Rise reveals 2024 awards shortlist
Rise, the gender diversity network for the media technology industry, has announced the shortlist for the Rise Awards, which will take place on Tuesday 19 November. Now in its sixth […] More
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Skills shortages: Long-term thinking essential to tackling root causes
In the second part of his analysis of educators’ views of the skills shortage facing the broadcast sector, Michael Burns explores the issue of diversity, looks at the initiatives already […] More
Skills shortages: The educators’ view of an industry in crisis
Imagine a world where you have a high-profile sporting fixture on the calendar, but an outside broadcast can’t take place because there aren’t enough engineers to make it happen. Or […] More
Skills shortages: Collaborative effort and action on diversity needed to avoid industry destabilisation
For the past decade or more, there’s been talk of a skills shortage across the media and entertainment industry, and the concerned voices have only got louder in recent years. […] More
Rise announces 2024 global mentoring programme
Rise has announced its 2024 global mentoring programme which this year will span the UK, Europe, ANZ, APAC, India, and North America, in keeping with Rise’s mission of fostering inclusivity […] More
Rise announces cohort for second mentoring scheme of 2023
Rise, an advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast media technology sector, has announced the pairings for its sixth annual mentoring scheme in the UK. Due to popular demand […] More
2023 Rise Awards winners announced with BBC Sport’s Barbara Slater taking Woman of the Year
Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for gender diversity in the media technology sector, has announced the winners of its 2023 Rise Awards. At Troxy in London winners in fourteen categories […] More
SVG Europe Women announces IBC flashmob with Rise, Gals N’ Gear, Women in Streaming Media and AWS
SVG Europe Women is one part of a female collective hitting IBC 2023 with a flashmob that will take place on Saturday 16 September at 8.30am outside the Rai. Joining […] More
AE Live champions gender diversity with Rise Summer School
AE Live has played an important part in the recent Rise Up Academy Summer School as part of its overall efforts to help improve diversity in the broadcast sports industry. The […] More
Stepping stones: Studio director at BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC News Radio Amy Brennan talks top tips for getting into broadcast
In our latest ‘Stepping stone’ interview, we talk to Amy Brennan, studio director at BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC News Radio, about how she got into broadcasting, how Rise […] More