Creative Exports Group Members
Chairman
Andrew Yeates
Members
Department for Culture, Media & Sport (Joint Secretariat)
DCMS works with stakeholders to champion the UK's Creative Industries by co-ordinating and taking forward initiatives aimed at enhancing their performance at home and overseas. Stephen Navin, DCMS's Music Adviser sits on CEG in his capacity as Chair of the Music Export Sub-group (MEG).
Contact: David Humphries
Creative Industries Division, Export Policy Branch
DCMS
2-4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7211 6296
Fax: +44 (0)20 7211 6460
Contact: Stephen Navin (Music Adviser and Chair of Music Export Group)
Creative Industries Division, Music Policy branch
DCMS
2 – 4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH
Tel: +44 (0)207 211 6457
Fax: +44 (0)207 211 6460
UK Trade & Investment (Joint Secretariat)
UK Trade & Investment is the lead Government trade support service for British companies trading in world markets. Their principal role is to help UK exporters who want to develop new opportunities and partnerships in overseas markets. UKT&I's international service network enables them to provide sales leads, market information, consultancy services and contacts.
Contact: Jeff Kennett
Creative & Media Export Unit
UKT&I
Kingsgate House
66 – 74 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6SW
Tel: +44 (0)20 7215 8997
Fax: +44 (0)20 7215 4221
Contact: Phil Patterson (Music Export Promoter)
Creative & Media Export Unit
UKT&I
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6SW
Tel +44 (0)20 7215 8136
Fax: +44 (0)20 7215 4221
Creative Exports Group Industry Adviser
Contact: Christine Losecaat
Little Dipper
50 Ashchurch Grove
London
W12 9BU
Tel: +44 (0)20 8740 8788
Fax: +44 (0)20 8354 2373
Department of Trade and Industry
Within DTI the Digital Content and Publishing Unit has Business Relations responsibility for books, newspapers, magazines, journals, directories, business information companies, education content publishers, digital content, computer games and internet businesses.
The Digital Content and Publishing Unit works closely with industry trade associations on a range of issues relevant to their particular sector.
Contact: Adam Richards
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6SW
Tel: +44 (0)20 7215 2596
British Council
The British Council promotes the British creative Industries through a range of activities and events including touring exhibitions celebrating the Creative Industries, workshops, seminars, and conferences overseas led by British Creators, and study programmes in the UK for overseas visitors.
Contact: John Kieffer or Leah Zakss
Performing Arts Unit
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London
SW1A 2BN
Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 3087
Fax: +44 (0)20 7389 3057
Contact: Margaret Meyer
Film and Literature Department
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London
SW1A 2BN
Periodicals Publishers Association (PPA)
The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) is the organisation for magazine publishers in the UK. The role of the PPA is to promote and protect the interests of the magazine industry in general and member companies in particular. Nick Mazur, Deputy Chief Executive of the Periodical Publishers Association chairs the Publishing Sub-group.
Contact: Nick Mazur
Periodical Publishers Association
Queens House
28 Kingsway
London WC2B 6JR
Tel: +44 (0)207 400 7505
Fax: +44 (0)207 404 4167
The Publishers Association (PA)
The Publishers Association is the leading trade organisation serving book, journal and electronic publishers in the UK. It brings publishers together to discuss the main issues facing the industry and to define the practical policies that will take the industry forward. The aim of the Publishers Association is to serve and promote by all lawful means the interest of book journal and electronic publishers and to protect those interests.
Contact: Kate Bostock
Executive Assistant
The Publishers Association
29B Montague Street
London
WC1B 5BW
Tel: +44 (0)207 691 1375
Fax: +44 (0)207 691 9199
Digital One
Digital One operates the largest DAB digital Radio network in the world and is pioneering the role of digital radio in the commercial world.
It is committed to the long-term promotion of digital radio in the UK and stimulating the market is part of its licence remit. Digital One has the biggest investment programme of any radio operator in order to market the medium and promote the sale of digital radio receivers.
Quentin Howard, Chief Executive of Digital One chairs the Radio Sub-group.
Contact: Quentin Howard
Chief Executive
Digital One
7 Swallow Place
London
W1B 2AG
Tel: +44 (0)207 288 4600
Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA)
The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) is the trade body for commercial radio companies in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary, non-profit making body, formed by the first radio companies when Independent Radio began in 1973. As well as promoting the importance of commercial radio, CRCA plays an active role in promoting conditions that will enable it to thrive into the future.
Contact: Paul Brown
Chief Executive
Commercial Radio Companies Association
The Radio centre
Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D 5DU
Tel: +44 (0)207 306 2603
Fax: +44 (0)207 470 0062
British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record Industry's trade association, representing thousands of British record companies.
