to 2008 it was known as Research and Innovation but has since reverted to its original name. BBC Research & Development has made major contributions to broadcast technology, carrying out original research in many areas, and developing items like the peak programme meter (PPM) which became the basis for many world standards.
Innovations
It has also been involved in many well-known consumer technologies such as teletext, DAB, NICAM and Freeview. It was at the forefront of the development of FM radio, stereo FM, and RDS. These innovations have led to Queen's Awards for Innovation in 1969, 1974, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2001 and 2011.
In the 1970s, its engineers designed the famous LS3/5A studio monitor for use in outside broadcasting units.[3][4] Licensed to manufacturers, the loudspeaker sold 100,000 pairs in its 20+ years' life.[5]
Closure of Kingswood Warren and move to London and Salford
In early 2010 the department had approximately 135 staff based at three locations: White City in London, Kingswood Warren in Kingswood, Surrey, and the R&D (North Lab) at the BBC's Manchester offices at New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road, Manchester. In early 2010 the Kingswood Warren site was vacated and the bulk of the department relocated to Centre House, in White City, London co-locating with the main campus of the BBC in London, whilst a significant number have moved to the new North Lab in MediaCityUK in Salford.
As of 2020[update] BBC R&D has more than 200 employees in their UK labs.[6]
Future projects
BBC R&D engineers and researchers are currently active on approximately 50 projects, including 7 active national and international collaborative research efforts.
^"Introduction to the Controller". BBC R&D Blog. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^"History - BBC R&D". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^Prakel, David (August 1979). "BBC's Home Service", Hi-Fi Answers, pp67–9 (Courtesy link)
^H.D. Harwood, BSc, M.E. Whatton, C.Eng., M.I.E.E. and R.W. Mills. (October 1976) "The design of the miniature monitoring loudspeaker type LS3/5A", Research Department, Engineering Division, The British Broadcasting Corporation
^Seydor, Paul (2 December 2008). "Stirling Broadcast LS3/5a V2 Loudspeaker". The Absolute Sound.
^"Our purpose - BBC R&D". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^. NoTube Archive Browser. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^James, Bruce (5 November 2009). . CustardCat. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^"Prototyping Weeknotes #29". BBC Research & Development Blog. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^DTG staff (18 January 2012). . News. Digital TV Group. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
^Campbell, Rosie (16 January 2012). "An Affective Interface for Mood-Based Navigation". BBC Research & Development Blog. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^BBC Research and Development. "Multimedia Classification". Projects. Retrieved 13 May 2012. User Evaluation on BBC Redux (by BBC staff) …
^Highlights of the Year (PDF). BBC R&D Annual Review 2009–2010 (Report). 10 March 2011. p. 4. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^Highlights of the Year (PDF). BBC R&D Annual Report 2010–2011 (Report). 15 November 2011. p. 5.
^Bird, Tom (28 May 2009). "BBC Redux" (PDF). Sheffield: UKNOF 13. pp. 2–16.
History of the department and interviews with the staff
Talk by Matthew Postgate in Manchester in November 2009 at TEDx
March 29, 2023
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BBC Research amp Development is the technical research department of the BBC BBC Research amp DevelopmentAbbreviationBBC R amp DFormation1922PurposeTechnology for media production and broadcastingLocationUnited KingdomLondonSalfordProductsCeefax Radio Data System NICAM Digital Audio Broadcasting BBC Online LS3 5A loudspeaker Director Research amp DevelopmentJatin AythoraParent organizationBBCAward s Queen s Awards for Enterprise Emmy Awards Technology amp Engineering Emmy Awards Webby Awards Royal Television SocietyWebsitewww wbr bbc wbr co wbr uk wbr rdFormerly calledBBC Research BBC Design BBC Development BBC Designs amp Equipment BBC Research amp Innovation Contents 1 Function 2 Structure 3 History 3 1 Innovations 3 2 Closure of Kingswood Warren and move to London and Salford 4 Future projects 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 7 1 Video clipsFunction EditThe neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message It has responsibility for researching and developing advanced and emerging media technologies for the benefit of the corporation and wider UK and European media industries and is also the technical design authority for a number of major technical infrastructure