Posts Tagged ‘ITV’
An eventful May
The month of May couldn’t have been kinder to me. From good grades, great work experience and the amazing day that was May 8th, a lot of hard work seems to have paid off this month. Even the weather has been kind to us! Despite writing this blog on a dreary Saturday afternoon in Yorkshire… […]
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Over the past few weeks talk of the general election has greatly intensified, particularly as a result of the recent television leader debates. It is fitting that these television debates have sparked such public interest in the election, as this post looks into the repercussions a Tory government would bring to television in Britain, particularly […]
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Work experience at LUTV
As you may have read in my previous post, I spent two fantastic days on work experience down at ITV Calendar on the 23rd and 24th of February. I was then lucky enough to top a great start to the week off with a trip to Elland Road to meet the LUTV crew on the […]
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On the 22nd and 23rd of February, I was lucky enough to spend my time down at ITV Yorkshire with the regional news team Calendar. Currently at the ‘business end’ of my time at university, the dreaded dissertation is now at the forefront of my daily agenda. However, despite the thousands of words and hours […]
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Last Wednesday, I was in the enviable position of being in the same room as one of Britain’s leading newsreaders. ITN employee Nina Hossain visited the University of Huddersfield to talk to a packed room of students all wanting to make their way into the television industry. With an impressive CV which boasts four years […]
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A much needed update
Since my last blog post came all the way back in April last year, I thought it was about time I shared some of my recent television experiences with the world wide web. After my trip to BBC Manchester back on the 1st of April, I found myself travelling back across the Pennines just three […]
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Work Experience at ITV Calendar
Yesterday I was lucky enough to participate in work shadowing for a camera operator at ITV Yorkshire’s news based programme Calendar. As I mentioned in my previous post, it is important for any student aiming to make their way into the television industry to take the initiative and arrange some work experience. This is exactly […]
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Disaster for ITV Yorkshire
After reporting a loss of £2.7 billion for 2008, ITV has announced it will be cutting 600 jobs across the company, and is to close down its Kirkstall Road studio in Leeds. Not only is this news devastating for those who have lost their jobs, it’s yet another set back for students and the unemployed […]
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Matthew Crumpton- Videographer 