The BPI helps record companies do better business – namely by providing copyright protection and legal expertise, all the latest research and statistics, export advice and practical support at trade fairs (amongst other services).
Contact: Wendy Hunt
British Phonographic Industry
Riverside Building
County Hall
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7JA
Tel: +44 (0)207 803 1313
British Music Rights (BMR)
British Music Rights is an umbrella organisation which represents the interests of composers, songwriters and music publishers. Formed in 1996 by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the Music Publishers Association (MPA), the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and the Performing Right Society (PRS), they provide a consensus voice promoting the interests of creators and publishers of music at all levels.
Contact: Henri Yoxall
General Manager
British Music Rights
British Music House
26 Berners Street
London
W1P 3DB
Tel: +44 (0)207 306 4446
Fax: +44 (0)207 306 4449
Music Publishers Association (MPA)
The Music Publishers Association offers members practical benefits as well as networking, policy-making and training and learning opportunities. MPA members participate in a wide range of specialist MPA committees that formulate strategies and policies on behalf of the UK music publishing business. Acting on behalf of the music publishing business the MPA takes part in high level national and international lobbying and the negotiation of various collective agreements, guidelines and schemes designed to help save music publishers' time and money.
Contact: Jenny Goodwin
Assistant Chief Executive
Music Publishers Association
3rd Floor, Strandgate
20 York Buildings
London
WC2N 6JU
Tel: +44 (0)207 839 7779
Tel: +44 (0)207 839 7776
UK Film Council (UKFC)
The UK Film Council was established by the Government in 2000 as a new strategic agency for developing the film industry and film culture in the UK. Its main aim is to stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture, and to promote the widest possible enjoyment and understanding of cinema throughout the nations and regions of the UK.
John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Film Council chairs the Film Export Sub-group.
Contact: John Woodward
UK Film Council
10 Little Portland Street
London
W1W 7JG
Tel: +44 (0)207 861 7861
Fax: +44 (0) 207 861 7868
Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT)
Pact is the UK trade association that represents and promotes the commercial interests of independent feature film, television, animation and interactive media companies. PACT has Headquarters in London with offices in Scotland and regional representation throughout the UK, in order to support its 1000 plus members.
PACT is a highly effective lobbying organisation. It has regular and constructive dialogues with government, regulators and opinion formers on all issues affecting its members and contributes to key public policy debates on the media industry.
Contact: Tommy Welensky
Markets Officer
45 Mortimer Street
London
W1N 7TD
Tel: +44 (0)207 331 6060
Fax: +44 (0)207 331 6700
British Television Distributors Association (BTDA)
BTDA represents, promotes and protects the commercial interests of British Television Exporters. Its activities are developing to incorporate a wide-ranging marketing role. Mike Phillips, Managing Director of International Film and Television at BBC Worldwide reports back to the CEG on behalf of the BTDA.
Contact: Mike Phillips
Managing Director, International Film and Television
BBC Worldwide
Room E215
Woodlands
Wood Lane
London
W12 0TT
Tel: +44 (0)208 483 2028
Fax: +44 (0)208 433 3944
Channel 4 International (C4i)
Channel Four International is responsible for exploiting programme rights acquired by Channel 4 when it commissions programmes for its UK terrestrial audience. Typically, this will involve licensing to TV stations, but it could also involve selling rights for exploitation across PPV, DVD or new media platforms.
C4i also represents the FilmFour library.
The programming represented in C4i's library of programmes spans films, drama, documentaries, comedy, animation, music and arts.
Contact: Paul Sowerbutts
Managing Director
Channel 4 International
124 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2TX
Tel: +44 (0)207 306 6459
Fax: +44 (0)207 306 8363
Blue Heaven Productions Limited
Graham Benson has been actively involved in film and television production for 25 years. He has produced and/or executive produced over 1,000 hours of programming including episodes of 'The Ruth Rendall Mysteries'.
He is also chair of Screen South, the film and media agency for the South of England and Blue Heaven Productions Limited.
Contact: Graham Benson
Managing Director
Blue Heaven Productions
Macrocarpa
Macrocarpa Road
Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Tel: +44 (0)1983 855689
The DCF is the representative body that bridges the gap between traditional publishing, graphic design, film and TV production, high-tech computer engineering and e-commerce entrepreneurs. It represents industries that share a common interest in using the tools and functions of interactive digital media to bring new products and services to the market. The Forum aims to facilitate information exchange and produce optimum, relevant and informed recommendations and others.
Contact: Emma Williams
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