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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Midlands Today's cameras roll at The Mailbox


Category: West Midlands TV

Date: 21.10.2004
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Midlands Today will broadcast from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Birmingham's new studios at The Mailbox for the first time on Monday (25 October 2004).


The news team moves to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Birmingham's new state of the art production centre this weekend ready for the first broadcast at 1.30pm on Monday, followed by the main programme at 6.30pm on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE (West Midlands).


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Midlands Today completes ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Birmingham's move to the centre of Birmingham, following ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ WM, The Archers plus the Documentaries & Contemporary Factual department who moved earlier this year.


The new centre boasts the best in technology and innovation, as well as being more open and accessible to the public than ever before.


The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Midlands Today team has been through a rigorous four month intensive training programme to familiarise themselves with the sophisticated new television kit.


David Holdsworth, Head of Regional & Local Programmes, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ West Midlands, says: "Moving to the city centre allows us to become even more locally focused and brings us closer to our audiences."


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Birmingham's new production centre is more accessible to the public than ever before.

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The Public Space packed with exhibitions, a shop and a café has already hosted over 80,000 visitors since it opened last year but now promises more opportunities for people to get closer to and see the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ at work.

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This is central to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s ambition to put audiences, the licence fee payer at the heart of the organisation.

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By visiting ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Birmingham you can have a unique insight into broadcast production.

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For the first time you can see what goes on in the specially designed radio drama studio, watch radio presenters live on air, take a peek into the television production gallery, and surf for the latest in news, sport and entertainment in the bbc.co.uk internet area.

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There are also interactive displays and exhibits and your chance to read a script or the weather; a CÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½/CBeebies area; and a place to record views.


Nick Owen presents the last bulletin from Pebble Mill at 10.30pm on Friday 22 October and Kay Alexander presents the first news report from The Mailbox at 1.30pm on Monday 25 October.


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Midlands Today new studio - facts

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There are five cameras in the new studio


There is 50kw of lighting (in total)


There are 50 hours of server storage


Midlands Today has seven edit suites


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Midlands Today now has the ability to take live feeds from SNG, Chamberlain Square, New Street station, Worcester, Wolverhampton, Stoke and, next year, from Coventry.

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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Birmingham at The Mailbox - facts


Over 80,000 visitors have already passed through the doors of the Public Space at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Birmingham in The Mailbox since it opened a year ago. Art groups and school children have exhibited work there.


Visitors can browse through the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ shop, enjoy a coffee, access bbc.co.uk to seek out latest job vacancies. They can also find out how programmes are made, try their hand at reading auto-cue, present the weather and test out new interactive ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ exhibits.


The technology is cutting edge. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ at The Mailbox has the first all non-linear post production system in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. All studios are kitted out with the most up-to-date digital technology.


Picture windows built into the brand new local radio station studio and the Asian Network studio will allow the public to see and interact with presenters at work. The TV studios have similar accessibility via a gallery.


The new radio drama studio is one of the most modern in the world. Alongside the most cutting edge technology sit old-fashioned props that belong to the world's longest running radio drama – The Archers.


Camera points permeate the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ space at The Mailbox meaning that broadcasts can come from any place at any time with greater ease.


The office environment is open plan with flexibility built in. Old walls and corridor barriers don't exist.


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ staff helped design creative new meeting areas and a purpose-built business lounge is also available to visiting guests.


The space contains a terrace café, with a view of the canal and busy media news room. It also has a prayer room, shower and locker facilities.


ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Birmingham has a diverse range of local and network programmes and is home to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ WM, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Asian Network, Midlands Today, radio drama, including The Archers, and a busy Documentary and Contemporary Factual department including the Asian Programme Unit.



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Date: 21.10.2004
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