Northern Lights

One week left and what have we learned?

andrew thomas — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:15:02 +0000

The course started with a bang on November 2nd with a module run by the BBC at their northern most outpost at Manchester. With the media industry still in a team meeting about where to go next, the BBC are in fifth gear developing Project Canvas alongside their ambitious new plans to move to Media City. . . . → Read More: One week left and what have we learned?

Remember, remember, Multi-Platform November

andrew thomas — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:13:37 +0000

The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping and multi-platform (MP) thinking is rife. The Digital Natives of the Northern Lights wander between Liverpool and Manchester hoping to find an idea, a revolution, an inspirational advance that will solve the catastrophic mess that is the media industry.

The modern digital media mess

One thing we can . . . → Read More: Remember, remember, Multi-Platform November

Found: Sixteen bright budding multi-platform content producers

andrew thomas — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:22:32 +0000

Well the closing date arrived – nearly everyone applied in the last 24 hours giving Moira and me a slight panic attack. But with lots to choose from we were able to arrive at the final sixteen. With skills to be assessed later this week and friendships to me made on the Ning, the 2nd November . . . → Read More: Found: Sixteen bright budding multi-platform content producers