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Technical Review Programmes for broadcast must meet the BBC's technical standards , so a Technical Review will be carried out to assess this. Delivery Items In Advance Publicity Material Stills Production Script Promotions Billings On Delivery Date Compliance Form I&RP OFCOM Form Transmission Form Network TX Tape Standby Tape Final Steps P as C Music Reporting Indep. Contracts BBC Scotland TX Tape Open University Tape Package (OU) Final Transcript (OU) Terms Explained Delivery Date Topicality Compliance Transmission Review Programme Numbers BBC Wales Delivery Site New Compliance Policy e-Commissioning Member of the public with ideas can get information here Writers Room Link Durations - don't make your programme too long for your slot - check programme and credit durations here Interactive TV ideas are submitted to the normal genre teams The Technical Review should only take place once the programme is ready for transmission, with no further editing required. The Technical Review does not normally consider editorial or contractual issues, but instead focuses on the technical quality of the video and audio recording. Before submitting a programme for Technical Review, every effort must be made to avoid technical errors. Failure to comply with our standards will mean your programme will fail technical review and must be fixed before it can be transmitted. Note that the decision to pass or fail Technical Review, and to ask for technical re-edits, rests solely with BBC Resources. Common faults for failing Technical Review: Examples of reasons that tapes fail BBC technical review are listed below: Incorrect VITC Incorrect aspect ratio Blanking errors Unsafe Captions Grading errors High luminance Arcing errors (e.g. aliasing, ghosting on cuts) Incorrect audio level (e.g. high or audio recording at M6) Lip synch errors Wide dynamic range Audio hole Audio or video glitch High RF tape errors / concealing Booking a Technical Review: It is your responsibility to book the Review (in advance) For Network programmes, if an acceptable Technical Review (via BBC Post-Production) has been completed outside London before the Delivery Date the reviewed tape must be delivered to London by its Delivery Date . For London Review Centre bookings you can contact reviewcentrebookings@bbc.co.uk . Alternatively if email is not available, you can call the Bookings Manager on: (020) 8008 0958.
BBC Wales Delivery Site
New Compliance Policy
e-Commissioning
Member of the public with ideas can get information here
Writers Room Link
Durations - don't make your programme too long for your slot - check programme and credit durations here
Interactive TV ideas are submitted to the normal genre teams
Open University Independents making Open University programmes should book a BBC Technical Review via the allocated Broadcast Project Co-ordinator. At least two days before the booking date, master tapes plus edit facility recording report and contact details should be sent to the Information and Recorded Materials Co-ordinator, who will arrange delivery to the Review Centre. The Centre will contact you direct to let you know the results of the review. If your product fails and changes are required, please contact the Information and Recorded Materials Co-ordinator to discuss delivery arrangements of the new tapes to the Review Centre. All master tapes will be returned to the Information and Recorded Materials Co-ordinator once successfully reviewed. Payment for the review should be included in your programme budget. VHS Copies (Network)
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