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Team 17's Martyn Brown talks about Yorkshire's World Class Games Industry

Martyn Brown is studio director & co-founder of Wakefield based video games developers Team 17, whose global client list includes publishing giants Sony, Microsoft, Vivendi and THQ. Team 17 - the first EU developer to release a title on PS3 - is one of the most established and renowned games developers in Europe. One of the company's most recent hits is the award winning Worms franchise - which has now sold 15 million copies worldwide. Download this podcast to listen to Martyn talk about his career, why he thinks Yorkshire is a world-class base for games developers and the support available for the industry through Game Republic and Screen Yorkshire. You can also watch a film clip of this interview in our showcase section.

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Ruth Pitt, producer and board member, talks about Yorkshire’s broadcast industry

Ruth is an executive producer and media consultant and spent two years working with the BBC on developing network TV production out of London. She currently works mainly with Century Films both in Leeds and London. She is a former Creative Director of documentaries in BBC Religion and Ethics and was previously Head of Documentaries at Granada Television and founder and Managing Director of Real Life Productions. Listen to Ruth talk about the latest opportunities and developments in the broadcast industry in Yorkshire and why there's never been a better time to set up a production company in the region. You can also watch a film clip of this interview in our showcase section.

Download "Ruth Pitt, producer and board member, talks about Yorkshire’s broadcast industry" Duration: 07:19, 6.7 MB

Screen Yorkshire Chair Steve Abbott talks about his career and filming in Yorkshire

Born and raised in Bradford, Steve has spent most of his career working in film and TV with members of the Monty Python team. Steve's producing credits include A Fish Called Wanda, Fierce Creatures and Brassed off whilst his company, Prominent Features, has won awards and festival prizes throughout the world, including an Oscar, a Cesar and several BAFTAs. He was recently Executive Producer on Michael Palin's New Europe TV travel series which was on BBC1 in autumn 2007. To listen to this podcast click on the link below. You can also watch a film clip of this interview in our showcase section.

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