| BBC Big Screen facts | The BBC Big Screen works together with Birmingham City Council, electronics company Philips and the Royal Bank of Scotland. The screen will remain in Chamberlain Square during the major restoration work to the Town Hall and while a new permanent site is selected. The BBC provides editorial expertise and regular content - including news, weather and traffic updates. The project is co-funded by all three collaborating organisers and the screen will operate without commercial advertisements. |
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Thanks to a giant hi-tech video screen, Chamberlain square has been an amphi-theatre for big events such as the Athens Olympics, Euro 2004, BBC Music Live with a live link-up to Belfast, The Eurovision song contest and Wimbledon. The large video screen with a full sound system, is free-standing on the back of the Town Hall. The BBC worked with the city council, the electronics company Philips, and screen sponsors the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, to develop the screen. It operates 24-hours a day with sound regulated appropriately to the time of night (mute) or day, with continuous feed of local news, weather and traffic updates from BBCi. On the Big Screen Birmingham...  | | At the BBC Big Screen |
The high-tech screen relays a mixture of live BBC television programmes, local events such as the Lord Mayor's Show, Birmingham Artsfest and Discovery Day alongside big international events. The screen also carries the work of the best of Birmingham talent including young film makers, video artists and community groups. Take the whole family along and join in the party atmosphere at the BBC Big Screen in Chamberlain Square! Big Screen 2005 Schedule November Film programme - Comedy Season Xmas Light Switch on, 19/20 November Xmas Grotto in Square from 19 Nov – 24 Dec December Film Programme - Advent Calendar More Information For more information regarding the Big Screen schedule and submitting your own short films email: bigscreenbirmingham@bbc.co.uk |