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IBC 2019

HBS Broadcast Academy shortlisted for an IBC Social Impact Award

IBC has announced the shortlist for its Social Impact Awards, with HBS Broadcast Academy set to battle it out with the BBC and Turkish Broadcaster TRT for the Diversity and Inclusivity Award. The Social Impact Awards will recognise three areas:...

By: Will Strauss, Editor • Posted on: 11 Jul, 2019 • 3 minute read
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ECOB group meets to discuss reducing the carbon footprint of Premier League match production

Minimising the environmental impact of producing and broadcasting Premier League football matches was top of the agenda at a historic cross-broadcaster roundtable held in London at the end of June. The ECOB quarterly meeting saw representatives from all three of...

By: Will Strauss, Editor • Posted on: 1 Jul, 2019 • 2 minute read
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SportTech 2019: Building sustainability to reduce carbon footprint

Following the Carbon Literacy workshop held on the morning of SportTech 2019 at Lord’s on 22 May, SVG Europe launched the ‘One Planet’ (Sustainability in Sports Production) initiative, inspiring change and outlining pledges made by producers, broadcasters, rights holders and...

By: Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe • Posted on: 12 Jun, 2019 • 5 minute read
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The Creative Energy Project: Making the use of renewable energy affordable for UK-based sports production companies

Striving for sustainability as a sports production company or services provider can be a challenge but one of the most effective ways of reducing an organisation's carbon footprint is to switch to a renewable energy supplier. To encourage this, SVG...

By: Will Strauss, Editor • Posted on: 10 Jun, 2019 • 2 minute read
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SportTech 2019: Sports production community invited to attend bespoke sustainability workshop

Sports broadcasters, production companies, rights owners and OB facilities providers are being invited to attend a free sustainability workshop during next month's SportTech 2019 conference at Lord's. The 'Carbon Literacy for Sports Production' workshop has been designed specifically for the...

By: SVG Staff • Posted on: 29 Apr, 2019 • 2 minute read
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Green emergency: BBC Sport and Sky Sports on making sports broadcasting sustainable

Being green and creating a sustainable environment for future generations is a major issue for many people today, both personally and at work. Sports broadcasting is an area that contributes greatly to environmental damage, with huge numbers of people and...

By: Heather McLean, Editor • Posted on: 17 Dec, 2018 • 11 minute read

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