Production & Post
£500,000 funding package upgrades filmmaking facilities at Birmingham City University
The investment is one of BCU's biggest in its film, photography and media programmes since the Parkside building opened in 2014
Skills gap
Business
Elevating the next generation of senior leadership through new Rise initiative
Aiming to support women in media and entertainment, the six-week programme will strengthen leadership capabilities, build networks and drive behavioural change
Live Production
On Air global student broadcast to return for 2026 with greater ambitions
The event aims to build on the success of the inaugural On Air project, the world's largest student-led broadcast
Business
dock10, University of Salford collaborate on Up North: Creative Futures event to help narrow skills gap
The event aims to demystify routes into the creative industries, with 53 Degrees North Media Academy alumni sharing knowledge and insights from their own...
Production & Post
University of Salford announces celluloid filmmaking centre of excellence
The SCCE aims to preserve knowledge of celluloid production while informing contemporary practices
Production & Post
Final Pixel, StoryFutures partner on ‘next generation of solutions for production and storytelling’
The partnership aims to address skills gaps and allow creative teams to de-risk ambitious projects, manage costs effectively and deliver cinematic quality at scale
Business
Global Academy keeps a Hawk-Eye on M&E skills gap with unique education partnership
The collaboration aims to provide students with hands-on experience of Hawk-Eye's industry-standard technology
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Training and upskilling essential to prepare screen workforce for AI integration
The BFI's AI in the Screen Sector report offers recommendations for the UK's film, TV and VFX industries to make best use of AI...
IP Migration
Why building automation into a broadcast SMPTE ST 2110 network is a “no-brainer”
As part of our webinar on simplifying IP deployment, the panel discussed topics including automation, the IP skills gap, Sky Italia's move to an...
Production & Post
Report: Over 190,000 work off-screen in UK’s TV and film industries
The pilot study aims to help ScreenSkills develop an inclusive and adaptable screen sector workforce for now and the future, said the organisation
Business
UK creative industry Autumn Budget response – ‘not only welcome, but essential to support sector’
Figures from across the industry have been broadly supportive of the Chancellor's announcement
Business
Budget 2024: UK Chancellor outlines plans for creative industries
The Chancellor has delivered the new government's first budget pledging a tax relief package for the creative industries
Business
‘Skills and diversity aren’t a priority right now’: Why the media technology industry needs to take action
Writing exclusively for TVBEurope, Carrie Wootten, co-founder of The Global Media and Entertainment Manifesto, details the need for the media tech industry to find...
Business
‘The industry is at a tipping point’: World Skills Café to address media’s skills gap
Carrie Wootten talks to TVBEurope about a new initiative aiming to understand what skills shortages exist within the media tech industry, whether that be...
Business
Global Media & Entertainment Talent Manifesto aims to address media technology skills crisis
Established in late 2023 by Carrie Wootten and Chris Redmond, the Global Media & Entertainment Talent Manifesto aims to address the widening skills gap...
Production & Post
Moving forward: Decentralisation, sustainability and the skills gap will be key production trends in 2024
As the production industry continues to ramp up following the Hollywood strikes, TVBEurope looks at some of the key areas where we may see...
People
Recruiting for the future
Carrie Wootten, founder of the Media Careers Podcast, writes in TVBEurope's latest issue that the industry still has so much more to do address...