1 BBC World Service Commissioning Round 2016 Timetable and Guidelines to making programmes for BBC World Service The Commissioning Timetable Friday 4th March Commissioning Launch in the 7th Floor Learning Zone, New Broadcasting House. Guidelines will be published on http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/radio/what-we-want/world-service.shtml Friday 4th March – Tuesday 5th April (1200 noon) Time period in which you can submit your initial proposals into Proteus. At this stage Commissioning Editors only require THREE LINE DESCRIPTIONS. Please use the SHORT SYNOPSIS box only Tuesday 26th April Pre-Offers Results published in Proteus. Tuesday 31st May (12 noon) Final offers deadline to submit your proposals into Proteus. Early July Results will be published in Proteus. Contacts Mary Hockaday Controller
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[email protected] 2 Guide Prices Documentaries 35 23’00” and 26’30” £6.6k The Compass Various 23’00” and 26’30” £6.6K The Hour Doc 6 53’00” £11.2K Heart and Soul 12 26’30” £5K Music Docs 4 53’00” £8.2K The Proteus system is used for the submission of offers. All proposals must be delivered in Proteus. We do not require hard copies of any proposals. BBC departments access PROTEUS via http://explore.gateway.bbc.co.uk/GatewayCMS03Live/proteus .aspx Independent companies access PROTEUS via a portal: https://ext-proteus.external.bbc.co.uk/proteus-web/login.action If your pre-offers have been approved by the Commissioning Editors, you can enter your final proposal into Proteus.