16/02/2010
We've been selected by the BBC to take part in the new BBC @North commissioning initiative being led by BBC Children’s, which is part of the BBC move to Salford in 2011.
We will now work in small groups with other selected companies and senior subject experts, in both children's content and technology, to learn more about working with the BBC and develop our ideas at intensive workshop days.
There will then be an opportunity to work face-to-face with creative and technical mentors from the BBC. The best ideas will go forward towards a final commissioning selection process and it is anticipated around four final projects will be commissioned for CBBC and Cbeebies.
fuse8 managing director said: “We are both pleased and excited to have this opportunity to work with the BBC. It will be a fascinating process and we are looking forward to demonstrating our creativity and technical ability.”
BBC @North will encourage and support the development and delivery of multi-platform content for children, and build a supply base of independent companies to work with BBC Children's. The project is being run in partnership with the regional screen agencies - Northwest Vision and Media, Northern Film and Media and Screen Yorkshire - who are all hosting BBC @North events for companies in their regions.
Adrian Mills, leading the project on behalf of BBC Children's, said: "This new development process is about bringing people, technology and creativity together. We are excited to be working with the successful companies across the North to help develop bold ideas into fresh new content for our online users and audiences."