Not all television production crews today include a sound recordist but, as extreme location cameraman and director Phil Coates tells Kevin Hilton, that does not mean audio is any less important in the making of exciting and stimulating programmes.

A great strength of radio is the sense of community it creates but, as Kevin Hilton reports, sound wireless now has to come to terms with social media and data technologies if it is to keep the position it has built over the years.

Volume is high on the broadcast technology agenda. First it was loudness and now it's audibility. Kevin Hilton looks at Fraunhofer's system for controlling speech and backgrounds independently and how it was used during Wimbledon.

The second screen was everywhere at IBC 2011, linking TV with smart phones and tablets. Among the many companies looking at this area is Dolby Laboratories, which envisions a five-screen future. Kevin Hilton looks at the approach.

This year's IBC saw the low-key but significant first appearance of a newcomer to the radio microphone market, Audio Wireless. Company founder Aldo Hakligil talks to Kevin Hilton about starting again and his enthusiasm for all things RF.

In the run-up to IBC 2011, manufacturer and distribution company Canford's recently appointed chief executive, Leif Friestad, talks to Kevin Hilton about five year plans, new sales and marketing structures and his take on the broadcasting market.

Automation has become an integral part of broadcasting in the last 20 years but, as Mark Errington of IT automation specialist OASYS tells Kevin Hilton, the last five years have seen the biggest changes in how TV is played out, with audio a key factor in recent developments.

The newest addition to London’s post-production scene is due for an official launch next month. Kevin Hilton looks at the ambitions and technology behind Rain Post Production and how audio fits in with the facility’s overall plans to carve a niche for itself in Soho’s broadcast and film market.

London's post-production scene is used to seeing established facilities close and newcomers open. In the latest cycle Pepper Post closed in June, while Rain will launch soon. Kevin Hilton gets a snapshot of the market and hears about the part audio plays in bringing in business.

In these highly competitive, technology reliant broadcasting times, research and development has never been more important. But as these are equally commercially tough times for broadcasters, R&D could be seen as a luxury. Kevin Hilton looks at BBC R&D's vision for future audio technologies and how academia fits in.

The broadcast industry is reportedly facing a technical skills shortage. Trade body the IABM held two training courses in the past week as part of its programme to train personnel for today's broadcast market. Roger Crumpton talks to Kevin Hilton about why the market came to be in this state and the ways out of it.

Sound designer Adrian Rhodes worked at De Lane Lea for 15 years but last June made the big move to join Goldcrest Post Production. He talks to Kevin Hilton about life and work one year on, BAFTA nominations and his approach to TV drama and feature films.

Digital radio has given us more channels and this has led to a greater demand for both original programming and rare archive material to fill the schedules. Kevin Hilton looks at the recovery and restoration of two classic British comedy shows that have now been heard again after many years.

Kenny Everett was among the most innovative and influential presenters in British radio. Kevin Hilton talks to the makers of a Sony Award winning documentary that celebrates Everett's contribution to what he always called the "wireless" and how digital technology was used to restore and emulate original analogue material.

Known up until now for making a major impact on the live sound market, DiGiCo has made its first push into broadcast, with the release of two new desks, the SD-10B and SD7-B. Mel Lambert was at NAB to digest the story.