People
Meet the chief technology officer
Red Bee Media's Richard Kydd discusses how media technology can make positive change, and offers three pieces of advice for anyone interested in working...
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Business
ITV collaborates with North West employers to grow next generation of technology talent
16-18 year olds will be invited into the broadcaster's offices to explore what a job in technology has to offer
Production & Post
BAFTA launches campaign to inspire behind-the-camera talent of tomorrow
The minute-long advert mentions numerous roles within the industry, including coders, boom operators, creative artists, rig makers, and all the people in the credits...
People
Meet the audio describer
Take 1’s Ryan Hennessey explains how a love for creative writing and film is a great basis for becoming an audio describer
People
Meet the composer and sound designer
Sefi Carmel explains why he feels the studio is the place where technology and creativity meet
People
Meet the entry level camera assistant
dock10's Amy Ashley-Mather reveals how Facebook helped her get started in the media tech industry, and why anyone who wants to work in media...
People
Meet the research and development software engineer
Emotion System’s Tristan Sear talks about learning to code with his brothers, and why a career in software engineering means he learns something new...
People
Meet the product marketing manager
Vizrt's Elena Petrichevska reveals how a delayed flight led to her joining the media tech industry, and why she thinks it's the "hidden treasure...
Business
‘It’s opened my eyes to other career options’: Inspiring the next generation at Rise Up Academy Summer School
TVBEurope hears from the co-founder, volunteers and students taking part in Rise's inaugural summer school
People
Meet the VP of product management
Artel's Rafael Fonseca discusses how he enjoys helping customers solve the issues that “keep them up at night", and why he believes there's no...
Business
Media tech industry supports inaugural Rise Up Academy Summer School
Rise expects over 500 students to take part in the event, where they will learn about building a TV studio, creating graphics, exploring virtual...
People
Meet the senior workflow coordinator
Ateliere Creative Technologies' Dimitra Pagoni reveals how she went from musical child prodigy to working in an industry that she says leaves her "fulfilled,...
Production & Post
MARS Volume launches training academy
Courses on offer include a broad and general understanding of the virtual production pipeline from render node to screen; and another covering LED systems...
People
Meet the senior product consultant
Kiloview's Zane Zeng discusses his average day helping make content creation easier, and why he believes IP-based production can help everyone who loves video...
People
Meet the chief creative officer
Ewan Johnson, CCO and co-founder of Arcturus, reveals how a trip to a galaxy far, far away set him on a course to the...
People
Meet the sports broadcast graphics operator
AE Live's Jodie Butcher reveals how she went from PE teacher to working on some of the biggest sporting events in the world, and...
Business
BFI: UK production training sector needs £104 million investment a year and another 21,000 employees
The BFI calling for the industry to invest at least 1 per cent of all production budgets in training existing and future workforce
People
Meet the creative producer
NDI TV's Renato John-Paul Straume Fogliani explains how no day is the same in his job, and why he would advise anyone who wants...
Production & Post
ScreenSkills: UK TV and film industry needs 21,000 additional crew to meet demand
ScreenSkills suggests production spend on film and HETV is likely to hit between £7.07 billion and £7.66 billion by 2025
People
Meet the technical artist
Zero Density's Menaf Seçilmiş got his start in the media tech industry while interning at the company as a student. Now he helps build...
Production & Post
Channel 4, Northern Ireland Screen partner to plug production skills gap
Two organisations intend to undertake specific initiatives to support production capability in the nation; as well as building upon existing in initiatives to develop...
Production & Post
NFTS Scotland aims to develop next generation of camera operators
Course is open to anyone who has some knowledge of the screen industries, or transferable skills
People
Meet the head of product innovation
dock10's Richard Wormwell reveals how he moved into the TV industry after starting out in desktop publishing, and why working with leading edge technology...
People
Meet the head of marketing and communications
Tellyo's Stuart Russell reveals how he went from professional musician to marketing supremo, and why he feels the media tech's vendor landscape has never...
People
Meet the head of product development
Gefei Lu is looking forward to bringing her experience in the technology sector to "help make the world better through empowering more stories, better...
People
Meet the development and production executive
Shayna Waldman started out working in a legal firm before finding her way in to the media industry
People
Meet the entry-level sound assistant
dock10's Madeleine Jones discusses how she got her start in the media industry, why no day is ever quite the same, and finding a...
Production & Post
The Farm Group, Jigsaw24 Media partner on training scheme
The scheme includes both practical and theoretical elements and is designed to give junior operators a comprehensive understanding of the technologies typically used in collaborative...
People
Meet the finishing artist
The Finish Line's Zeb Chadfield talks about learning to edit by cutting tape to tape on video, and why he tries to approach every...
People
Meet the virtual production stage technician
James Codling tells TVBEurope how he was inspired to move into working in virtual production after watching The Mandalorian
Production & Post
Epic Games introduces virtual production skills-building training programme
Unreal Connectors is a new skill-building training programme which will be available in the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, the US and Canada
Live Production
dock10 launches studio talent training scheme
"Our industry is going to have some problems in the future unless we train up the new generation," said dock10 head of studios Andy...
Production & Post
Final Pixel, Greenwich University collaborate on skills-based virtual production course
New and Emerging Technology runs across four, two-week sprints, and aims to expose students to iterative workflows and key elements of virtual production
Business
Prime Video commits £10 million to support training in UK film and TV industry
Company is working with the National Film and Television School on Prime Video Pathway
Live Production
Sunset+Vine launches training initiative for Commonwealth Games
Offers 200 work experience placements on OB and studio productions are available
Production & Post
First 15 students join NFTS’ virtual production course
The NFTS Virtual Production Certificate is a six-month blended learning course, which aims to meet the demand for virtual production skills within the screen sector
Production & Post
Pinewood expansion approved by local council
Development project will result in a £355 million boost to the UK economy and create over 3,500 jobs if given final approval
IP Migration
AIMS launches group to focus on IP training and education
Group's mission will be to define what is needed to improve training, expand educational opportunities, and expand the base of qualified engineers and operators...
Production & Post
Final Pixel launches international training courses to fill virtual production skills gap
The Final Pixel Academy will run courses at all levels across the virtual production workflow
Production & Post
Report: UK facing a virtual production skills gap
Skills shortage needs to be tackled urgently if the UK is to leverage its reputation for innovation and creative excellence across film and TV,...
Media Management
Manchester-based company to provide global RDK training
RDK is a unique, open-source software platform technology used to standardise core functions of digital TV set top boxes, broadband gateways (modems/routers) and connected...
Production & Post
Gravity Media partners with MAMA Youth Project
Company will contribute and commit resources to MAMA's training programme, from which it will recruit to fill relevant vacancies