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BBC Innovation Labs are back

Following the success of pilots earlier this year, the BBC is extending its Innovation Labs programme. Just-b. Productions are delighted to be helping the BBC to deliver this years extended Northern Lab.

Following the success of pilots earlier this year, the BBC is extending its Innovation Labs programme. Just-b. Productions are delighted to be helping the BBC to deliver this years extended Northern Lab.

For those of you who were unlucky enough to miss the 2006 labs, they are pioneering events that bring BBC Commissioners and regional digital media companies together to develop and commission innovative new products and services for the BBC.

Digital media companies based in the North West, North East, East Midlands and Yorkshire are being invited to pitch ideas in response to a series of new briefs from BBC commissioners.

Ten companies will be selected to attend a weeklong residential Innovation Lab, where they will work with the BBC and other industry experts to develop their ideas into prototypes. The Labs will conclude with an opportunity to pitch the developed ideas to BBC commissioners, who will offer commissions to the best ideas at each Lab.

The process will kick off with a series of 4 launch events across the north of England, one in each of the 4 partner regions. Attending companies will learn more about this years briefs, the BBC's new media strategy and technological infrastructure and have an opportunity to meet BBC commissioners and ask questions about the kind of projects they are looking for.

The events will run from 12 till 5.30pm on the following dates and venues:

North East: 14/11/06 Life Conference and Banqueting, Times Square, Newcastle
Contact CodeWorks on 0191 556 1122

Yorkshire: 15/11/06 The Carriageworks, Leeds
East Midlands: 17/11/ 06 The Albert Hall, Nottingham
North West: 20/11/ 06 The Lowry, Salford Quays

If you want to attend any of these three events, contact Just-b. Productions at info@just-b.com or 0114 221 0589. Further details can be found at: http://open.bbc.co.uk/labs