Talk:BBC Programme Identifier

Suggestions
I'm not sure about public refs which can be cited for this, but:

Nevalicori (talk) 10:53, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) I'm pretty sure the "Packet ID" name is an error on the linked glossary page. I believe it actually stands for "PIPs identifier" (but is commonly expanded as "programme identifier")
 * 2) PIDs are a *minimum* of eight characters. Some systems will probably break when the first nine-character PIDs emerge, but in principle there is no limit to the length. Seeing PIDs of more than nineteen characters in the wild is unlikely to happen, however.
 * 3) The authority prefix can have other characters beyond “p” or “b”. For example, partners/suppliers are assigned PIDs in the “s” range (s0000001 is the BBC itself)
 * Thanks for this. Do you have an example of an "s" format PID in use, please? Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:21, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I believe they're only used internally — they're not exposed via /programmes pages to my knowledge (I doubt it's problematic for me to tell you that s0000004 is Channel Four, though — IDs were assigned to any broadcaster who participates in the iPlayer/TV Guide syndication that you can see at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/guide/partner) Nevalicori (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
 * They certainly appear as the last part of the URL for programmes covered by the BBC iPlayer. -- Picapica (talk) 18:39, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Nevali was referring to "s" type PIDs. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:10, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Old style World Service PIDs were / are 11 characters (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/wcr5dr3dnl3). Not sure when the switch to 8 chars happened for World Service Fantastic-life (talk) 14:24, 16 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, both - all incorporated. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:26, 16 July 2014 (UTC)

Background
Just aprking thse for future use:


 * http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2005/view/e_sess/5981
 * http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2005/view/e_sess/5989
 * http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2005/03/17/etech-programme-information-pages/
 * http://www.reemer.com/archives/2005/03/17/etech_the_bbcs_new_infrastructure_for_an_ondemand_world/

-- Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:57, 16 July 2014 (UTC)