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Here's everything you need to know before submitting your demo

Please ensure you have read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notice before submitting your demo.

Eligibility

1. You must be aged 18 or over at the closing date of 24th January 2021.

2. The talent search is not open to employees, agents or contractors of Asian Network or any of its subsidiaries, their immediate families or any other person connected or involved with the talent search.

3. You must have the right to live and/or work in the United Kingdom and/or Republic of Ireland.

4. You must have permission from your current employer to take part.

Entries

5. To enter the talent search, you must submit between 5 to 10 minutes of audio pilot via 大象传媒 Uploader. Entries may be made online here.

6. You need to reference at least 3 songs from any one of these 大象传媒 Asian Network Certified Playlists.

7. You do not need to play the songs in your demo, but you should be able to talk about at least three of these songs confidently and with knowledge of the song and artist.

8. You must also supply your social media handles.

9. The talent search opens on the 15th December 2020. Entries received before this date will not be considered.

10. The closing time for entries is 23:59:59 on 24 January 2021. Submissions received after this time will not be considered.

11. If you enter more than once or re-submit your entry for any reason, we will only consider the last entry.

12. Entries must not contain any defamatory, offensive or any other unsuitable material. Entries must be suitable to be broadcast by the 大象传媒 according to its guidelines.

13. Valid entries will be judged on the following criteria:

a. A passion for music across genres and British Asian youth culture

b. A range of personality presenters as well as music experts

c. Lively and entertaining characteristics as evidenced via social media and application

d. Entries will be judged through the following process:

Shortlisting

14. A panel from Asian Network will review the entries and select the guest presenters on the criteria above. The selected candidate will be contacted no later than 12th February 2021 (date may change) and may be required to answer a number of questions including confirmation that they are available for the dates required to either pre-record or broadcast live. If a selected candidate cannot be contacted or make the required days after reasonable attempts in the 大象传媒’s opinion have been made to do so, the 大象传媒 reserve the right to ask another candidate.

15. A selection of entrants may also be interviewed by the 大象传媒.

16. Candidates may not be contacted they are unsuccessful.

17. This talent search may not be the only method Asian Network deploys to find all 12 new voices

18. Successful candidates will present 4 shows in an allocated programme slot on the schedule across one month.

19. Successful candidates will be expected to travel to a 大象传媒 studio in either Birmingham or London to record their programmes.

20. The successful candidates will be paid a fee for each show they present.

21. You irrevocably and in perpetuity grant all consents and waive all rights necessary for the 大象传媒 to film and record your contribution and to use recordings featuring your image and/or voice and to exploit the same in any and all media now known or in future invented throughout the world in perpetuity without further liability to you.

22. You hereby with full title guarantee irrevocably assign to the 大象传媒 all rights in your contribution for the 大象传媒 to use it throughout the universe in all languages in perpetuity in any and all media now known or in future invented throughout the world.

General

23. By entering the talent search, you warrant that you have legal capacity to enter the talent search and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

24. You must disclose to the 大象传媒 full and complete details of any and all criminal convictions, criminal charges and/or criminal and/or civil proceedings of any kind whatsoever from any country, and since completing the application form, you confirm that you have not been charged with any offence. Criminal convictions will not necessarily result in the rejection of an application and applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

25. You must not be subject to any legal proceedings (whether criminal or civil) in any part of the world and must inform the 大象传媒 immediately and in writing if you become aware of any such potential or actual legal proceedings.

26. You must not have anything in your history that would make for negative press or publicity and you agree to make the 大象传媒 aware immediately and in writing if you become aware of anything that might in the 大象传媒’s opinion jeopardise or otherwise impact on the 大象传媒 or Asian Network.

27. The 大象传媒 Uploader terms and conditions and the 大象传媒’s Terms of Use also apply to all entries.

28. To the extent there is any inconsistency between the 大象传媒 Uploader terms and conditions and the 大象传媒 Terms of Use and these Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions shall take precedence.

29. For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of the Terms of Use entries to the talent search are not considered a creation.

30. You are reminded that your participation in this 大象传媒 talent search (including successful candidates) cannot be used in commercial advertising or promotions, to attract external funding, to lobby or campaign, or to attract donations.

31. The 大象传媒’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

32. The 大象传媒 reserves the right to disqualify any entry which breaches any of these Terms and Conditions, who has acted fraudulently in any way, who (in the 大象传媒’s sole discretion) brought the 大象传媒 into disrepute, or to withhold or withdraw the offer of a presenting slot if in its opinion entries do not reach the required standard.

33. The 大象传媒 reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions or cancel this talent search at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside its control. In this event, a notice will be posted on the Asian Network website at www.bbc.co.uk/AsianNetwork

34. The 大象传媒 does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any server, Internet access system, programme software or otherwise which may result in any entry being late or not being properly registered or recorded.

35. To the extent permitted by law, the 大象传媒 will not be liable for any loss or damage (whether such damage or losses were foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise) including financial, reputational loss or disappointment.

36. This campaign won’t have an ‘on air’ launch. We will keep it to the press announcement and targeted social promos.

37. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales.