Apologies if I sent a blank reply, I hit Ctrl+Enter by mistake (which happens to send in Outlook! Hair trigger.)
I've just joined this list and noticed a brief reference to the BBC's Creative Archive. I've been trying to work out where that project is at. I notice the official site doesn't seem to have been updated since October 2006 (despite the site saying it would "be updated with details about this [Public Value Test] assessment throughout the process": <http://creativearchive.bbc.co.uk/archives/the_bbcs_plans/> http://creativearchive.bbc.co.uk/archives/the_bbcs_plans/). The last official reference I could find was in the parliamentary inquiry that resulted in the May 2007 report, New Media and Creative Industries ( <http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmcumeds/509/509 02.htm> http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmcumeds/509/5090 2.htm), which made some recommendations about the future operation of the CA, if it were to proceed. Your timing is spot on - if you check the unofficial Backstage archives for yesterday and the day before you'll note that there was some discussion surrounding the Creative Archive. Unfortunately, it seems that the CA project has effectively gone into 'extended support' mode (as Microsoft would put it) - nothing's going to happen around it for the foreseeable future. 'Thrown into the long grass' was a particularly apt description I saw used yesterday. Does anyone know the fate or future of the Creative Archive? Has it, or is it likely to be, submitted to the BBC Trust for a public value assessment? Any idea of timeframes? Was there any response to the parliamentary report? Are there any online references that I might turn to? Again, the unofficial Backstage archives are where you'll be able to read up on the discussion: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08062.html etc.. Thanks for any heads-up you can offer. Sorry the news isn't more positive... Welcome to the list :) Christopher
