City Screens- The Public Space Broadcasting Project- Part 2

WHAT IS IT?
A unique collaboration between public service broadcasting, cutting edge giant video technology and the custodians of Britain’s leading urban environments.  Public Space Broadcasting represents a world leading media experiment.
Take the latest twenty-five square metre day-light digital videos screen, package it with a computer controlled audio system, connect it to the global broadcast network and install it in the heart of the UK’s major cities and towns.  Programme it, 24 hours a day, with relays of major broadcast events, news, sport, music, documentaries and much more.  Enrich the mix with a ‘City Diary’ listings service, a continuous ‘ticker’ of news and sports headlines, and then add a programme of local events and partnerships with community arts and media groups.  Spice it further still, with interactive facilities enabling the audience to text their comments and photo-images to the screen or even play al fresco games.

Role of Urban Screen?

• New and innovative outlet for art, culture and the local community
• To support regeneration strategies
• To encourage community engagement and connect people
• For entertainment/leisure/sports
• To provide community information and education
• To provide latest weather, traffic, temp, news, current affairs
• To carry commercial promotions/advertisements

 
Objective of an Urban Screen

• To provide facilities to manage and run your own content channel
• To be cost neutral on content production and distribution
• To provide an attractive outlet for commercial partners
• To work alongside regeneration plans

 
Benefits

• Focal point for development
• To build and host more community events and engagements
• To give a more friendly, safe atmosphere to local people at later times
• To attract pedestrian traffic to areas and local shops

 
Location

• Regeneration of the area as a destination
• Re-balance of city/town centre pedestrian traffic
• Screen to act as draw for pedestrian traffic

 
Screen Size/Position

• Located facing an open space opposite to create a destination / event space
• Size – Typically 6.5m x 4.5m.

 
Screen Management

• Screen manager / reporter
• Office facility
• Event management
• Permission