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Broadcast Tech TalksWhat's next for virtual studios?For this week’s episode of the Broadcast Tech Talks Podcast, senior reporter Max Miller speaks to Warner Bros. Discovery’s director of graphics and innovation, Alex Dinnin, and Vizrt’s head of sport, Andy O’Neil, about the state of play and future of virtual studios.
The pair reveal how Warner Bros. Discovery created the TNT Sports studios from scratch, and has managed to centralise its virtual studios for Eurosport across Europe – including innovative uses of space and technology.
In addition, they discuss what’s next for virtual studios, and how advances in technology could see them...2025-03-0627 minBroadcast Tech TalksThe future of AI in post-productionFor this edition of the Broadcast Tech Talks Podcast, senior reporter Max Miller speaks to Azimuth head of audio Kate Davis and HHB CTO John Johnson about how AI is changing the way post-production is completed.
AI, or machine learning, has long been used in post, but recent years have seen its use grow at an increasing rate. Audio post is one of the most talked about areas for AI, with new tools that can clean up poorly recorded audio, replace dubbing by replicating an actor’s voice in another language, and more meaning that it is a...2025-01-1723 minBroadcast Tech TalksWhat AI means for media businessesThis episode of the Broadcast Tech Talks podcast series was recorded at the AI Creative Summit at BFI Southbank on 6 November 2024. It features Cyrus Mewawalla, head of thematic intelligence at GlobalData and globally-renowned AI expert and analyst. The session presents the findings of world-leading data and analytics company, GlobalData's most comprehensive and detailed report on AI to date. The report focuses on what AI means for media businesses.
2024-12-1124 minBroadcast Tech TalksHow we used AI to launch a national TV channelE-commerce business Must Have Ideas has launched an AI-powered TV channel, and Broadcast Tech speak to co-founder and director Amy Knight plus head of Broadcast Michael Wood about how they've done this.
The channel aims to look live, while actually being 30 pre-recorded segments that were filmed in an NDI studio. These segments are automatically scheduled and stitched together by an in-house AI tool, which Must Have Ideas has named Spark, and the hope is that no two shows will look or feel the same.
2024-11-0120 minBroadcast Tech TalksThe present and future of ADRIn this episode of the Broadcast Tech Talks Podcast, senior reporter Max Miller speaks to Forever Audio’s senior sound engineer Alistair Bolt and ADR manager Gabriel Dutru about the present and future of ADR.
Delving into the best techniques for the area, the pair speak about how to work with actors, directors, and producers, as well as how to prepare for ADR in production and when it works best.
In addition, the conversation turns to the future of ADR, and the tech advances, such as automation and AI cleanup services, that could have an ef...2024-05-0928 minBroadcast Tech TalksRevolutionising Post-ProductionThe Revolutionising Post-Production podcast sees industry experts delve into the cutting-edge technologies shaping the landscape of post-production in 2024 and beyond.
From GenAI/AI-driven tools to immersive virtual reality experiences, the panel explore how these innovations are transforming content creation, enhancing efficiency, and pushing the boundaries of creative storytelling.
The panelists each predict the major tech trends for the year ahead, with a large focus on GenAI and AI. A long-list of creative functions opened up by AI are singled out, including synthetic voices; face detection and tracking; automated clip selection; productivity tools; automated transcription; metadata...2024-05-0738 minBroadcast Tech TalksTim Burgess reveals what's next for Tim's Listening PartyTim Burgess talks to Broadcast Tech editorial director Jake Bickerton about the development of Tim's Listening Party, from Twitter/X to an Absolute Radio show to a hit podcast series. Tim also covers the influence of AI in music, and reveals he's recorded a song he asked ChatGPT to write in the style of The Charlatans. Find out more in this great episode of the Broadcast Tech Talks, which was recorded live at the Media Production & Technology show at London Olympia.
2024-03-1315 minBroadcast Tech TalksThe Future of Post ProductionBroadcast Tech editorial director Jake Bickerton talks to president of Picture Shop, Cara Shepherd, Racoon founder David ‘Klaf’ Klafkowski and director of post production and partnership at Sky, Adam Downey, about the major issues affecting post-production right now.
The discussion covers the ongoing impact of the recent writers’ and actors’ strikes, and the potential of more strikes to follow from other sectors of the industry.
