Production & Post
Report: Average day of filming generates more than one person’s annual carbon footprint
The video streaming industry’s annual carbon footprint now exceeds that of the airline industry, states the report
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Live Production
EMG goes green with HVO fuel OB trucks
The company says it has saved over 300 tonnes of emissions so far with the move, the equivalent of powering an average UK house...
Production & Post
Film London publishes report to help TV and film suppliers become more sustainable
The report proposes solutions and technologies that production supply companies can employ to bring down the industry’s collective emissions
Live Production
BT Sport completes PoC cloud-based live broadcast
BT Sport's Jamie Hindhaugh and Andy Beale talk to TVBEurope about the broadcaster's trial of a completely cloud-based production workflow for this week's UEFA...
Live Production
Can live production be sustainable?
Ahead of COP27 next month, Sony has published a whitepaper looking at the challenges around sustainability in live production
Business
Paramount UK sets out sustainability strategy
To reduce its Scope 3 emissions, Paramount UK said it intends to consider environmental impact and the sustainability ambitions and credentials of prospective suppliers...
Business
Accedo aims to boost sustainability across the media industry
Company plans to create a sustainable marketplace for media by 2025, which will include sustainable KPIs such as carbon impact, audience influence, and community...
Production & Post
CCW pledges to become first UK-based net zero production company by 2023
The company, which works across CGI, video production, 2D and 3D scanning, and photogrammetry, is enabling clients to opt into its sustainability scheme
Production & Post
How virtual production is helping TV and film become more sustainable
Final Pixel's Michael McKenna lays out the seven ways to reduce the impact of TV and film production on the environment
Production & Post
albert launches new tool to measure how ‘planet friendly’ a production is
The tool asks editorial teams a series of questions, and offers case studies and reports of productions that have met albert's sustainability criteria
Production & Post
albert: Average hour of TV contributes 5.7t CO2e per hour
Figure is lower than expected, which albert describes as "an indication that sustainable practices are remaining in place, despite increased demands and pressures on...
Production & Post
Report: Hours spent streaming in 2020 led to sea ice loss the size of Scotland
A new study from Blackbird looks at how cloud technologies can help decarbonise video production
Business
Panasonic pledges to reduce CO₂ emissions by more than 300 million tons by 2050
Panasonic said it has decided to replace its energy-focused targets with CO₂ reduction goals in order to tackle global environmental issues and "clearly show...
Production & Post
Netflix reveals sustainability progress
In total Netflix reduced or avoided more than 14,000 metric tons of emissions in 2021, reducing its Scope 1 and 2 footprint by more...
Live Production
Extreme E plans to further reduce its remote production footprint in 2022
James Pearce, partnerships director at Aurora Media Worldwide, tells TVBEurope about the remote production workflows for the sport's first season, and plans for season...
Live Production
Using cloud can reduce OB technical infrastructure needs ‘by up to 70 per cent’
Proof of concept to achieve carbon net zero live production was undertaken as part of IBC's Accelerators programme
Business
ITV agrees £500 million revolving credit facility linked to sustainability targets
Broadcaster will benefit from a lower interest rate if it delivers emissions reductions in line with its net zero roadmap
Live Production
Quicklink saves over 21K tonnes of CO₂ per month with remote solutions
Company used its recently released Carbon Calculator tool to reach the figure
Live Production
New Quicklink tool shows remote contribution CO2 savings
Company has also released a Carbon Calculator that uses a unique algorithm to calculate the carbon dioxide emissions saved by having contributors appear virtually
Business
BBC sets out path to net zero by 2030
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved the BBC's roadmap to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, commending its ambition to...
Production & Post
albert: 2020 saw 52 per cent reduction in TV industry’s carbon emissions
The increase in remote working and travel restrictions during 2020 meant that the aggregated total distance travelled by plane reduced by 5.1 million kilometres
Production & Post
BBC to host virtual festival looking at media and sustainability
Event will include research from the BBC’s R&D consumer media technology team on the carbon cost of television and associated technologies
Production & Post
ITV takes delivery of new sustainable satellite cars
dB Broadcast has supplied ITV with a mini-fleet of four Mk2 Daytime Sat Cars which have been developed with sustainable hybrid technology to replace...
Business
Sky meets 100 per cent renewable energy target across European business
Broadcaster has invested in renewables and set targets for 20 per cent on-site generation for all new buildings and large refurbishments
Production & Post
All 12 live Springwatch episodes powered by clean energy
The BBC said if the energy provided for Springwatch 2021 had been produced with diesel generators, seven tonnes of CO2 would have been released...
Production & Post
Krishnan Guru-Murthy to chair albert’s news consortium
The news consortium was launched by albert in January, with founding members including ITN, BBC, ITV News, Sky News and Channel 4
Media Consumption
Watching one hour of online video is equivalent to boiling an electric kettle three times
The carbon footprint of watching online video on a 50-inch TV is roughly 4.5 times more than watching on a laptop, and 90 times...
Production & Post
ITV Studios partners with albert on global Net Zero initiative
albert's climate change training and tools will be available across 12 countries, including France, Germany, the Nordics, Italy, and the Netherlands
Production & Post
Blackbird highlights video industry impact on environment
New study outlines how companies can work to meet sustainability goals
Media Delivery
Zattoo’s streaming service certified carbon neutral
Zattoo calculated it created 692 tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2019
Business
STV aims to be a net zero carbon business by 2030
As well as joining albert, the broadcaster intends to work with its suppliers to create a sustainable supply chain
Business
Sky joins sustainability in the video entertainment industry webinar
Sky's Inga Ruehl will be able to offer expert insight into how broadcasters are dealing with sustainability issues
Production & Post
BBC’s Winterwatch is world’s first large scale OB solely powered by green hydrogen
According to the BBC, using green hydrogen instead of diesel twinset generators at all sites during one live episode of Winterwatch avoided 3.3 tonnes...
Production & Post
albert revamps production carbon calculator
New global version of carbon calculator will roll out to all Fremantle offices during 2021, making it the first TV company to calculate its...
Production & Post
ITV sets out carbon footprint plans
Aims to be first broadcaster in the UK to ensure all shows reduce their carbon footprint
Business
Sky wants to be carbon neutral by 2030
Includes plans to make all of Sky's tech products more energy efficient
Production & Post
UKTV receives first CarbonNeutral production certification
Series has offset its carbon emissions by funding a Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation project
Business
albert, Good Energy partner to reduce carbon footprint
The collaboration is designed to make renewable electricity affordable for creative organisations
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...
News
Production & Post
RVX delivers carbon neutral vfx for Verne Global
Verne Global, a UK-based developer of energy efficient data centre campuses, today announced that RVX is creating its visual effects for Hollywood film projects,...
News