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Accessing Â鶹Éç tools, systems and services  

• Â鶹Éç studios, facilities, office space and Â鶹Éç ID cards will only be available to independent production companies with a current commission.  

• Independent production companies are responsible for ensuring that their staff, regardless of the status of their employment (e.g. permanent employee, contractor or freelancer), are fully aware of, and comply with, the principles outlined here.  

• Staff employed by independent production companies may have a Â鶹Éç login, or the use of a programme-associated generic login, if they have a current commission that is:  

• a live show broadcast from a Â鶹Éç studio needing access to production systems such as VCS or iBroadcast, or to IT systems like audience email  

•  a pre-recorded show that depends on access to production systems such as VCS to record the programme (e.g. an ‘as live’ music programme).  

• Â鶹Éç logins created for independent production company staff will provide access to all necessary production systems. 

• Independent production companies delivering a pre-recorded show produced off site not requiring access to Â鶹Éç production systems will not have a login. 

Proteus  

If you need access to a Proteus Paperwork account, email Proteus.Support@bbc.co.uk to request a login. This will need to be authorised by the business contact at your company. If you don’t know who this is, Proteus Support can confirm this for you. 

Training materials for users with Proteus Paperwork accounts are available on the Â鶹Éç Academy. 

iBroadcast  

iBroadcast is used for various tasks including , editing tracklists and adding guidance warnings. You can request access . 

mailto:academy.enquiries@bbc.co.uk?subject=iBroadcast trainingYou will need a Â鶹Éç login and desktop certificate to access iBroadcast. To request one, speak to your business contact. 

If you need to use iBroadcast away from the Â鶹Éç network, then you must . 

For further assistance, please contact R&M Support. 

mailto:RadioMusic.Support@bbc.co.ukÂ鶹Éç ID cards  

• Staff employed by independent production companies may have a Â鶹Éç ID card where they have a current commission that requires access to Â鶹Éç facilities at a Â鶹Éç site to deliver the commission.  

• Â鶹Éç ID cards will not be provided for any other purpose.  

Studios and office space  

• The commissioning brief should indicate the studios, production facilities and office accommodation that will be available to deliver a commission.  

• The agreed provision will be specified in the contractual arrangements prior to production commencing.  

• Any provision of Â鶹Éç facilities or staff may be used only for the purposes of delivering the commission.  

• Where a studio provided as part of a commission requires studio manager(s) to operate it, unless agreed otherwise with the commissioning network, the studio manager(s) will be employed or contracted by the Â鶹Éç. Additional operational staff hired by the independent production company, such as freelance sound designers, may work alongside the Â鶹Éç studio manager(s).  

• Any additional time in studios or other production facilities (including studio managers where appropriate) above that specified in the contractual arrangements must be booked in advance with the relevant Â鶹Éç office and charged according to the published rate card.  

• Office space in Â鶹Éç locations is limited. Office space that is not provided as part of the agreed commission will not be available. Where space is available it will be charged according to the published rate card.  

• Where office accommodation is provided, this will be sufficient for the final preparations for the studio session such as to upload music / audio to VCS. It will not exceed a total of a half a day per studio session. Independent production companies should arrive with all production activity complete other than that which requires access to a Â鶹Éç system.  

Archive systems  

Independent production houses and Â鶹Éç Studios production teams making Â鶹Éç public service commissioned programmes can access Â鶹Éç Archive content. Using Archive Search you will be able to search and browse television, radio, and news archive collections. 

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Training  

• Where self-op studios and other facilities are used to deliver the commission then training will be made available to independent production company staff at such times as the Â鶹Éç will determine. Independent production company staff must complete this training before any studio activity takes place.  

• Where a studio is used for a live transmission, whether direct to network or via a continuity studio, independent production company staff using the studio must be familiar with the relevant transmission quality, evacuation, emergency, business continuity and obituary procedures.  

• All independent production company staff with a Â鶹Éç login or using a Â鶹Éç generic login must complete the Â鶹Éç’s 30 minute online data protection course.  

• All independent production company staff entering a Â鶹Éç site must be familiar with the applicable fire and other safety procedures. Those entering the W1 campus must complete the on Â鶹Éç Gateway.