A big focus of the debate is on how post-production houses are having to adapt to deal with several major business challenges coming at once – the strikes, the commissioning slowdown, significan...2024-03-0452 minBroadcast Tech TalksWhat rapidly evolving GenAI means for the media industryCyrus Mewawalla, head of thematic intelligence at GlobalData explains what the future looks like for GenAI and how it won't take as long as you might imagine for AI to present with 100% accuracy, to be a sentient being with a conscience that's at least as intelligent as a human being. And that's when the future of the human race could be under threat. In terms of the immediate future, Mewawalla looks at how GenAI is already impact every segment of the media and entertainment industry, and how it's evolving fast, improving ten fold every 12 months. This short podcast makes...2024-01-2417 minBroadcast Tech TalksGenerative AI & the Art of StorytellingThis podcast is a recording of a speaker session from the AI Creative Summit, held at BFI Southbank, London, in November.
The session, called Generative AI & the Art of Storytelling, looks at where Artificial Intelligence can push the boundaries of storytelling; how it disrupts traditional methods of conveying a narrative; and how the industry might harness generative AI and ChatGPT.
The panellists talk about how AI will be the catalyst for new forms of storytelling – bringing illustrations to life, creating immersive theatre environments, adding the ability to speak to characters in a narrative context, and mo...2023-12-1945 minBroadcast Tech TalksThe Business of AI: Where Artificial Intelligence can make a real differenceThe Business of AI: Tools of the Trade - Where Artificial Intelligence Can Make a Real Difference
Discover how much of a game-changer AI and machine learning is, and how it's benefitting broadcast businesses. Find out how the industry is looking to adapt, what technologies and AI tools have already been adopted, and how to keep on top of innovative technologies in such a rapidly evolving market place.
This episode of the Broadcast Tech Talks podcast is the full recording of a speaker session at the AI Creative Summit held at BFI Southbank, London on 16...2023-12-1340 minBroadcast Tech TalksAI Innovations: The Future of Multilingual Automatic Speech RecognitionIn the first episode of the new series of the Broadcast Tech Talks Podcast, Jake Bickerton talks to Trevor Back from Speechmatics and Mira Pelovska from Broadteam about large language models and the future of multilingual automatic speech recognition.
The focus of the episode is about how AI-driven speech-to-text engines can more accurately and more effectively handle different dialects and accents, and what goes into the machine learning training to enable this to happen.
Trevor and Mira explain in straightforward terms what's currently possible for applications such as live subtitling utilising speech recognition, and how...2023-10-2722 minBroadcast Tech TalksAirspeeder takes flying car races to the sky with Base Media CloudAirspeeder head of media Stephen Sidlo joins Base Media Cloud CEO Ben Foakes to talk to Broadcast Tech & Sport Group editorial director Jake Bickerton about how they are capturing and handling broadcast and a host of digital content during the inaugural season of Airspeeder flying car races.
Airspeeder is the world’s first racing series for flying electric cars. The first competitive races are with the remotely piloted EXA Series, which navigate tracks in the sky in a series of close-proximity races.
