Media and Creative Industries
Britain's media and creative industries are one of the fastest-growing and most important parts of the British economy. They represent a vibrant sector that relies upon Britain's strong cultural profile as well as its strong skills base. The sector particularly leads the way in areas such as innovation, entrepreneurship and digitisation.
This strand of the Cultural and Creative Industries Fellowship programme encompasses the publishing industry (through the Publishers Association), the music industry (through the BPI and UK Music), broadcasting (through the BBC, ITV and Channel 4).
Example Programmes
Publishers Association (London and nationwide)
- Placement with large multinational publisher: understand production, editorial and management processes, and gain insights into how books are created and produced
- Placement with small independent publisher, looking at the specialist needs of SMEs in the sector
- Opportunities to gain direct experience of international rights issues and sit in on industry discussions on electronic standards, copyright and intellectual property
- Look at literacy events and the promotion of reading through initiatives such as World Book Day
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BBC (throughout the UK)
- Overview of the organisation
- Behind the scenes
- Making the news
- Regional programming and developments (e.g. MediaCityUK in Manchester)
- Learning
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Channel 4 (throughout the UK)
- Overview of the organisation
- Comissioning and scheduling
- Audience
- Commercial
- New talent
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ITV (London and regional)
- Look at strategy, commercial and public-service issues with senior staff
- Work with commissioning and scheduling teams, including learning about regulatory challenges
- Visit a regional newsroom – meet the news team, shadow a reporter and observe a live show
- Be on-set at a recording of an ITV programme
UK Music (throughout the UK)
- Visit songwriters and composers from pop to classical, TV and film.
- See how music is published; spend time with major and independent and classical publishers.
- Spend time with musicians, from classical to contemporary to see how the written composition becomes an audible piece of work.
- Meet with managers and record labels; observe musicians in a recording studio and learn the process from recording, to marketing and promotion.
- Learn how collecting societies licence music and collect money on behalf of the composers and artists and record companies