Sustainability
UK broadcasters commit to new measurement process to track climate content
The broadcasters will issue on-screen sustainability tracking forms as part of their post production reporting processes
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Sustainability
How NRK is reducing remote production battery wastage
The Norwegian broadcaster is taking on the largely hidden environmental challenge of remote production's voracious appetite for disposable batteries
Sustainability
albert: average emissions per hour of content up by 33 per cent in 2023
The average emissions associated with an hour of TV or film production is equivalent to driving around the world twice in the average diesel...
Sustainability
BAFTA albert report highlights studio sustainability achievements
The report found that 26 of the 29 studios surveyed run off 100 per cent renewable energy sources with some supplying their own
Business
TVBEurope March 2024 issue available to download
The March issue focuses on the on-going move to sustainability in the media technology industry, goes behind the scenes of The Traitors, and discovers...
Sustainability
albert aims to help productions monitor their biodiversity
The guide includes a clear categorisation of the kinds of impacts a production could have on biodiversity, including in the supply chain and production...
Production & Post
Industry still finding its feet with carbon footprint
Bafta's albert initiative has released its second Subtitles to Save the World report which shows a fourfold increase in sustainability mentions on-screen, but these...
Production & Post
albert: Carbon impact of one tentpole film equivalent to 11 trips to the moon
Report cites VFX, CGI, pre-vis, 5G and remote collaboration as tools that can make projects more sustainable
Content
‘Climate change’ mentioned 95 per cent less than ‘tea’ on TV
New study into environmental discussion over a year’s worth of subtitling data
Business
albert, Good Energy partner to reduce carbon footprint
The collaboration is designed to make renewable electricity affordable for creative organisations
Production & Post
A greener industry
albert is undertaking a project to support the creative community’s transition to renewable electricity. The sustainability think-tank aims to reduce carbon emissions and save...
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Business
BAFTA supports critical climate talks
A number of high profile names have joined the BAFTA albert sustainability initiative in calling for an international agreement on climate change at the...
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Production & Post
Educating Cardiff and Celebrity MasterChef make the grade for albert+
Channel 4’s new eight-part factual series Educating Cardiff and BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef have achieved albert+ certification through the adoption of a number of innovative...
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Production & Post
One hour of TV, 9.4 tonnes of carbon: albert to survey sustainability
Television and film think-tank albert is undertaking a major survey of the independent production sector to assess the level of understanding of sustainability, climate...
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Business
Indies awarded BAFTA albert+ for sustainability
A number of independent productions have attained BAFTA albert+ certification, leading the way across the TV industry in creating sustainable productions.
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Production & Post
Greenstone helps power albert for TV industry sustainability
albert and albert+, the sustainability assessment tools for the film and television industry, are enabling production companies across the UK and internationally to reduce...
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Business
BAFTA sustainability body boosts numbers
Shed Media, NBCUniversal International Television Production and UKTV will join the BAFTA Albert Consortium