Airspeeder and Base Media Cloud work together to create an end-to-end digital media wor...2022-07-1922 minBroadcast Tech TalksTikTok and BBC Studios - How to plan a content strategy for TikTokTikTok head of UK media partnerships, Normanno Pisani and BBC Studios VP commercial, digital, Matt Ford talk to Broadcast Tech & Sport Group editorial director, Jake Bickerton, about how BBC Studios is bringing high-profile properties, including Top Gear, Eastenders and Doctor Who to the TikTok platform. Pisani and Ford discuss how they have been working together to plan the content mix and editorial tone of the different BBC Studios' TikTok accounts, in advance of their launch on the short-form video giant. The podcast offers advice for all content creators on how to plan and roll out a successful TikTok account...2022-06-1521 minBroadcast Tech TalksHow the OB sector has to adapt to the changing shape of live productionOutside broadcasts, post-production and studios provider Timeline CEO Dan McDonnell and head of operations Dave Harnett talk to Broadcast Tech reporter Max Miller about the company's recent expansion in Ealing. It has opened a 9,700 sq ft broadcast facility specifically designed for remote productions, and including a 2,000 sq ft virtual studio space. McDonnell and Harnett explain the thinking behind the facility, and how it's been designed to complement the company's existing range of live production services. They also discuss the future of live production, sustainability in production and the possibilities opened up by virtual studios. The podcast also covers the...2022-06-1325 minBroadcast Tech TalksIWD 2022: How to ensure gender and ethnic diversity in post-productionPodcast with Jet Omoshebi, senior colourist at Goldcrest and Natascha Cadle, co-founder, Envy for IWD 2022. Omoshebi and Cadle talk about gender representation in the different areas of the post-production industry, to mark International Women’s Day 2022. The podcast discusses what can and is being done to encourage more women to pursue careers in grading, picture and audio editing, VFX, engineering roles etc within post-production. Omoshebi and Cadle also talk about whether being a woman in a fairly male-dominated industry has ever held them back at all during their career to date, and they offer their advice to young women wh...2022-03-0821 minBroadcast Tech TalksEverything you need to know about virtual production, with Final PixelVirtual production experts Final Pixel join Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton to provide invaluable insight into the burgeoning world of virtual production. Final Pixel's Monica Hinden, Chris McKenna and Michael McKenna talk in-depth about what virtual production offers producers; the long list of advantages for filmmaking in an LED Volume stage; and the planning and approach required to maximise the potential of virtual production. The Final Pixel team bring to life the world of virtual production through real-life examples, showcasing where they have worked with a wide range of clients across a variety of genres to create fully immersive...2022-02-0726 minBroadcast Tech TalksHow virtual production is bringing the news to life at Al ArabiyaFadi Radi, director of creative at Al Arabiya News Channel, talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about how an ambitious mix of state-of-the-art virtual studios and virtual production sets are being used to visualise the week's biggest news stories.
Every week, Al Arabiya creates a new eye-catching virtual set, immersing the viewer in a virtual world related to the topic under discussion.
The environments created in these extended reality (XR) sets are whatever the editorial requires, with the presenter seamlessly embedded into the scene.
So far, they have included the Amazon rain...2021-11-1626 minBroadcast Tech TalksHow sports production is heading to the cloudGareth Capon, CEO of 'video production, editing and publishing in the cloud' platform Grabyo talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about how the sports production sector is transitioning to cloud-based working. Capon talks about how Grabyo evolved from a sole focus on live video clipping to full-scale live production in the cloud, with its product range now including tools for packaging and streaming live broadcasts, post-production editing and live clipping and distribution. He also reveals what he believes to be the future of live video production, with flexible, lightweight browser-based tools becoming the norm across all forms of...2021-10-0418 minBroadcast Tech TalksCrafting a new model for the post-production house of the futureCara Kotschy, the former managing director of leading post-production house Fifty Fifty talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about her decision to quit her role last year and how she’s been busy creating a new model for the post-production house of the future. Kotschy was only 28-years old when she became MD of current Broadcast Post-Production House of the Year, Fifty Fifty, and spent a decade in the role before she stepped down, to the surprise of the post-production community. Following a number of consultancy roles, Kotschy has spent her time devising a new type of post-production fa...2021-07-2214 minBroadcast Tech TalksThe Hundred: How Sky Sports will cover the new fast-paced cricket formatSky Sports director of cricket Bryan Henderson talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the launch of The Hundred cricket tournament, which begins next month.
The Hundred aims to bring a new audience to cricket with simple-to-understand rules, fast-paced game play and building the format around an entertainment-first approach.
Henderson explains why The Hundred is different to what’s gone before, and then provides great insight into Sky Sports’ plans for its coverage of the new cricket format.
Sky has been involved in The Hundred since the early stages of the development of t...2021-06-3011 minBroadcast Tech TalksBBC at Wimbledon 2021: New virtual studio, new camera positions and Covid-safe production changesRon Chakraborty, lead executive, major events at BBC Sport talks to Broadcast Tech and Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the BBC's new virtual studio at the club, which will be its main presentation space at Wimbledon 2021. He also talks about Covid-19 enforced changes to the broadcaster's camera positions as well as its production setup at Wimbledon, to ensure social distancing of production staff. Chakraborty also covers the BBC's expansion of UHD 4K content from Wimbledon, to cater for increased demand from the public for high-resolution sports.
