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BBC and TRC select top television producers for talent initiative
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The BBC has extended its partnership with Glasgow-based TRC (formerly The
Research Centre) by jointly creating a new year-long Series Producer
Programme for 14 BBC and independent producers.
For the BBC, it marks another major investment in developing senior network
production talent outside London.
For TRC, it will be the latest in a series
of training initiatives with broadcasters and development agencies to
strengthen the creative production base in key centres around the UK.
Following the success of four previous Executive Producer Programmes, which
involved 42 in-house and independent producers from the Nations and Regions,
the BBC has invested a further £130,000 in this new scheme to develop the
next generation of series producer talent.
BBC Director of Nations and Regions Pat Loughrey, who leads BBC Out of London
initiatives including the proposal to move to Salford, said: "The BBC's
commitment to developing talent across the UK has never been stronger and
investment in training is a crucial part of the mix.
"This scheme helps us to
create more opportunities for more senior producers, inside and outside the
BBC, to flourish outside London."
Krishan Arora, the BBC's Independent Executive, added: "Independent
producers and freelancers find this a really useful scheme to move careers
onto another level.
"The training and networking offered by TRC will prove invaluable to them, and the BBC is proud to support this
scheme."
The Series Producer Programme, which will be run from Manchester, will
include a range of high level masterclasses focussing on honing skills
across areas including multi-platform production, understanding audiences and
trends in technology, team leadership, managing talent and diversity.
The
programme also offers unprecedented access to top BBC decision-makers and
commissioners.
Carol Sinclair, Managing Director of TRC, said: "We've been working with the
BBC for a number of years on developing key talent in the nations and
regions.
"It's great to be announcing the launch of this latest initiative.
The Series Producer Programme addresses a real need in the skills mix across
the Nations and Regions.
"It will deepen our relationship with the BBC and
enable us to continue developing the next generation of network programme
makers."
The programme is an evolution of the Executive Producer Programme, which has
benefited 42 network producers since 2002 - 23 from BBC centres in the
Nations and Regions, and 19 from independent production companies outside
London.
The 14 delegates who will begin the 2006/07 course on 14 December
are:
Scotland
Paul Tucker - Freelance
Tony Followell - BBC Scotland
Jane McWilliams - BBC Scotland
Birmingham
Teresa Bogan - BBC Birmingham
Andy Vernon - BBC Birmingham
Wales
James Smith - Freelance
Andrea Dixon - Freelance
Manchester
Matthew Laza - BBC Manchester
Victoria Roye - BBC Manchester
Northern Ireland
Brendan Byrne - Independent (Hot Shot Films)
Andy Bell - BBC
English Regions
Jon Sen - Freelance
Charlotte Wheeler - Independent (TwoFour Productions)
Charlie Robinson - Independent (Imago, Norwich)
Notes to Editors
TRC (The Research Centre) is an independent charity working in partnership
with international and UK broadcasters, producers and public agencies to
provide high end training, original research and business support to the
creative content industry.
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