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SVGE Women Profiles
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Stepping Stones: Early experiences in live sports broadcast with Sky Deutschland intern Lena ReinhardLena Reinhard is an intern at Sky Deutschland working across all aspects of the production process for live sports broadcast. Studying at the University of Cologne, she is focused on pursuing a career in this genre when she graduates and...
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Stepping Stones: Whisper Cymru edit assistant and EVS operator Caitlin Lewis on fuelling her passion for sportCaitlin Lewis is an edit assistant and EVS operator at Whisper Cymru, and a Whisper Cymru Academy graduate. She is obsessed with sport and has managed to find a career that enables her to fuel that fire further. We hope...
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Stepping Stones: Being creative behind the lens with EMG / Gravity Media junior camera operator Annemijn van der MeerAnnemijn van der Meer is a junior ENG camera operator at EMG / Gravity Media, and she loves learning about the trade that she hopes will take her around the world and back in future years. Stepping Stones is a...
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Stepping Stones: HBS production coordinator Rebecca Rene-Bois on fighting back against imposter syndromeRebecca Rene-Bois, HBS production coordinator, has arrived at the sports broadcasting industry via intellectual property law, which is an unconventional route, but one that means she is a focused problem solver. Our conversation with Rene-Bois is one of our Stepping...
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Measured on precision: NRK vision mixer Mari Libach talks travel and technology“There are three main things that keep me engaged in live sports broadcasting,” says Mari Libach, a vision mixer at Norwegian public broadcaster, NRK. “First, the unpredictability. Unlike scripted television, live sports are unscripted, meaning every event is unique, and anything...
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Adrenaline rush – Part 1: TNT Sports senior production manager Umo Glover talks excitement and being hyper organisedTNT Sports senior production manager Umo Glover works across a wide range of sports, including Champions League football. She has spent years honing her craft that requires an incredibly intense focus on the details, the technology and the people. Split...
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Adrenaline rush – Part 2: From cool events to challenges and tech with TNT Sports’ Umo GloverUmo Glover, senior production manager at TNT Sports, has worked on a lot of cool events over the course of her extensive career in making productions work, but she has also faced many challenges, from the technology being used, to...
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Fighting stereotypes: IMG’s Gurjit Kharbanda on carving out her own path in sports broadcasting“The stereotypical path for a first-generation British Indian didn’t appeal to me and I was always privileged that my parents allowed me to follow my heart when it came to education,” says Gurjit Kharbanda, a production executive at IMG. “This...
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Passion for live: BBC Sport head of production Rachel Wright on being creative, collaborative and looking to the futureFrom watching Grandstand at her granny’s house to being inspired to pursue a career in production while watching a panto aged 14 years old, Rachel Wright, head of production at BBC Sport for major events, cricket, general sport and digital...
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Stepping Stones: Behind the lens with NFTS and QTV multi-camera trainee Phoebe PearsonPhoebe Pearson is right at the beginning of her career in sports broadcasting. She is a multi-camera trainee at the National Film and Television School, through which she is currently working with independent OB company QTV in Scotland. This article...
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Enjoy the journey: Shining a torch on Warner Bros. Discovery Sports’ senior director Laura Aira“Every day is different in the world of sport; it’s unscripted and unpredictable,” says Laura Aira, senior director, production at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. "Sport is the epitome of hard work and dedication; it shines a torch on the fact...
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Nothing is impossible: HBS’ Katarzyna Humska on daring to believe, and production managing the live coverage of major sporting tournamentsLike many, Katarzyna Humska's career was interrupted by the COVID pandemic but, undeterred, she is now back on track, loving life and her job working as a production manager with Host Broadcast Services (HBS) on the live broadcast of some...
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Stepping Stones: Freelance sound assistant Hazel DeAyr talks following the music and sounding out opportunities in audioHazel DeAyr, freelance sound assistant, is based in Glasgow, Scotland. She has navigated her way from music production to hitting the road as an audio assistant on OBs, and has great ambitions for her future career in sound. Her story...
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Taking inspiration: Combining a passion for sport and media with Sunset+Vine junior production manager Grace BinnieGrace Binnie, junior production manager at Sunset+Vine, started her journey towards sports broadcasting as a child in Athens watching the athletics at the 2004 Olympic Games. That moment inspired her, and today she is powering along the live production career...
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