2021-06-2514 minBroadcast Tech TalksHow to showcase your sports tech innovations to BT Sport at Innovate 21BT Sport COO, Jamie Hindhaugh and BT Sport director of mobile strategy, Matt Stagg talk to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the broadcaster's Innovate 21 competition.
Innovate 21 is the latest in a series of large-scale competitions run by BT Sport seeking ideas for forward-thinking new sports broadcast experiences. The previous incarnations of Innovate have resulted in BT Sport teaming up with two products – Sceenic (which won the 2018 BT Infinity Lab competition), and Seenit (the winner of the 2016 BT Infinity Lab competition). Sceenic has worked with BT Sport to support last year’s launch of Watch Together on the...2021-05-2513 minBroadcast Tech TalksHow to do 20+ camera live productions in the cloudMike Cronk, vice president of advanced technology for Grass Valley talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about how to make the transition to the cloud as straightforward and cost-effective as possible for media companies.
The bandwidth and technical requirements for media companies has made the move to cloud-based working more challenging than many other industries, and there’s also latency issues that come into play too.
To address these issues, minimise latency, and enable true live cloud production, Grass Valley recently launched a cloud product that’s been specially designed for the production and broa...2021-04-2720 minBroadcast Tech TalksDavid Ross, CEO of Ross Video talks tech innovation during Covid-19David Ross, CEO of Ross Video, talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about how Ross Video has addressed the many challenges of the pandemic.
The Canadian company offers a plethora of products and services in more than 100 countries that are used by television networks, sports teams and stadiums, esports producers, live events and production companies.
A big focus for Ross during Covid-19 has been on its Ross Mobile Production division, which provides OB and studio services, predominantly for sports and esports.
As soon as the pandemic hit, it started utilising robots on-set t...2021-01-2118 minBroadcast Tech TalksBT Sport and EE's new Match Day Experience (with Jamie Hindhaugh and Sam Kemp)Jamie Hindhaugh, COO at BT Sport and Sam Kemp, marketing technology director at EE join Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton to talk about an innovative new set of features on the BT Sport app called the Match Day Experience. It's a collection of complementary tools that enhance live matches with a series of immersive features. These include AR insights and behind-the-scenes stadium tours, a 'Watch Together' function, and a 360-degree 8K pitch view so you can watch a high quality image of the game from any angle of your choice. The real-time AR graphical insights offered by the Match...2020-12-0917 minBroadcast Tech TalksCreating virtualised Adobe editing workstations with Adobe, Base Media Cloud and BBC Global NewsBroadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton talks with Daniel New, operations manager, BBC Global News; Byron Wijayawardena, strategic development manager, UK and Ireland, Adobe; and Ben Foakes, founder, Base Media Cloud, about how to create virtualised Adobe editing workstations to enable news editors to work from any location.
2020-10-0613 minBroadcast Tech TalksBBC Breakfast editor Richard 'Fredi' Frediani on how covid changes have impacted the BBC stapleBBC Breakfast editor Richard 'Fredi' Frediani has been in his role for a year. And what a year it's been. It's fair to say coping with the pandemic and its impact on the 20 year old BBC show has been a key challenge he wasn't predicting when he took up the role.
The programme is famously built around the red sofa, with guests dropping into the studio each day. With this no longer possible as lockdown hit, the whole look and feel of BBC Breakfast had to change, almost overnight. The changes were sweeping and affected everything going...2020-09-3016 minBroadcast Tech TalksLittle Dot Studios and BASE Media Cloud on maximising the potential of cloud workingThis episode of Broadcast Tech Talks is with Greg Rochford, IT manager at Little Dot Studios and Michael Clayton, sales account executive at BASE Media Cloud.
They talk with Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about how they worked together to transition Little Dot Studios to the cloud. It's a journey that began five years ago, and has paid dividends during lockdown with everyone able to seamlessly work and access all production assets from any location.
