All International Women's Day articles
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Executive InterviewsAI and ML: Diversity, Deep Fakes and the Potential for Social-Economic Change
Jigyasa Grover is – by any standards - a high achiever in the field of Machine Learning. A multi-award winner in AI and Open Source, Co-author campaigning for a data-centric approach to ML, and currently Twitter’s Senior ML Engineer, she spoke to IBC365 about the risks and opportunities that data ...
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Industry Trends
IWD2023: Gender, Ethnicity & Class Pay Gaps in TV and tech
The industry pay gap was the key topic at Wonder Women Live, an annual women’s networking event which champions diverse women who work in television and the creative industries, reports Sheryl Hickey.
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Executive Interviews
Tech innovation, people power and the importance of inclusion
On diversity, the root of the issue and how to not stunt its growth, IBC365’s Sheryl Hickey talks to Daniella Weigner, tech company founder and Rise Woman of the Year 2022 for her insights on tech, diversity, inclusion and workforce retention strategies.
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Industry Trends
IWD2023: Gender diversity in broadcast technology: forward momentum, but the pipeline needs work
In 2022, in honour of International Women’s Day, we looked at the state of gender diversity in broadcast technology. The consensus of the interviewees was that although the industry had made progress, there was more that needed to be done. One year on, we are revisiting the topic with a ...
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Video
Women leading the direct-to-consumer revolution
IBC2022: Google is committed to addressing the diversity and, in particular, the gender gap in the media and entertainment industry. Hear from female executives about their unique experiences leading teams in the direct-to-consumer space, how we can better empower more diverse leadership in media and entertainment, and the actions needed ...
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: The Woman King - Battle hardened?
Historical action epic The Woman King, may have missed the Oscars nod, but has been widely acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. Adrian Pennington speaks to British DoP Polly Morgan about crafting a powerful and diverse film.
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News
BBC leads way at RTS Craft & Design Awards 2022
The BBC led the way at the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2022, sponsored by Apple TV+, with 14 wins across the 29 competitive categories.
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News
Rise Awards 2022 honour women in media technology
Rise, the advocacy group for gender diversity in the media technology sector, announced the winners for the 2022 Rise Awards at a ceremony at BT Sport Studios last week.
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News
RTS names recipients of 2022 undergraduate bursaries
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has awarded the recipients of its 2022 undergraduate bursaries.
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Video
GALSNGEAR: Changing workflows; Changing perspectives
IBC2022: This session focuses on women working at the intersection of technology and creativity, who are also making strides to build a more inclusive industry. Get an exclusive look at behind-the-scenes footage and workflows as we tackle creative and industry-wide challenges that affect everyone from production through distribution. This session ...
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Women in Immersive Tech: State of the immersive technology sector in UK & Europe in 2022
IBC2022: The immersive sector has evolved, twisted and turned at an incredible pace in the past two years during Covid and has been entering into the Metaverse bubble since late 2021. So, what has happened and where are we now? In this panel with 4 Women In Immersive Tech (WIIT) ...
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Industry Trends
Opening the conversation: Diversity in media and broadcasting
The conversation around diversity in media and broadcasting was a key focus among many of IBC2022’s speakers and panellists and was particularly emphasised in Day Three’s session with ‘Soho Media Club: In conversation with John Olivieira - moving the diversity and inclusion needle’.
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Video
#GALSNGEAR demands parity for women in industry
IBC2022: #GALSNGEAR - the industry-wide movement demanding parity for women across the media and entertainment industry - hosted a session at IBC2022 in Amsterdam that looked at changing workflows and perspectives to become more inclusive. Amy DeLouise, Chief Creative Officer at DeLouise Enterprises, highlighted the challenges and opportunities for women ...
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Industry Trends
The challenge: Ethics of VR and AR in media
Speaking at IBC2022, Nonny de la Peña, Journalist, Filmmaker, Virtual & Augmented Reality (VR/AR) pioneer & Founder, Emblematic Group explained just why VR and AR will play an increasingly important part in global media and entertainment.
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Industry Trends
Gender Diversity in Broadcast Technology: How are Vendors and Organisations Responding?
A lack of gender diversity continues to be a problem in the field of broadcast engineering. In part one of this article, we focused on the working environment for women employed by broadcasters, but what are vendors and industry organisations doing to address this imbalance?
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Industry Trends
IWD: Gender diversity in broadcast technology: More needs to be done
International Women’s Day: Technology has a reputation for being solely the domain of white men, and broadcast engineering is no exception. In fact, historically, it has had less gender diversity than other technology industries. But in this era of increasing focus on diversity, how is broadcasting doing?
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Industry Trends
Craft Leaders: Cinematographer Ari Wegner: Ways of seeing
The Academy has only ever nominated two female cinematographers in its 94-year history. This month, Ari Wegner ACS could make history by being the first to win. IBC365 spoke with her.
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Thought Leadership
Comment: time to Rise and shine
As Rise 2021 draws to a close, Kat Savage writes her fourth article for IBC365 and reflects on what being a part of the mentoring programme has meant for her and the progress she has made over the past six months.
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Executive Interviews
Setting the standard: Barbara Lange, SMPTE
At the end of the year, SMPTE executive director Barbara Lange will conclude her 12-year stewardship of the industry’s premier standards body to follow the two new career strands of helping young women find careers in STEM and exploring sustainability in the sector.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Sinead Greenaway, UKTV
Sinead Greenaway took an unconventional route to her role as chief technology and operations officer at UKTV, where she has led a technology transformation at the UK broadcaster.
