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The SVG Podcast:Young Women in Sports-TV Operations - An SVG Europe Women Panel

26/02/2020

The SVG Podcast:Young Women in Sports-TV Operations - An SVG Europe Women Panel Engineers and educators from across England share their perspective on encouraging female youth in the industry By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 6:25 am

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A persistent trend in the sports-video-operations business today is the challenge of finding and training the next generation of broadcast IT technologists, particularly engineers. This is especially true of finding women in those roles.

The same can be said of the broadcast industry in Europe. That was the focus of a panel discussion at the latest Networking Event hosted by SVG Europe Women. The discussion, which featured three engineers who are working in the field and three educators, addressed the measures that are being taken to guide more young women into STEM roles, the disparity between that goal and the educational prerequisites that deter or prevent women from going in that direction, and the value of learning on the job.

The educators:

Polly Hickling, course leader, Media Technology Program, Solent University Southampton

Susan Pratt, director of teaching and learning, department of music and media, film and video production technology, University of Surrey

Dr. Ajaz Ali, course director, digital television technology and degree apprenticeships, Ravensbourne

The engineers:

Carys Hughes, design engineer, emerging technologies, Sky

Sandy Isnard, solutions architect, Telstra Broadcast Services

Roisin McKeniry, head of production technology, Timeline TV

This conversation was recorded on Jan. 30 at the latest SVG Europe Women networking event held in partnership with BT Sport and Timeline Television at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Your moderator is BT Sport announcer Sarah Elgan.

This episode of The SVG Podcast is supported by Eurovision Services. Great events don't happen by accident. Eurovision Services helps broadcasters and sports federations produce, distribute, and personalize their events. With two permanent bureaus in the U.S. and a worldwide satellite and fiber network, Eurovision Services transmits thousands of hours of global content for major U.S. sports leagues and delivers major European sports to broadcast rightsholders in the U.S. every day, letting clients focus on what really matters - creating amazing experiences. For more, visit the company online at www.eurovision.net.

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