transformation projects for the UK broadcasting industry Structure EditBBC R amp D is part of the wider BBC Design amp Engineering and is led by Jatin Aythora Director Research amp Development 1 In 2011 the North Lab moved into MediaCityUK in Salford along with several other departments of the BBC whilst the South Lab remained in White City in London History Edit Former site at Kingswood Warren In April 1930 the Development section of the BBC became the Research Department 2 The department as it stands today was formed in 1993 from the merger of the BBC Designs Department and the BBC Research Department From 2006 to 2008 it was known as Research and Innovation but has since reverted to its original name BBC Research amp Development has made major contributions to broadcast technology carrying out original research in many areas and developing items like the peak programme meter PPM which became the basis for many world standards Innovations Edit It has also been involved in many well known consumer technologies such as teletext DAB NICAM and Freeview It was at the forefront of the development of FM radio stereo FM and RDS These innovations have led to Queen s Awards for Innovation in 1969 1974 1983 1987 1992 1998 2001 and 2011 In the 1970s its engineers designed the famous LS3 5A studio monitor for use in outside broadcasting units 3 4 Licensed to manufacturers the loudspeaker sold 100 000 pairs in its 20 years life 5 Closure of Kingswood Warren and move to London and Salford Edit In early 2010 the department had approximately 135 staff based at three locations White City in London Kingswood Warren in Kingswood Surrey and the R amp D North Lab at the BBC s Manchester offices at New Broadcasting House Oxford Road Manchester In early 2010 the Kingswood Warren site was vacated and the bulk of the department relocated to Centre House in White City London co locating with the main campus of the BBC in London whilst a significant number have moved to the new North Lab in MediaCityUK in Salford As of 2020 update BBC R amp D has more than 200 employees in their UK labs 6 Future projects EditBBC R amp D engineers and researchers are currently active on approximately 50 projects including 7 active national and international collaborative research efforts These include R amp D projects built around BBC Redux 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 the proof of concept for the cross platform Flash video based streaming version of the BBC iPlayer 15 15 See also Edit BBC portalA weighting Backstage bbc co uk CEEFAX Dirac codec Equal loudness contour ITU R 468 noise weighting Kamaelia Concurrency framework produced by BBC Research amp Development NICAM Peak programme meter Sound in Syncs VERA videotape formatReferences Edit Introduction to the Controller BBC R amp D Blog 9 September 2015 Retrieved 16 September 2015 History BBC R amp D www bbc co uk Retrieved 20 March 2020 Prakel David August 1979 BBC s Home Service Hi Fi Answers pp67 9 Courtesy link H D Harwood BSc M E Whatton C Eng M I E E and R W Mills October 1976 The design of the miniature monitoring loudspeaker type LS3 5A Research Department Engineering Division The British Broadcasting Corporation Seydor Paul 2 December 2008 Stirling Broadcast LS3 5a V2 Loudspeaker The Absolute Sound Our purpose BBC R amp D www bbc co uk Retrieved 21 March 2020 NoTube Archive Browser Experiment 1 NoTube Archive Browser 19 December 2011 Archived from the original on 6 March 2011 Retrieved 13 May 2012 James Bruce 5 November 2009 ArcHak CustardCat Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 13 May 2012 Prototyping Weeknotes 29 BBC Research amp Development Blog 27 August 2010 Retrieved 13 May 2012 DTG staff 18 January 2012 BBC R amp D develops mood based navigation News Digital TV Group Archived from the original on 29 March 2012 Retrieved 15 May 2012 Campbell Rosie 16 January 2012 An Affective Interface for Mood Based Navigation BBC Research amp Development Blog Retrieved 13 May 2012 BBC Research and Development Multimedia Classification Projects Retrieved 13 May 2012 User Evaluation on BBC Redux by BBC staff Highlights of the Year PDF BBC R amp D Annual Review 2009 2010 Report 10 March 2011 p 4 Retrieved 13 May 2012 Highlights of the Year PDF BBC R amp D Annual Report 2010 2011 Report 15 November 2011 p 5 Bird Tom 28 May 2009 BBC Redux PDF Sheffield UKNOF 13 pp 2 16 External links EditBBC Research amp Development at BBC Online BBC R amp D Reports list 1933 1996 PDF 965 kB BBC R amp D Blog at BBC Online Move Location of South LabVideo clips Edit History of the department and interviews with the staff Talk by Matthew Postgate in Manchester in November 2009 at TEDx Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BBC Research 26 Development amp oldid 1127244105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
