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BBC Research & Development - exploring technology for the BBC's future.

(We rarely post on social media now - so follow us through our newsletter or website instead - links below. 📨)

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This account is part of an experiment from BBC R&D in establishing a BBC presence in the Fediverse. You can read more about this experiment at https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub

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Homepage:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd

Newsletter:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/newsletter

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/BBCResearchDevelopment

About this account:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jul 28, 2026

Keep up with the latest work from @BBCRD@social.bbc !

The best way to follow us is now through our new newsletter.

🔴 Find out about all of the work coming out of our labs that’s helping to shape the future of media and technology.

🟢 Get alerts when new website articles are published and/or occasional curated roundups of big new subjects.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/newsletter

🔵 Our website and newsletter will be the best places to stay up to date with our work in future so follow us over there… ✉️ 💻 📱

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Sep 02, 2025

From radio to TV to the internet… from DAB to HDR to AI… BBC R&D has been shaping how the world experiences media for nearly a century.

You might never *see* our work, but you experience it every day.
Now, it's been recognised with one of TV’s highest honours.

We’ve won a prestigious 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Award for our lasting impact on the industry!

This award celebrates companies that have changed the way we all experience TV.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-08-technology-emmy-award-innovation-tv/

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 18, 2025

@johnflomax@mastodonapp.uk Hi there - you can read the report that came out of our research here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-06-social-media-change-issues-problems-report

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 18, 2025

@johnflomax@mastodonapp.uk All of our research has now been published as a report here, take a look! https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-06-social-media-change-issues-problems-report

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 18, 2025

Replying to @mocelet@mindly.social

@mocelet@mindly.social Details here: https://social.bbc/@BBCRD/114705089807295580

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 18, 2025

Replying to @scottishwildcat@mastodon.ie

@scottishwildcat@mastodon.ie Just for you: https://social.bbc/@BBCRD/114705089807295580

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 18, 2025

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You can listen and watch to Inside R&D: Innovation Explained on: 📺BBC R&D website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-05-inside-rd/ 🎧/📺Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P0WnDXN8MoxsvIpld4Ggv 🎧Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/inside-r-d-innovation-explained/id1818067760 📺YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq2q3WUhlO_yZTGU1Pdpy31TBHq59dgOk 🎧RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/104f0da5c/podcast/rss

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 18, 2025

Replying to @BBCRD@social.bbc

Artificial intelligence and content verification has been a focus of a couple of our early episodes:

Ep 1 covers generative AI and the creative opportunities and potential ethical issues.
Ep 2 looks at disinformation - and how we're working to establish standards for Content Credentials like @C2PA_org which will help journalists prove the authenticity of their stories.
Ep 3 discusses Large Language Models - what is an LLM, and how could they be used to enhance what the BBC does?

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 18, 2025

Inside R&D: Innovation Explained is our new series of interviews with the R&D team, lifting the lid on technological changes that are affecting the media industry.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-05-inside-rd/

The podcast is available on several platforms - all the links and episode details below 👇🎧

#ai #artificialintelligence #disinformation #misinformation #journalism #news #verification

Inside R&D: Innovation Explained - series 1

A behind-the-scenes look at how BBC R&D is innovating the media and television industry.

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 12, 2025

The internet has become one of the most important spaces for social interaction we have ever seen, and the debate about its impact on all aspects of society is urgent and pressing.

Our new report - The Social Internet - highlights an emerging crisis for the giant social platforms - toxic and polarised online environments, but enormous potential to transform our world in positive ways. Read and discuss:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-06-social-media-change-issues-problems-report

#social #socialmedia #technology

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 10, 2025

Replying to @BBCRD@social.bbc

And finally, you can discover all of our work on artificial intelligence and machine learning that goes back more than a decade in our new AI & ML hub where you'll find features new and old... research reports... datasets... and more! https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/topics/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning/ #ai #artificialintelligence

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 10, 2025

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Secondly, we recently launched a new podcast and video interview series - Inside R&D: Innovation Explained The series lifts the lid on the technological changes affecting the media industry and kicks off with a discussion of generative AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-05-inside-rd/ #ai #artificialintelligence #genAI

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Jun 10, 2025

A roundup of a few recent AI-related things from us @BBCRD@social.bbc ...