Little Dot has 1.4PB of data (and counting) in the cloud on accelerated secure cloud storage. An Iconik smart media...2020-09-1110 minBroadcast Tech TalksSunset+Vine's Jeff Foulser on becoming the host broadcaster of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in BirminghamSunset+Vine chairman Jeff Foulser talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the sports production company's successful bid to become the host broadcaster of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Sunset+Vine will produce more than 2,000 hours of coverage from the games; a 12-part documentary series leading up to the games; and coverage of the opening and closing ceremonies. It is also creating a Host Broadcast Training Initiative to give under-represented groups in and around the Birmingham area the opportunity to receive training to work with the Sunset+Vine team on the Commonwealth Games.
2020-09-0212 minBroadcast Tech TalksJigsaw24 talks about remote audio post-production, working in Dolby Atmos and the benefits of network audioJigsaw 24 head of audio Matt Ward is joined by pro audio consultant Saxon on this Broadcast Tech Talks recording with Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton. Together, they talk about the current trends in audio post-production, including a rapid move to enable remote audio post-production, including ADR/voiceover recording remotely, and making Dolby Atmos immersive mixes at home. The conversation also covers the cost-saving and practical benefits of network audio in post-production.
2020-07-3017 minBroadcast Tech TalksFormula 1's Frank Arthofer on the success of the F1 Virtual GP series and its esports plansFormula 1 global head, digital media and licensing, Frank Arthofer talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the F1 Virtual GP series, which replaced the real grand prix races during lockdown. It involved 11 x F1 drivers and high-profile celebs racing head-to-head on virtual versions of real F1 grand prix circuits. The series received impressive viewing figures, across digital and linear, and proved a notable success for F1 at a time when real racing wasn't possible. Arthofer talks about the popularity of the series and about F1's future plans for esports, including whether F1 might bring in real-time virtual...2020-07-2008 minBroadcast Tech TalksIngrid Silver, partner, Reed Smith, on the legal implications of the Covid-19 cancellations for sports broadcasters and federationsIngrid Silver, partner, Entertainment and Media Industry Group at global law firm Reed Smith, talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the 'gradual return' of sports to our screens, following Government guidance that enables different sports and events to resume over the coming months. Silver also discusses the legal side for sports broadcasters and sports federations of the Covid-19 cancellations of sports events during lockdown. The podcast was recorded the day after the Premier League resumed.
2020-07-1410 minBroadcast Tech TalksBBC Sport's Ron Chakraborty on the 50 hours of Wimbledon archive content the BBC is airing during Wimbledon fortnightRon Chakraborty, executive editor, major events at BBC Sport talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about the BBC's plans for Wimbledon 2020 following the cancellation of the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than live tennis from Wimbledon, the BBC has lined up a varied mix of archive tennis content during what would have been Wimbledon fortnight. It includes three hours of classic archive Wimbledon games each day, followed by a live show in the evening, hosted by Sue Barker at Wimbledon. This again raids the Wimbledon archives to re-run some of the best moments from the tournament...2020-07-0811 minBroadcast Tech TalksMelanie Jones, MD, Manchester Studios on the re-opening of TV studios in Manchester City CentreMelanie Jones, managing director, Manchester Studios, talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about her role in bringing fully-equipped high-end TV studios back to Manchester City Centre. Manchester Studios is on the site of the former Granada Studios facility (famously home to many classic LE shows as well as Coronation Street), and is utilising many of the spaces used by productions at Granada Studios. The facility is currently undergoing the complete overhaul and renovation of the former Granada Studios to make the spaces fit for the modern age, complete with an entirely new infrastructure, 4K facilities and plush superstar...2020-06-2912 minBroadcast Tech TalksAdam Heyhurst, head of broadcast at Amplify on his love of live streaming and his role in setting up BBC Radio 1's Live LoungeAdam Heyhurst is former head of events at the BBC and now heads up the broadcast operations of marketing agency Amplify. While at the BBC he set up the broadcast infrastructure for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, which he talks about in detail during this conversation with Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton. His passion for live streaming over pre-recorded content is