CRB Midlands

CAMPAIGN for REGIONAL BROADCASTING and PRODUCTION. With a focus on the Midlands as a place to make TV, radio & film.

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

What? The BBC has a bias against Birmingham? Who’d have thought it! Read all about it…

https://t.co/WCeFoJrbLI

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

@bbcpress Got 60 seconds? Here is where the BBC spent its budget on network TV last year. Taken from the BBC Annual Report just published. Lowest share for 11th year running is the Midlands, only 3.4%. North gets 6 times more & London 10 times. It’s not how to manage a public UK-wide body.

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

@bbcpress Got 60 seconds? Here is where the BBC spent its budget on network TV last year. Taken from the BBC Annual Report just published. Lowest share for 11th year running is the Midlands. Only 3.4%. North gets 6 times more & London 10 times. It’s not how to manage a public UK-wide body.

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

Further to our Tweet yesterday, BBC figures show the north of England got over 6 times more spending (in 2024) on network TV production than the similarly populated Midlands & East. Likewise, Scotland, Wales & N.Ireland. Some licence fee payers are more equal than others. Why?

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

@OldStationSt @RichParkerLab … agreed! And a positive, regular appearance in the mass media. More spending needed here by @bbcpress @Channel4 @ITV and many others for that to happen.

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

Further to our Tweet yesterday, BBC figures show the north of England got over 6 times more spending (in 2024) on network TV production than the similarly populated Midlands & East. Likewise, Scotland, Wales & N.Ireland. Some licence fee payers are more equal than others. Why?

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

Just released: BBC Annual Report 2025, revealing yet again the Midlands got the lowest share of BBC spending 2024 on network TV production. ONLY 3.4% (-inc. East England too!). Something is rotten at the state broadcaster. @bbcmtd @WestMids_CA @RichParkerLab @bbcpress @lisanandy

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

@bbcpress Talking of percentages, 17% of licence fee payers live in the East&West Midlands, yet in 2024 only 3.4% of BBC spend on network TV production was in the region (including the East of England too!). The lowest share in UK, for 11 years running. The numbers don’t correlate. Why???

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

Just released: BBC Annual Report 2025, revealing yet again the Midlands got the lowest share of BBC spending 2024 on network TV production. ONLY 3.4% (-inc. East England too!). Something is rotten at the state broadcaster. @bbcmtd @WestMids_CA @RichParkerLab @bbcpress @lisanandy

[CRB Midlands @crbmidlands]

@bbcpress Talking of percentages, 17% of licence fee payers live in the East&West Midlands, yet in 2024 only 3.4% of BBC spend on network TV production was in the region (including the East of England too!). The lowest share in UK, for 11 years running. The numbers don’t correlate. Why???

[Black Country Radio @WeAreBCR]

Amazon has launched the Regional Creatives Fund, offering multiple grants of up to £30,000 for charities in Walsall which focus on upskilling people for careers in creative industries https://t.co/RPxHQaH6lF

[The Writers' Guild @TheWritersGuild]

V worrying news and the BBC needs to provide clarity as a matter of urgency as well as consult with the relevant unions

https://t.co/dVFm6alep7

[Save Station Street, Birmingham @OldStationSt]

This was the UK's oldest working cinema until Manchester's Glenbrook Property got their hands on it 503 days ago.

A source of civic Birmingham pride, unceremoniously shut after 115yrs for a 50 floor tower.

How long will @RichParkerLab & @BrumLeader let this farce continue?

[Philip Ralph @PhilipRalph9]

Absolutely the same issues apply to TV which has increasingly come to rely on inward investment of US productions shooting here. It highlights the urgent need for more investment in homegrown shows and a reasonable streamer levy to bolster our industry for the future.

[Massive_Doctors_Fan 💙 Bring Back Doctors! @Teamdoctors22]

There's only a total of 68 Doctors Episodes left on BBC Iplayer! Get them NOW before they all go! First episode is The Lightning man which aired on the 7th May #bbcdoctors

[Save Station Street, Birmingham @OldStationSt]

Station Street in Birmingham was closed to traffic for one morning on Sunday and it immediately came back to life as a place for people to gather, rather than a ratrun for cars. There's a massive lesson there. But are councillors and @BhamCityCouncil listening?

[Dudley Libraries @dudleylibraries]

Coming to Halesowen Library at 19.00 on the 11/6/25 is PJ Ellis,the author of Love & Other Scams and We Could Be Heroes, and Sex & Relationships Editor at Men's Health. His short fiction has been longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. He lives in Birmingham

[Save Station Street, Birmingham @OldStationSt]

Hey Birmingham, wonderful news.

The Futurist Cinema on John Bright St. has been Grade II listed by @HistoricEngland! Huge congrats to @C20Society ♥️✊🏼

Imagine an Arts Quarter with thriving @TheOldRep, @thealexbham, The Electric, The Crown, @ilovecherryreds, @TheVictoria.

[Birmingham Film & TV Market @filmmarketbrum]

Ready to bring your next film or tv project to the industry's attention? BFTM's back for 2025.
Pitch your projects directly to leading producers, execs & decision-makers. Register by 4/5! Link in bio #filmindustry #bftm #tv #filmmakers #pitch #production #opportunity

[Brum Radio @BrumRadio]

LIVE NOW >> The Friday Morning Show with Adelle

Listen live Fridays at 9am (UK Time) at https://t.co/IYXxWpZYjD
#InBrumWeTrust #Birmingham

[Save Station Street, Birmingham @OldStationSt]

The National Trust were interested in Birmingham's Station Street
Birthplace of Black Sabbath ✔️
UK's oldest working cinema ✔️
UK's First Rep Theatre ✔️

The architects plans are available: https://t.co/AqXRHDsfXR

Why didn't @BrumLeader & @RichParkerLab bite their hands off?