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Industry TrendsGender Diversity in Broadcast Technology: How are Vendors and Organisations Responding?
A lack of gender diversity continues to be a problem in the field of broadcast engineering. In part one of this article, we focused on the working environment for women employed by broadcasters, but what are vendors and industry organisations doing to address this imbalance?
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Cameras & accessories: Industry innovation remains undimmed
While the normal annual cycle of product launches has been muted for obvious reasons during the past two years, this round-up of new cameras and accessories confirms that industry R&D departments have remained highly active, writes David Davies.
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Taking the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup to a global audience
After being postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup is finally upon us, running until the start of April. Eight teams are taking part in the tournament, which is being played in the One Day International (ODI) format, over 31 matches, and ...
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IWD: Gender diversity in broadcast technology: More needs to be done
International Women’s Day: Technology has a reputation for being solely the domain of white men, and broadcast engineering is no exception. In fact, historically, it has had less gender diversity than other technology industries. But in this era of increasing focus on diversity, how is broadcasting doing?
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Craft Leaders: Cinematographer Ari Wegner: Ways of seeing
The Academy has only ever nominated two female cinematographers in its 94-year history. This month, Ari Wegner ACS could make history by being the first to win. IBC365 spoke with her.
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The holodeck emerges into the light
Deck: Light Field Lab’s holographic displays are nearing commercial reality with a development trajectory bringing holographic TV within range.
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Training rises up the production agenda
Amid buoyant demand for experienced crew, industry attention is now focused on the pressing need to train more craft talent to help expand the production workforce.
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BAFTA Elevate 2022 opens for applications
BAFTA has opened applications for the next Elevate, its industry initiative that supports individuals from under-represented backgrounds who have faced barriers to career progression in the screen industry. Now in its fourth edition, Elevate aims to champion talented producers in both scripted and unscripted disciplines, working across film and television. ...
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Sustainability: how Albert is expanding its reach
Over a decade on from when it founded the albert sustainability project (now run by Bafta) the BBC announced recently that all of its commissions and re-commissions are required to complete albert certification, just as the albert team diversifies beyond its first major extension into broadcast sports, with a move ...
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Ways to Build, Engage and Retain Online Audiences
Building and retaining an audience is essential to the success of all broadcasters, video service providers and content creators. What are the best approaches for providers to attract new viewers, keep their existing followers engaged and grow a wider audience?
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Super Bowl LVI: How NBC is preparing for Super Gold Sunday
The Super Bowl is usually the biggest day in the US broadcast calendar but this year it touches down in the middle of 2,800 hours of Beijing Winter Olympics coverage, so what will NBC do to make it standout?
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Oscars 2022: the nominations
Netflix release The Power of the Dog and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune are the top contenders in this year’s Oscar nominations.
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UHD, immersive audio, 5G and virtualised OBs: all the broadcasting innovation at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games
Beijing 2022 will offer an exciting glimpse into the immersive and virtualised future of Olympic broadcasting, as revealed by tech leaders at host broadcaster OBS.
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Behind the Scenes of Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley
Director of photography Dan Laustsen explains the thinking behind the seductive visuals of the neo-noir feature.
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Behind the scenes: Licorice Pizza with editor Andy Jurgensen
Paul Thomas Anderson’s coming-of-age drama blurs reality and drama, explains editor Andy Jurgensen.
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Inside Discovery’s Winter Olympics broadcast plans
It will have been just 180 days since the closing ceremony in Tokyo when the curtain is raised for Beijing 2022 on 4 February, with Discovery’s teams working round the clock to prepare for another marathon live production.
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Fairlight makes news at France Télévisions
French national broadcaster France Télévisions has installed Blackmagic Design Fairlight digital audio workstations in 24 regional France 3 newsrooms across the country.
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Behind the Scenes: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Writer and director Joel Coen’s latest project is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth which will be available to stream on Apple TV+ on January 14. Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel explains how it was shot.
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What to expect in 2022
Apple will make the next streaming move; media goes wild for NFT; Avatar 2 kicks the metaverse into mainstream and England win the World Cup? Not all of these predictions will come true…
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2021 in review: Vendors and technology
In our second review of the past 12 months, we look back at supply chain issues, mergers and acquisitions, the rise of remote production and the dawn of the metaverse.
