British Universities Film & Video Council

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News Archive for October, 2011

  • 40 million OU iTunes U downloads

    The Open University now features alongside Stanford University in being one of the leading providers of  audio and video recordings of lectures for free download via iTunes U. The online service, launched in 2007, currently provides 300 million downloads per year, with 350,000 lectures offered by over 1,000 universities around the world, including Harvard, Yale, […]

  • Creative England launched

    In November 2010 the government announced that the network of regional screen agencies (RSAs) outside London would transform into Creative England, ‘a simpler, more efficient structure with an expanded remit to support the creative industries across England’. Creative England’s core purpose is to support ‘the sustainable growth of independent creative businesses, and the talent that […]

  • Learning on Screen Awards open for entries

    Do you produce educational programmes? Do you have a top-rated educational website? Are you a student with an outstanding production? The Learning on Screen Awards celebrate and reward excellence in the use of moving image and related media in education. All shortlisted entries will be showcased at the Learning on Screen Awards ceremony at the […]