A web site has been expanded to help subscribers enter or progress in the media industry.
The site, mediabusiness.
net (MBN), is dedicated to South-East media industry training.
An online registration form provides access to a comprehensive members' area containing information on new media, film, video, television and radio.
The area also provides up-to-the-minute news about events and covers research, funding, training and initiatives available to support the industry.
It has been designed for companies and individuals already working in the sector and to offer information for anyone wishing to pursue career in media.
The site's editorial team accessible gateway to the industry.
The site has been developed by SkillsTrain, the South-East media-training consortium. The project receives additional funding and support from a number of high-profile bodies, including the South-East England Development Agency (Seeda)
and the European Social industry leaders and professionals.
James Brathwaite, director of Seeda and founder of Epic Multimedia Group, said:
"This is just what the media industry in the South-East needs.
"The site supplies an extensive selection of resources for any company or individual working in the industry."
Site editor Lincoln Borgartz said: "MBN aims to become the definitive internet portal for media in the South-East. I am looking forward to helping our community keep up-to-date with important matters relating to their business, training and development."
Roger Laughton, head of the Bournemouth Media School and a former head of daytime TV for the BBC and chief executive of Meridian, said: "By offering such a thorough overview of the media industry and the training and courses available, MBN is allowing individuals to make informed choices about how to get in and, just as important, how to get on in the industry."
SkillsTrain, run by director Trisha Boland at the Sussex Innovation Centre, works in close partnership with other specialist media support agencies, including Wired Sussex.
One of its programmes, SkillsTrain, Survive and Thrive, aims to address a variety of business needs by offering a discount of up to 75 per cent on training and development identified by approved consultants.
Most companies that have applied to take part are start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises.
But the initiative has attracted businesses of all sizes and at all stages of their development in the broadcast, film, video and interactive media sectors.
Eighteen companies are going through the scheme.
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