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PA set to launch listings data API through BBC Backstage

Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 12:03

The Press Association’s events listings database is to be made available for non-commercial use by web developers and will be released through the BBC’s web developer network.
PA is releasing an API (application programming interface) of its events listings through the BBC Backstage programme, a developer network that provides access to BBC and some third-party content [...]

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PA trials new slideshow tool at Press Awards

Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 10:29

Last night, Press Gazette reported the winners of the British Press Awards live on a dedicated blog (on Twitter).
But the most exciting aspects of the project was our first public use of ShowBuilder, a new multimedia slideshow tool being developed by the Press Association and Vexed Digital.
Using the tool, we created audio sideshows to embed [...]

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