Posts Tagged ‘BBC’

On Monday 2nd August nti Leeds will be welcoming the BBC back to Old Broadcasting House for their exciting recruitment event. They are looking for 11 people to take part in a great BBC experience with Children In Need, working with every local radio station in the North and getting a foot in the door for BBC jobs coming up in the next few months.

Guests will have the chance to polish up their CV, get to grips with the new BBC North jobs website and be helped towards being in the best possible position to bag a job with the BBC

Unfortunately, due to popular demand and a limited number of places registration has now closed. For further information or questions contact clare.proffitt@bbc.co.uk

Come back next week to see how the event went…

Congratulations to Old Broadcasting House coworking members Gerard Savva and Becky Edlin, who joined the Innovation Showcase in September 2009 to develop their business. Since then, Magpie has produced high profile campaigns for clients such as the BBC, National Union of Students (NUS), as well as Universities and Students’ Unions across the country.

The duo also work with local businesses relying heavily on student-spend, and national charities who are looking to increase student involvement. Magpie’s hard work has recently paid off with a nomination for the prestigious Sir Peter Thompson Award for Enterprise and Business. (more…)

The BBC has announced the companies who have been selected to take part in the new @North commissioning initiative being led by BBC Children’s (who are part of the BBC move to Salford in 2011). In Yorkshire there are 20 successful companies from South and West Yorkshire, reflecting the strength of the digital sector in both Leeds and Sheffield.

These companies will now work in small groups with senior subject experts in both children’s content and technology, to learn more about working with the BBC and develop their ideas at intensive workshop days. Four final projects will be commissioned  for CBBC and Cbeebies.

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Old Broadcasting House, has been the landmark for film production for decades. After many years as a base for the BBC, this listed building has been beautifully refurbished and represents a stunning coming together of history and technology. The building’s 21st century purpose is now to act as the focus of enterprise at Leeds Metropolitan University. (more…)

MediaCityUK have announced their plan’s to connect businesses and residents to one of the most advanced communications networks in the world when the first phase of the £500 million complex is completed in 2011.

Peel Media, the developers and owners of MediaCityUK, today awarded a multi-million pound, five-year communications and IT contract to BT Business, the division of BT Retail that serves the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses. (more…)

The BBC has launched a fresh opportunity for new and established digital agencies and producers in the North.

As the move to Salford in 2011 approaches, the BBC Children™s television department is looking to commission four projects that will total £500,000. @North will encourage and support the development and delivery of interactive content for children. (more…)

nti Leeds is proud to work in partnership with Leeds Media to bring you the latest news and events relevant to your business:

Date: Tuesday 28 April 2009

Time: 8.30am - 10.00am

Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel , Leeds, LS1 8TL

At this breakfast briefing, James Boardwell of Rattle will draw on emergent examples to show how the next stage of the web will look, and discuss how we could capitalise on it. (more…)

Launched across the nation, 4ip planted itself in Sheffield Digital Campus, opening doors to the Yorkshire and Humberside Region. Sarah Joynson (CEO, Screen Yorkshire), introduced the event saying œThis is a fantastic opportunity to put Yorkshire™s talent on the global map.

The strong partnership between Yorkshire Forward, Channel 4 and Screen Yorkshire that has been developing over the last couple of years, gave evidence of the campaign™s relevance to new concepts that would potentially innovate today™s culture for tomorrow. (more…)

This year’s Northern Design Competition, run by Leeds Met, was launched at the University during an event at Old Broadcasting House. The formal gathering included representatives from sponsors including Yorkshire Forward and the BBC. (more…)