To create a powerful network of women working in European sports media that are able to call upon one another for ideas, support, help and advice.
SVG Europe Women is a powerful network of women in sports media who are able to call upon one another for ideas, support, help and advice.
SVG Europe Women is made up of members from across TV sports broadcasting, within production, distribution, technology, and related areas. This community has grown exponentially since 2018.
We are supported by an Advisory Board of experienced, successful women from a wide variety of roles within sports broadcast, each of whom take an active role and interest in furthering the careers of women in this exciting industry.
SVG Europe Women holds regular events for its community throughout Europe, both physical and through SVG Europe Women Virtual. These events are designed to provide information, education, awareness and networking opportunities, increasing the discussion around women in sports broadcasting, and helping to make change.
SVG Europe Women holds regular events for its community throughout Europe, both physical and through SVG Europe Women Virtual.
Find out moreSVG Europe Women, in partnership with Aurora, NEP and QTV, has created a series of educational videos that reveal what it is like to work in sports broadcasting, specifically in the jobs 'behind the lens' from runner to managing director.
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Director, producer, filmmaker and editor Aurelie Gonin
There aren't many professions in the world where you have to be an athlete to even begin your daily tasks, but Aurelie Gonin, director at her own company, Alpine Medias House, is one of those…
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SVT head of sports Åsa Edlund Jönsson
Hugely driven, ambitious and successful are terms well-suited to SVT’s head of sports, Åsa Edlund Jönsson. She has worked at the Swedish public broadcaster for over 20 years in a huge variety of roles, from…
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DAZN VP of production services Caroline Ewerton
DAZN’s Caroline Ewerton, vice president of production services (acting), quotes author Elizabeth Gilbert to describe her approach to seizing and making career opportunities in sports broadcasting: “perfection is just fear in fancy shoes and a…
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Eurosport editor-in-chief Aurelia Mounier
“Live tennis is fascinating as there are always new stories to tell. The unpredictability, the upsets, the newcomers,” says Aurelia Mounier, editor-in-chief at Eurosport. Mounier’s career has been built around the tensions of the tennis…
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European Tour Productions head of graphics Leila Salarkia
Leila Salarkia, head of graphics for European Tour Productions at IMG, has had something of a whirlwind ride through further education, from biochemistry to animation, to get her current position. She has spent a good…
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BBC Sport head of production Debbie Dubois
Today, most people feel that a degree is an absolute necessity when seeking a job in sports broadcasting. It has not always been this way, however, and the rise of BBC Sport’s head of production,…
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Martiene Bruggink
When her brother, the former Dutch international footballer Arnold Bruggink, was interviewed at home by the press when she was in her early 20s, Martiene Bruggink got her first taste of journalism in action and…
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Sky Sports head of production Jennie Blackmore
Inspired by her love of cricket, Sky Sports’ head of production for football and boxing, Jennie Blackmore, has gone from climbing gantries with doughnuts for camera crew strapped to her arms, to the top of…
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Sky Sports operational delivery lead Jena Mihalovic
In the sunshine state of Florida, “football is a way of life” says Jena Mihalovic, Sky Sports’ operational delivery lead. Mihalovic started out as a camera operator in the States, and she says of working…
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BBC Sport executive producer Vicky Cotton
“I can feel my blood fizzing with excitement again just thinking about it,” says Vicky Cotton, BBC Sport’s executive producer for live streaming, reminiscing on the 2012 London Olympics. “I’d set myself a little goal…
Read moreThe members of the SVG Europe Women Advisory Board are:
Heather McLean, internal head of SVG Europe Women and editor, SVG Europe
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