also covered in this podcast, with Heyhurst presenting numerous compelling reasons why live streaming is the best way forward for many productions. Heyhurst also provides his top tips for creating high quality images while filming subjects at home...2020-06-2312 minBroadcast Tech TalksDefected Records' James Kirkham on launching the label's massive live streamed Virtual FestivalsDefected Records chief business officer James Kirkham talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about the dance label's hugely popular weekly Virtual Festivals, which kicked off as soon as the UK went into lockdown. The 12-hour live streamed events, which went out on a plethora of social media platforms every Friday night, brought in an audience of millions of dance music fans each week. Each Virtual Festival brought together DJs from around the world, who each had an hour to spin discs from their home, before the next DJ kicked off their set. The complexity of how each set...2020-06-0314 minBroadcast Tech TalksSenior colourist Paul Ensby at Technicolor on the changing role of the grading artistSenior colourist Paul Ensby began his career in 1990, following his father and grandfather's footsteps into the film lab. He started as a 35mm laboratory feature timer and moved to digital grading in 2001. Since then, Ensby has notched up an impressive credit list, including Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven, Guy Ritchie's The Man From U.N.C.L.E, Asif Kapadia's Oscar winning Amy and Josie Rourke's Mary Queen of Scots. After some years working at a number of other facilities, Ensby has now rejoined Technicolor where be began and spent the majority of his career. He speaks to Broadcast...2020-06-0111 minBroadcast Tech TalksOrla Chennaoui, journalist and Eurosport presenter, on how Zoom calls can bring out the best in intervieweesWith TV studios on lockdown, Eurosport presenter Orla Chennaoui turned to Zoom to film interviews with a who's who of British athletics for Eurosport's re-runs of the London 2012 Olympics next week (24 May-31 May). Her interviews, with the likes of Mo Farah, Adam Peaty, Chris Hoy, Rebecca Adlington, Greg Rutherford and Bradley Wiggins, were all recorded with the athletes at home, recollecting their memories of the hugely successful Olympic Games. This came with its own challenges, and also a number of key benefits, as discussed in the podcast. The entire production was created remotely – it was filmed and edited remotely, th...2020-05-2110 minBroadcast Tech TalksFreelance lighting cameraman Graham Howe on making the most of lockdownBroadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton talks to freelance lightning cameraman Graham Howe about what he’s doing to keep busy during lockdown. With the Covid-19 pandemic cancelling almost all his future bookings, Graham decided to make the most of his new-found free time to learn new skills that would be useful for his job. So, he’s learned how to live stream content; he’s completed Health and Safety courses he’s been trying the find the time to do for years; he’s learned how to expertly use a DJI Ronin-S gimbal and a motorised slider; and he’s also found...2020-05-1912 minBroadcast Tech TalksFootball archive Dugout co-founder Sebastian Gray on content demand during lockdownSebastian Gray, co-founder and SVP of football content platform Dugout talks to Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton about what the company does, how it does it, and the growth in demand for previously undiscovered archive football clips.
Dugout is co-owned by 10 world-leading football clubs (including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City) and offers access to the archives of 100+ football clubs from around the world. It receives 400m views a month of its football content.
2020-05-1412 minBroadcast Tech TalksVFX giant MPC's CEO Mark Benson on the demand for CG/VFX during lockdownMark Benson, CEO of Academy Award winning VFX house/creative studio, MPC, talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about the changing needs of commercials producers during lockdown.
With Covid-19 severely limiting options for live shoots and with the tone of advertising messages necessarily adjusted to be appropriate for the global circumstances we’re living through, there are many challenges facing content creators.
MPC is seeing a shift to CG/VFX work to replace what might have previously been live components, and Benson talks about how it is collaborating with clients to ensure they get th...2020-05-0610 minBroadcast Tech TalksGorilla TV MD Rich Moss and Jigsaw24 sales director Rupert Watson talk remote production techGorilla TV managing director Rich Moss and Jigsaw24 sales director Rupert Watson join Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton for a chat through the tech enabling post-production houses to transition overnight from office-based to cloud-based remote home working.
The companies work together at the cutting edge of post-production, with Gorilla having a long history of innovating in new workflows to continually enhance its service to clients.
