Creative Archive News

Lord Puttnam addresses CALG

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:25:10 +0000

In his speech, delivered at a Licence Group event in September, Lord Puttnam laid out his vision of the significance of the archive and drew comparisons between the Creative Archive and the early days of the film industry.

BBC Creative Archive pilot has ended

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:44:09 +0000

The BBC’s trial phase of the Creative Archive licence has now drawn to a close. Over the last year the BBC has released nearly 500 clips, full programmes, audio tracks and images for the public to use and enjoy under the terms of the Creative Archive Licence.

BBC releases clips revealing the history of TV

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:21:57 +0000

The BBC’s Creative Archive pilot has come to a dramatic climax with the launch of a host of unseen, unique clips from the early days of television.

ITN Source joins the Creative Archive Licence

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:18:41 +0000

The Creative Archive Licence Group is pleased to announce that ITN Source (formerly ITN Archive Ltd) has joined the partnership and plans to share some of its library content under the Creative Archive scheme.

Open University releases clips

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:37:29 +0000

The Open University has made 65 clips, taken from the rushes of OU course programmes, available under the Creative Archive Licence.

Debate with Free Culture UK continues

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:14:19 +0000

The discussion between the Creative Archive Licence Group and Free Culture UK, an organisation dedicated to the promotion of a "open, participatory culture", has continued.

BBC welcomes discussion about the Creative Archive Licence

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:02:12 +0000

Paul Gerhardt, the BBC's project director of the Creative Archive Licence, has responded to an open letter from Free Culture UK.

BBC launches local archives

Wed, 24 May 2006 12:00:14 +0000

The BBC has opened its archive of news clips from Devon, Cornwall, Lincolnshire and Humberside, so that users can freely download and keep more than 100 clips for their own personal use.

Open Earth Archive wins BAFTA

Mon, 22 May 2006 10:05:52 +0000

The Open Earth Archive has been awarded a unique, especially created "Interactive Innovation" award in the British Academy Television Craft Awards.

Open Schools Archive launched

Fri, 19 May 2006 16:00:03 +0000

The Open Schools Archive offers free archive content from the BBC for use in education.

Experimental prototype of the BBC's archive catalogue launched

Mon, 15 May 2006 18:27:00 +0000

The BBC has launched a prototype of its programme catalogue which can be browsed online.

Take the Teaching Challenge

Mon, 15 May 2006 13:24:51 +0000

The Teachers' TV series "The Teaching Challenge" has been syndicated to the Guardian.

Teachers' TV release 1000 programmes

Mon, 15 May 2006 11:57:03 +0000

Teachers' TV have now made a thousand programmes available to download from their website under the terms of the Creative Archive Licence.

Artists awarded placements to work with Creative Archive

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:20:56 +0000

The BBC and Arts Council England have announced the names of the two artists who will be given access to archive material in order to produce original works of art. Vicki Bennet and Chris Dorley-Brown will both take up four-month placements which will be funded by Arts Council England and hosted by the BBC.

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council joins the Creative Archive Licence Group

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:07:38 +0000

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), has become a member of the Creative Archive Licence Group, joining the BBC, the bfi, Channel 4, the Open University and Teachers TV.