After an 18-month break, SVG Europe returns with a revamped and re-imagined awards ceremony, celebrating sports broadcasting and production across Europe. Moving from its former home at the Sports Production Summit in Amsterdam to the Sports OTT Forum in London (27 May 2020), the tightly focussed SVG Europe Sports TV Awards 2020 will continue to […] More
During the SVG Europe Women Winter Networking Event at BT Sport studios in London, the audience was treated to an edition of ‘The Abi Stephens Show’, a chat show-style seminar session that will be coming to a screen near you very soon. As part of that show, Heather McLean, editor at SVG Europe and head […] More
Presenter Sarra Elgan and a panel of engineers and educators debate what needs to be done to bring more women into engineering careers within sports broadcasting and to develop the educational tracts to get them there. The discussion looks at how the industry can get more women into STEM roles, the disparity between that desire […] More
In a conversation recorded at BT Sport in London, presenter Sarra Elgan talks to SVG Europe editor Heather McLean about SVG Europe Women: its origins, the new advisory board and where the initiative is going next. “There is always more we can do. The important thing is to make changes and be proactive. It’s not […] More
At the SVG Europe Women Winter Networking Event with BT Sport and Timeline TV on 30 January, sports presenter Abi Stephens led a chat-show style session with MAMA Youth Project CEO Bob Clarke, ex-England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis and newly appointed BT Sport OB manager Charlotte Winter. They discussed various topics including women and inclusivity, encouraging […] More
Whisper has announced the appointment of former Sky Sports production executive Sarah Warnock to carry out the same role for the production company. Following a period of sustained growth for the sports and live events production specialist, Warnock has joined Whisper to help manage its sport-focused new business and expanding cricket portfolio. Warnock brings with […] More
SVG Europe Women’s latest networking event was another huge success with more than 200 people attending the sports TV industry get-together at BT Sport’s studios in London on Thursday 30 January. The second SVG Europe Women Winter Networking Event, held in partnership with BT Sport and Timeline TV, featured the live filming of ‘The Abi […] More
BBC director of sport Barbara Slater was presented with the inaugural SVG Europe Women Achievement Award at a special ceremony in London on Thursday 30 January 2020. The Award was bestowed for Slater’s outstanding achievements in sports broadcasting and her continued impact on women in sports television over the last 12 months. The new SVG […] More
This Thursday evening at the SVG Europe Women winter networking event with BT Sport and Timeline TV (30 January 2020), the inaugural SVG Europe Women Achievement Award will be presented. The winner, who will not be named until the night itself, is a woman that stands out for her outstanding achievements in sports broadcasting, and […] More
At SVG Europe’s Football Summit 2020, taking place in Berlin on 31 March at the Olympic Stadium, the FA’s director of the women’s professional game, Kelly Simmons, will take to the stage. The World Cup 2019 was a key moment in the growth of the women’s game and following on from that success, women’s football […] More
