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The BBC New Media Village at Night, October 2004
The BBC New Media Village at Night, October 2004

The BBC Media Village was opened in 2004 and is the second phase of development at BBC White City. It built on the same site as the 1908 Summer Olympics and parts of the swimming pool were discovered when the foundations were laid. BBC New Media Village at night Photograph Atelier Joly File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... BBC New Media Village at night Photograph Atelier Joly File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | BBC ... The fifth modern Olympic games, originally scheduled to be held in Rome, were instead held in 1908 in London, England. ...


Two main buildings for staff are the "Broadcast Centre" which houses Red Bee Media's new digital television broadcast facilities, and the "Media Centre" which provides office accommodation for BBC staff, many in the new media segment of the industry. The Energy Centre provides services to the entire site. Red Bee Media (formerly BBC Broadcast Ltd), is a playout service for television and radio broadcasters such as the BBC, UKTV, Flextech, ESPN and the Community Channel. ... Digital television (DTV) uses digital modulation and compression to broadcast video, audio and data signals to television sets. ... New Media is a relatively new field of study that concentrates on quantitative and qualitative studies of human behaviours and how people interact through computer-mediated communication channels, particularly the Internet via computer, handheld, or whatsoever electronic devices. ...


The buildings were opened to the public as part of Open House London in September 2004. Public access is available to shops, bars and other retail outlets. Open House London is an annual event that takes place on one weekend each September in the city of London. ...


External links

  • BBC press release
  • BBC Development Plans - White City

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