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Short Cuts is returning in 2012 and is the UK’s freshest film festival dedicated to the screening of short ...

As part of AND Festival 2011 Cornerhouse, with support from Vision+Media, has announced a call for applications ...

The fifth and final post in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience ...

The fourth in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience of his first ...

The third in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience of his first ...

The second in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience of his first ...

The first in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience of his first ...

Notes from the second Meet the Commissioners session of the Children's strand in partnership with The Children's ...

A summary of what was disussed at our roundtable with PACT, Rights.TV and UKTI on 20th July

Ian Wareing recounts his first experience at The Children's Media Conference in Sheffield on Thursday 7th ...

The commissioner's wish list...

Couldn't make it to our Bridging the Platform Gap event with Conker Media? Read what you missed from ...

Check out the new trailer for Captain America. The production filmed key scenes in Manchester’s Northern ...

1 pass, over 30 panels, more than 300 bands- Liverpool SoundCity 2011

I have been curating and producing a film for Vision+Media’s Digital Film Archive Fund since November 2010.

What do you get if you cross live radio with theatre, live comedy with sports, with Online TV sketches? At the end ...

When the sun shines on the Lowry, it’s a great conference venue.

Tony Tickle travels to Macclesfield to visit new media agency Matmi as he continues the On Tour vlog series

The second development diary from magneticNorth's IPTV project; Lumin 

Liverpool-based games development studio Bizarre Creations closes and releases farewell video

See the highlights of this key annual event

After taking stock and reading everyone’s thoughts over the last couple of days, we’ve decided to ...

Notes from the first of The Salford Seminars, part of Vision+Media's Meet the Commissioners: Children's ...

Stephen Lambert, one of the world's most innovative and successful producers of factual formats (credits include ...

The first development diary of magneticNorth for IPTV

Check out Kim Emson's latest blog on why you shouldn't shy away from networking events

"If your conscience doesn't get you, perhaps business sense will"

Shuan Holsgrove is currently taking part in Vision+Media's Advanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media.

The Northern Lighters have now finished their programme and had their final presentations on Friday 26th November ...

We’ve just hosted a visit from the DCMS (Department of Culture, Media and Sport) Select Committee, and ...

North west indies celebrate successes at the RTS awards on Saturday 20th November

Tony Tickle visits Fusion Web Development to record the next vlog in the 'On Tour' series

Janet Hampson on casting directors v casting agents and RTS award nominations.

Kevin McManus reflects on October's In The City (Manchester) and MOBO Awards (Liverpool)

Freelancer Anthony Harding tells us of the impact budget cuts have had on the role of Graphic Designer.

Check out the 4 page article in 29th October edition of Broadcast    

Vision+Media believe that production companies and producers can grow through exposure to commissioners! We feel ...

Russel Crewe, radio professional, looks at how audio producers can and need to look beyond the BBC for business

Tony Tickle hosts UKTI International Trade Adviser Karen Holden and Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Singapore ...

Skills team member Simon Knight updates on the How-Do Manchester Creative Business Forum roundtable on Training ...

The development diary of the collaborative project between Libra Television and Onteca for Project Canvas

Explosions, Guns and Paparazzi arrests - On the set of Captain America in Manchester's Northern Quarter

Reading conference speeches is, on the whole, a bad idea. The romance and drama of the live event are sadly ...

Ian Livingstone and Alex Hope call for the UK Games industry workforce to complete a talent survey as part of an ...

Tony Tickle visits the Farnborough International Airshow in the first of the 'On Tour' vlog series to ...

Vision+Media hosted the latest in our 'Meet The Commissioners' programme, this time inviting factual ...

The development diary of the collaborative project between Citrus Suite and Onteca for Project Canvas

The first in a two-part blog post looking at browser restricted content

The second in a two-part blog post looking at Apple's decision to opt for a rental-only business model for ...

The development diary of the collaborative project between Citrus Suite and Onteca for Project Canvas

The TV Festival in Edinburgh felt subdued this year. Mark Thompson’s keynote, by necessity, was a political ...

  'Masks, Fried Pies and the Loudest Hand Drier in the Western World' - Mark Griffiths, Manchester-based ...

Ah, TV Festival weekend - bank holiday - always heralds the end of the summer.  But this year, no need ...

With the axe falling on the UK Film Council the future of UK film production has been hotly debated, but what ...

Continuing with the theme of sharing knowledge and reacting to emerging technologies; Vision+Media hosted their ...

The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas

I echo Latitude CEO Richard Gregory’s call that more talent is needed in the digital sector.

Tony Tickle visits We Make Media to record the second in the 'On Tour' vlog series

To launch Vision+Media’s Green Shoots scheme the film team facilitated an event with screenwriting guru Phil ...

Katie's blog details Acrobat TV's Middle Eastern Adventure, at Al Karak Castle...  

A round-up piece in response to Vision+Media's Visionary Session - 3D: The Future is NOW 

A round-up piece in reponse to Vision+Media's Visionary Session - 3D: The Future is NOW

Kevin's reaction to Kendal Calling 2010

With the announcement of a £40k Northern Production Fund from the BBC radio 5Live, Vision+Media identified ...

Tony Tickle visits Moo Marketing to record the first in a series of vlogs called 'On Tour'

If anyone else quotes the Chinese proverb about living in interesting times to me, I will not be responsible for ...

Cumbria's three-day music festival brings together great music, great food and great times...

In order for companies to survive they must be in a position to allow them to diversify, react to and find new ...

Head of Music Kevin spends a day in Preston for a music industry event

The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas

It has been a Monday of changing news. Early in the morning we heard that Jeremy Hunt was to make an announcement ...

The second part of a wrap up of Develop in Brighton Conference

The first part of a wrap up of Develop in Brighton Conference

The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas

Introducing Witch House, at this year's In The City 

How two Vision+Media events on business models could've changed my mind on which new phone to buy

 Our Visionary Sessions Programme continued with a look at 'New Business Models'

Vision+Media believe that production companies and producers can grow through exposure to commissioners

www.creativetimes.co.uk/articles/new-sounds-and-visionCreative Times runs a feature on some of Vision+Media's ...

Evaluation report for our Developments & Opportunities in the Education Market Visionary ...

BBC Trust oppose plans to axe digital radio station 6Music

Following GameHorizon Conference, some thoughts about current trends in the games industry and examples of ...

Read about our Plug In placement scheme

Media Foundation Placement Scheme participant, Aidan Belizaire tells us all about his Great British Comedy ...

A roundup of iPad at the C.U.C. in Liverpool on 2nd June 2010 including the presentations of Dave Verwer and Katie ...

Film Liaison Officer Anna Cousins takes some high profile guests around Blackpool

Vision+Media invited Martin Bryant (The Next Web) and Sean Adams (Drowned In Sound) to discuss The New Digital ...

The fifth and final post in a series of guest blog posts by David Parrish

On Tour is a series of video blogs by staff at Vision+Media recording visits to some of the digital and ...

'it’s amazing how funny I find people or animals being blown up' Four Lions & Chris Morris Q&A

Guest blogger Fraser MacInnes of Pure Square Go assess the opportunities and risks of the iPad as a games ...

Vision+Media's Head of Music, Kevin McManus, on this year's Liverpool Sound City: top tips for new bands, ...

Refresh of the must-see Social Media Revolution video from Socialnomics 

Richard, Head of Operations for BBC North, speaks to the Indie Club at the Mal

The fourth in a series of guest blog posts by David Parrish

Award-winning Executive Producer Cat Lewis blogs about her Accidental Leader experience so far...

A word on the UK's leading short film festival