Listen for 255.255.255.255 UDP broadcasts?

I want to try and get feedback from XBMC's UDP broadcasts over
255.255.255.255 any thoughts on how to accomplish this?

The Broadcast functionality is not, strictly speaking, part of the
HTTP API because it does not use the HTTP protocol. However, it is
controlled via HTTP API commands and would typically be used as an
adjunct to the HTTP API and so is presented here.

The HTTP API is a "pull" architecture -- that means HTTP API interacts
with XBMC by making calls to XBMC. For an HTTP API client to maintain
a dynamic up-to-date display (e.g. showing the currently playing
song), the client must continually poll XBMC for its status.

The Broadcast facility provides the opposite approach -– XBMC makes
calls out (i.e. broadcasts or "pushes") to indicate significant events
to any clients that happen to be listening.

The Broadcast facility uses the UDP broadcast protocol with a default
port setting of 8278. (We chose 8278 for no other reason than that it
was the first unregistered port we stumbled across.) For a client to
receive these broadcasts, the client must register to receive them.
(The method of doing so will depend on the language/technology of the
client). XBMC broadcasts on the IP address 255.255.255.255 which is
the limited broadcast address. Sending a UDP datagram to this address
delivers the message to any host on that broadcast network. Because
routers never forward messages sent to this address, only hosts on the
connected network see these broadcasts. In other words, the client
must be on the local network to receive XBMC broadcasts.

XBMC broadcasts are delimited by <b></b> and may consist of a
numerical or textual description of the event (depening on the event)
followed by ";" and the level of the event (e.g. 1 or 2).

An example Windows client (with source code), XBMC Listener, that
listens to these broadcasts can be found here

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