British Universities Film & Video Council

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News Archive for December, 2012

  • Government response on copyright exceptions

    Government response to consultation on copyright exceptions Modernising Copyright: A modern, robust and flexible framework Many BUFVC members and associates will be aware that the Government has been engaged in a long process of consultation to consider amending UK copyright law with a view to modernising and streamlining the legislation to support further growth in […]

  • Latest additions to the Moving Image Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,250 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ British Journal of Sports Medicine Podcasts Began podcasting in 2009 and […]

  • CFP: The Tablet Symposium

    The Tablet Symposium: Examining New Media Objects 10th April 2013 University of Sussex CFP: Calling for papers, presentations and discussions of tablets, ipads, kindles, e-readers and other new media artifacts. We invite contributions to a one-day symposium at the University of Sussex, hosted by the Centre for Material Digital Culture. The aim of the symposium […]

  • Current Affairs TV conference – speakers confirmed

    Current Affairs Television: Then and Now conference 21 January 2013 University of Liverpool Full list of speakers and updated schedule now available In 2012, television current affairs uncovered some of the year’s most talked-about stories, including the Jimmy Savile and Winterbourne View scandals, and was itself the subject of controversy. In January 2013, key figures […]

  • BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests

    For the week ending 7 December 2012, the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include coverage of such topics as anatomy, self-image, higher education and British child protection teams at work. 1. AFTERNOON PLAY: HIGHER (BBC RADIO 4) View TRILT record or listen now on BoB National For more information please visit the BBC website 2. […]

  • Futurelearn formally announced

    It has been announced today that The Open University will lead a consortium of British Universities to deliver online courses worldwide as part of a new venture named Futurelearn. Their stated aims are to: Bring together a range of free, open, online courses from leading UK universities, that will be clear, simple to use and […]

  • Concord Media launch new website

    Concord Media, the venerable distributor of educational film and video content, has unveiled it new website, which can be accessed at: www.concordmedia.org.uk. It contains some new features such as video clips, case studies and improved search capabilities. New film listings include: How to Boil a Frog – on the climate change theme; Making the most […]

  • Take our survey to shape the future of AV citation

    At the British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC) we are currently working on an exciting project to compile authoritative and accessible guidelines for the citation of moving image and sound, which are applicable to a wide range of different users (e.g. academics, researchers, students, media librarians, etc). To ensure we get this right, we […]

  • Recent additions to the Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,250 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ Chrome Web Lab A joint project between the Science Museum and […]

  • Media Screen Roundup – November 2012

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. Detectives loom large in the latest update covering a hundred years of the genre; there is the 3rd revised updated edition of Sherlock Holmes on Screen: the Complete Film and […]