Turkey-based Zeynep Mengioglu, a sound engineer at OB provider HD Protek, is the first woman to work in an OB van in the country. Her years of growing up around professional audio have helped hone her craft as a sound engineer at HD Protek, which is part of the Saran Media in Istanbul. She uses […] More
“It’s a bit of an odd story how I got into the TV broadcasting world,” writes sports director, EVS lead and assistant director for entertainment shows at Argus Productions, Nikki Beers. Right now Beers is in Japan working for Olympic Broadcast Services at the Oi Hockey Stadium as assistant director on the South Pitch. “I […] More
SVG Europe’s Audio Group recently held a meeting focusing on the issue of diversity and inclusion within sports broadcasting audio. Hosted in conjunction with SVG Europe Women, the panel and audience looked at how the industry could solve this problem as an industry, hearing the experiences of both people working in audio, those devising the […] More
Join SVG Europe Audio Group for its next meet up on 20 July at 3pm (UK time) where we will focus on the issue of diversity and inclusion within sports broadcasting audio. Hosted in conjunction with SVG Europe Women, we will be looking at how we can solve this problem as an industry, hearing the […] More
SVG Europe Women Virtual’s Motorsports Special is now available to view on demand, featuring Formula 1, Formula E, Extreme E, British Speedway and more. The animated discussion included Wendy Hendrickx, Formula 1, head of TV production, Lara Bishop, head of production for Formula E at Aurora Media Worldwide, Jenny James-Munoz, production manager for Extreme E […] More
Join SVG Europe Women Virtual’s upcoming event, the Motorsports Special, which is taking place on Thursday 24 June at 10am (UK time) with speakers from Formula 1, Formula E, Extreme E, Aurora Media Worldwide and more. This is set to be an exciting and insightful live discussion featuring some of the incredible women bringing motorsports […] More
“Live sport broadcasts are definitely one of the most challenging environments I’ve worked in; I suppose I like a challenge,” says Emma Penny, Sky Sports A1 sound supervisor. “The technology is often at the forefront of all other live broadcasting. The job itself is fast paced and relies heavily on the abilities of its engineers […] More
MAMA Youth has made it through the pandemic with aplomb despite massive challenges early on. It is now stronger than before thanks to a huge push to diversify its resources and therefore save both itself and its alumni from falling into “a deep hole”. However, MAMA Youth Project chief executive Bob Clarke says that the […] More
SVG Europe Women Virtual is pleased to announce that its latest event, Directors on Directing: Remote Production, held on Wednesday 21 April, was once again a great success. The six panellists were BT Sport Champions League director, Gemma Knight, Sky Sports senior director for football, Sarah Cheadle, freelance director Kylie Jenner, Gudrun Wanek, freelance sports […] More
SVG Europe Women Virtual is pleased to announce its upcoming event, Directors on directing: Remote production, taking place on 21 April at 10am (UK time). In an informative, entertaining and educational discussion, female sports broadcasting directors from a variety of backgrounds will gather to talk about the changes in their roles over the last 12 months. The […] More