Firstly, we've just published a long-read on AI agents, their potential, and the problems. They can save time and effort, but come with issues of trust, control and privacy - read more:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-05-ai-agents-challenges-summary

#ai #artificialintelligence

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · May 01, 2025

We've made a tool that measures smiles, laughs and tracks faces - so our BBC iPlayer friends have given it a spin to do some matchmaking with a group of singles and see if they have the same comedy tastes!

You can watch a test on The One Show at 7 tonight on BBC One! #LoveAtFirstLaugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8_r0C3E8P4

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Apr 04, 2025

🚨 Live now! 🚨
The Rave Lounge in 3D with 3+ hours of DJ sets from Radio 1 - and you can join in by entering our virtual, 3D venue.

It's all free! Step inside and join us from 18:30 UK time...

Join us with your avatar here and tonight's lineup is below!
🔗https://bbc.s5.live

Tonight's lineup:
DANNY HOWARD
18:30 to 19:00

JAGUAR
19:00 to 19:30

PETE TONG
19:30 to 20:15

SARAH STORY
20:15 to 21:00

JERRY ASIAMAH
21:00 to 21:30

MARTHA
21:30 to 22:00

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Mar 25, 2025

Orbit is our pilot for a music discovery service that lets you find your next favourite song by exploring recently played tracks from BBC Introducing!

Find out how machine learning helped us to organise *thousands* of tracks to let you find your next favourite song:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-03-orbit-music-discovery-organise-analysis/

Then read about the design challenges of creating a way to explore music genres and styles... our experiment is called Orbit - and you can read about it and try it out below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-03-orbit-music-discovery-design/

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Dec 16, 2024

Rounding off the year as always with a look back at 12 months of innovation excellence!

Watch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2024-12-bbc-research-development-2024-highlights

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · May 08, 2024

"... the BBC has been involved in the development of NMOS since the project’s early days... "

https://www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/brainstorming-nmos-collaborating-for-the-common-good

#NMOS #broadcast #technology

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Mar 05, 2024

The BBC News Verify team has published their first article using a new open media provenance technology called C2PA that we've been working on for the past three years.

This shows where media comes from and how it’s been edited - like an audit trail or a history.

Read about how it works and why we're doing this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2024-03-c2pa-verification-news-journalism-credentials

#C2PA #news #journalism #fakenews #disinformation #misinformation #technology | @BBC_News_Labs@social.bbc

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Mar 04, 2024

From BBC Press Office:

New technology to show why images and video are genuine launches on BBC News.

‘Content credentials’ feature means visitors to the BBC News site will now see a ‘how we verified this’ button underneath images and videos on BBC Verify content.

http://bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/content-credentials-bbc-verify

#C2PA #news #journalism #fakenews #disinformation #misinformation | @BBC_News_Labs@social.bbc

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Feb 13, 2024

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Just a reminder that, in case you don’t already, you can follow our R&D colleagues who work on news innovation - @BBC_News_Labs@social.bbc - and our team creating digital tools for creators to explore: @Connected_Studio@social.bbc And for more regular updates, our colleagues at @BBCRadio4@social.bbc and @BBC5Live@social.bbc bring you the best of what’s happening on those radio networks!

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BBC Research & Development @BBCRD@social.bbc · Feb 13, 2024

We’ve just published an update about this Mastodon trial which has been running for the last 6 months – you can read it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2024-02-extending-our-mastodon-social-media-trial

We are going to continue our trial here for at least another six months while we share our findings internally and seek more engagement from other BBC teams. We are also planning to start researching ways to publish more BBC content using ActivityPub.

#mastodon #ActivityPub #socialmedia

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