BBC not pulling out of Birmingham

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I thought this might be an interesting quote on BBC Birmingham – for the purposes of this post I won’t say who made it or when but a guess would be a good idea! “The BBC is not pulling out of England’s second city. Now that we have a much clearer picture of production requirements in Birmingham, we are in a position to give output guarantees…”

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The Birmingham Media Story and YourTV

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YourTV logoFollowing the Government’s announcement of its plans to create a tier of local television stations, YourTV has already announced its intention to apply for the local television licence in Birmingham. As more and more media production leaves Birmingham, YourTV Birmingham aims to redress the balance by giving the city its own local television station, made by and for local people.

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BRMB and Free Radio – some thoughts

BRMB logo (1994)

It is a very sad day to lose the name of a radio station that was an important part of the radio story in the UK. BRMB was the first commercial radio station in England outside London, and has been at the forefront of so many programme innovations over the years that we now take for granted.

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Ultrasound Music Festival – Onstage gallery

Ultrasound Music Festival 2011

The Ultrasound Music Festival saw pop royalty descend on the Tamworth Castle Pleasure Grounds for the third year running. In between our activities backstage, Mike Owen Media was able to snap a few shots of some of the artists during their performances.

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Ultrasound Music Festival – Backstage Gallery

Ultrasound Music Festival 2011

Last weekend saw the phenomenally successful Ultrasound Music Festival come to Tamworth Castle Pleasure Grounds. The weekend saw many of the UK’s top pop acts playing the Festival, including The Wanted, N-Dubz, Tinie Tempah, The Saturdays, Example, Chipmunk and many more, ending with a 90-minute set from Madness on the Sunday. In between the hectic activity, Mike Owen Media managed to get a few shots from backstage:

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