This informative, educational discussion explains the practical benefits of products such as Avid Edit on Demand, Deja Edit, and vMix in enabling post houses to ensure business as usual and...2020-04-2914 minBroadcast Tech TalksBlast Premier esports CEO Robbie Douek - transitioning live tournaments from arenas to homesBlast Premier esports CEO Robbie Douek talks to Broadcast Sport reporter Max Miller about the appeal of esports – what draws fans to the games, and how esports can capitalise on the cancellation of live conventional sports. Blast Premier runs a year-long series of tournaments that are typically held in huge arenas with thousands of fans watching the gaming live at the venue. With the pandemic putting a halt to this setup, Douek reveals how the Blast Premier events have transitioned to online, with the players based at home. He also presents his ideas on how esports and the Blast Pr...2020-04-2310 minBroadcast Tech TalksBT Sport COO Jamie Hindhaugh on reinventing the TV studio setup during the pandemicBT Sport chief operating officer Jamie Hindhaugh explains how the broadcaster has created a 'virtual BT Sport studio', taking 400 people out of its physical studios in Stratford and replacing the studios with decentralised production to enable home working.
With the system up and running, BT Sport is able to continue to broadcast presenter-led live shows with each of the presenters and the crew working from their homes.
Hindhaugh talks through the new programming it's creating during lockdown and how it can implement long-term changes based on its reaction to the pandemic.
2020-04-2106 minBroadcast Tech TalksSnooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan and Eurosport's Jamie Steward on snooker vodcastsRonnie O'Sullivan, snooker superstar and Eurosport pundit joins Eurosport UK senior director of production and broadcast Jamie Steward to discuss the snooker content Eurosport is rolling out to replace the postponed World Snooker Championship. It includes exclusive vodcasts from O'Sullivan and fellow snooker players, re-runs of classic matches and twitter polls to choose an archive match from the World Snooker Championship finals each day.
2020-04-1708 minBroadcast Tech TalksLADbible's Ben Powell-Jones - how the social giant creates successful content formatsIn this revealing and insightful interview, LADbible Group's head of programming, Ben Powell-Jones talks to Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about the content his team is creating for the world-leading social media group. Powell-Jones discusses the innovative use of data by the LADbible Group to determine success and to influence future edits and original programming strands, as well as the style and editorial focus of the social media giant's content around coronavirus.
2020-04-0711 minBroadcast Tech TalksSenior colourist Jet Omoshebi on how her role has changed during the Covid-19 crisisRenowned colourist Jet Omoshebi (senior colourist at Goldcrest) talks with Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about working in a near empty Soho facility during the coronavirus pandemic, and about how the crisis could lead to long-lasting changes in the post-production industry, and TV production in general.
2020-04-0106 minBroadcast Tech TalksSport and news presenter Gavin Ramjaun - presenting sports during lockdownBBC presenter Gavin Ramjaun talks with Broadcast Sport and Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about how his role has changed during the coronavirus pandemic. He also talks about his men's health and positivity podcast Manzilla and how as a tech novice he managed to set up his own recording studio. Ramjaun also offers his own words of wisdom on how to stay positive during lockdown.
2020-03-3005 minBroadcast Tech TalksDuncan Alexander (aka OptaJoe) on utilising football data to engage with fans during the pandemicFootball statistician, broadcaster and author Duncan Alexander talks to Broadcast Sport and Broadcast Tech editor Jake Bickerton about how data never fails to unearth new stories from the football archives; how Stats Perform is ramping up its engagement with football fans through its immensely popular OptaJoe twitter account, during the coronavirus pandemic. The future for OptaJoe and how AI is playing a key role in extracting new data from old games.
2020-03-2608 minBroadcast Tech TalksSunset+Vine exec producer Grant Phillips on creating Scottish Football Extra from HomeGrant Phillips, executive producer and director at Sunset+Vine talks to Broadcast Tech/Broadcast Sport reporter Max Miller about how weekly BT Sport series Scottish Football Extra has morphed into Scottish Football Extra From Home during the coronavirus outbreak. The series is being produced remotely, with content captured on mobile phones, sent to editorial via WeTransfer, edited online and broadcast weekly at 6pm on BT Sport.
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Broadcast Tech TalksCoffee & TV CEO Derek Moore on adapting to new ways of working in lockdown
In this short (10-minute) podcast, Broadcast Tech magazine editor Jake Bickerton talks with Derek Moore, CEO of visual effects house Coffee & TV, about the processes the company has undertaken to cope with the impact of coronavirus.
Moore explains how Coffee & TV had to quickly transition from most of its staff being based at its central London office to a 100% remote working model for all its artists and management, while still retaining a community atmosphere.
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