A television channel is searching for two presenters to host a programme about Derry.
Community Channel is producing a new show entitled “Brilliant Northern Ireland” with an episode to be filmed in the city later this month.
The programme will focus on inspirational stories from local communities and charities.
A Community Channel spokesman said: “The presenters will ideally be anyone between the age of 18 to 50, and will ideally come as a pair.
“It would be nice if they had already worked together before and have an existing rapport.
“The show requires people with at least a little experience performing, whether that be in front of camera or not, or aspiring presenters looking for a break.”
Brilliant Northern Ireland is part of the channel’s Brilliant Britain series, launched to celebrate the Do Something Brilliant campaign.
To apply for the presenting role, contact Brilliant Britain series producer Joe Davis at JoeD@ mediatrust.org.
COMMUNITY CHANNEL – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW….
Community Channel is a free-to-air television channel wholly owned by Media Trust and supported by major broadcasters including the BBC.
The channel is available to all TV households in Britain.
Community Channel broadcasts inspiring community stories, uplifting series and documentaries that encourage people to Do Something Brilliant that makes a difference to where they live.
Each year the channel broadcasts over five hundred new programmes and hundreds of community stories.
A million individuals a month watch the channel across its platforms.
The channel broadcasts on Freeview 63 (03:00am – 12:00am) and Sky 539 and Virgin TV 233 and Freesat 651 (24 hours). It offers video on demand through the channel’s website, YouTube, BT TV, Daily Motion and via BBC iPlayer.
The channel is also streamed through TV Catchup and Zattoo.
The channel runs an interactive red button service with Looking Local on Sky and Virgin. The channel’s website presents deeper online resources and an extensive video-on-demand service.
Community Channel launched on Sky in September 2000, on Freeview in 2002, NTL in 2005 (becoming Virgin Media in 2007), YouTube on 2008 and BBC iPlayer in November 2012. In early October 2013, the channel launched on TV Catchup. It joined the free-to-air satellite TV service Freesat on 17 October 2013.
In 2004, Director-General of the BBC Mark Thompson and Sky’s CEO James Murdoch agreed to a Joint Declaration of support for the Community Channel along with eight other major players in the British media industry – Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, ITN, Discovery, Flextech, GMTV and the independent producers’ body PACT. MTV, Disney and Turner Broadcasting System joined the group in 2006 and the now-defunct Joost signed the declaration in 2007.
Community Channel has produced and broadcast programmes from communities and charities across Britain and around the globe.
Notable series include Chalkhill Lives, Kismet Road, Charity Chic, Action, Charge, What Can Science Do For Me?, Jon Snow Interviews, Volunteer Films/Untold Stories, Mad For Arts, Union TV, Mediabox, Talent Studio, Your Sport, BSL Zone, BBC Lifeline, London360, UK360, The Bald Explorer, The Ardent Fruitcakes, For The Love of Odd and Brilliant Britain.
Series from broadcast partners have included Charlie’s Garden Army, Charity Champions, Horizon and Panorama from the BBC, One Born Every Minute, Secret Millions, Katie: My Beautiful Friends and Secret Millionaire from Channel 4, Living the Life from Sky, Staying Alive, Shuga and MTV Exit from MTV, UK’s Toughest Jobs from Discovery, series from Link TV and Aurora, and on occasion films from BFI, Universal and Warner Brothers.
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