All Inclusivity articles
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Akwasi Ansah: ’You can’t be what you can’t see’
Actor, musician, writer and broadcasting creative director – Akwasi Ansah is a true polymath. As part of IBC’s Changemakers programme, he will explore the inclusive creative vision that propels the broadcasting network he co-founded, Omroep ZWART, writes David Davies.
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News
IBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Diversity and Inclusion finalists revealed
Three projects making an impact are to be judged at the IBC2023 Social Impact Awards, in the Diversity and Inclusion category.
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Daily News
IBC Social Impact Awards: Game-changing projects to be recognised at IBC2023
The IBC Daily catches up with Pippa Considine, Producer of the IBC Awards 2023, to find out more about this year’s Social Impact Awards finalists and reveals what we can expect from this year’s presentation in Amsterdam.
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Industry Trends
BE YOU Festival 2023: Speaking Up for Change
Aspirations vs. the reality of diversity progression in media production proved to be an indispensable conversation at Soho Media Club and Outernet London’s collaborative event, BE YOU Festival which took place in London this month, reports Sheryl Hickey.
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Daily News
Straight up: Text in all directions with SubtitleNext
Designed to produce real-time subtitling and captioning across all media formats, version 5.12 of Profuz Digital’s SubtitleNext introduces a range of enhancements for vertical subtitle writing for East Asian languages.
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News
Georgia Brown to Chair UK Skills Task Force
Georgia Brown, the former head of Amazon Studios Europe, is to chair the Skills Task Force, an industry-led group that aims to tackle labour shortages in the UK’s production screen sectors.
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Executive Interviews
AI and ML: Diversity, Deep Fakes and the Potential for Social-Economic Change
Jigyasa Grover is – by any standards - a high achiever in the field of Machine Learning. A multi-award winner in AI and Open Source, Co-author campaigning for a data-centric approach to ML, and currently Twitter’s Senior ML Engineer, she spoke to IBC365 about the risks and opportunities that data ...
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News
European report highlights ‘low share’ of women in key roles in scripted TV
A new report from the European Audiovisual Observatory has highlighted the low participation of women in key job roles in scripted TV.
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Industry Trends
IWD2023: Gender, Ethnicity & Class Pay Gaps in TV and tech
The industry pay gap was the key topic at Wonder Women Live, an annual women’s networking event which champions diverse women who work in television and the creative industries, reports Sheryl Hickey.
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Executive Interviews
Tech innovation, people power and the importance of inclusion
On diversity, the root of the issue and how to not stunt its growth, IBC365’s Sheryl Hickey talks to Daniella Weigner, tech company founder and Rise Woman of the Year 2022 for her insights on tech, diversity, inclusion and workforce retention strategies.
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Industry Trends
IWD2023: Gender diversity in broadcast technology: forward momentum, but the pipeline needs work
In 2022, in honour of International Women’s Day, we looked at the state of gender diversity in broadcast technology. The consensus of the interviewees was that although the industry had made progress, there was more that needed to be done. One year on, we are revisiting the topic with a ...
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Video
Women leading the direct-to-consumer revolution
IBC2022: Google is committed to addressing the diversity and, in particular, the gender gap in the media and entertainment industry. Hear from female executives about their unique experiences leading teams in the direct-to-consumer space, how we can better empower more diverse leadership in media and entertainment, and the actions needed ...
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Daily News
GB News picks Ai-Media
Live subtitling, transcription and translation specialist Ai-Media launched 24/7 live subtitling on GB News, which became the first broadcaster in the UK to implement Ai-Media’s subtitling technology and infrastructure.
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Industry Trends
IBC2023 Accelerators preview: Where sporting innovation has no limits
The IBC2023 Accelerators programme has begun in earnest, with initial discussions around pitch proposals from a core team of key Champions and Participants beginning in December 2022 - including representative Champions from Microsoft, Warner Bros Discovery, BBC, Sky Sports, BT Sport and DAZN. The team has been developing ideas taking ...
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: The Woman King - Battle hardened?
Historical action epic The Woman King, may have missed the Oscars nod, but has been widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. Adrian Pennington speaks to British DoP Polly Morgan about crafting a powerful and diverse film.
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Industry Trends
Broadcast access services take a step forward with live British Sign Language (BSL) translation
Recent advances in captioning and autocue technologies, spearheaded by companies including Red Bee Media, are allowing profoundly deaf translators to work on live news and sports content, reports David Davies.
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Industry Trends
The Future of Sports: A broadcast view
The 2022 Media and Entertainment Leader Summit revealed a glimpse into the future of sports broadcasting, with insights from DAZN Group, Eurovision Sport, Synamedia, LaLiga and Adeia, reports Sheryl Hickey.
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Video
Soho Media Club: In Conversation with John Olivieira
IBC2022: This Soho Media Club session kicks off with an “In conversation with John Olivieira”. John Olivieira, publisher at OneWorld, shares insight into how he got started in the media space as well as discussing the challenges in the industry. John is currently chairman of the board of the European ...
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News
Women account for only 25% of all film directors in Europe
Women still only represent a quarter of all film directors working in Europe, according to a European Audiovisual Observatory report.
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Video
GALSNGEAR: Changing workflows; Changing perspectives
IBC2022: This session focuses on women working at the intersection of technology and creativity, who are also making strides to build a more inclusive industry. Get an exclusive look at behind-the-scenes footage and workflows as we tackle creative and industry-wide challenges that affect everyone from production through distribution. This session ...
