Hexacopters are taking off on TV. These six-rotor miniature helicopters carry broadcast-quality cameras and are fast replacing full-size helicopters for aerial shooting. Operated by remote control, shots from hexacopters - or 'drones' - are becoming more familiar to TV audiences - from Olympic skiing coverage in Sochi 2014 to entertainment shows like The Great British Bake Off.Owain Rich pioneered the use of hexacopters at the BBC World Service. In this special edition of the Media Podcast he talks about using copters on two of his recent productions: 'Auschwitz' (One of BBC News' most-viewed Youtube videos of all time) and 'Soccer Cities', where drones allowed him to get closer to Rio's famous landmarks than ever before.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/themediapodcast/~4/hPFrm8vGNMs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hexacopters are taking off on TV. These six-rotor miniature helicopters carry broadcast-quality cameras and are fast replacing full-size helicopters for aerial shooting. Operated by remote control, shots from hexacopters - or 'drones' - are becoming more familiar to TV audiences - from Olympic skiing coverage in Sochi 2014 to entertainment shows like The Great British Bake Off.Owain Rich pioneered the use of hexacopters at the BBC World Service. In this special edition of the Media Podcast he talks about using copters on two of his recent productions: 'Auschwitz' (One of BBC News' most-viewed Youtube videos of all time) and 'Soccer Cities', where drones allowed him to get closer to Rio's famous landmarks than ever before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hexacopters are taking off on TV. These six-rotor miniature helicopters carry broadcast-quality cameras and are fast replacing full-size helicopters for aerial shooting. Operated by remote control, shots from hexacopters - or 'drones' - are becoming more familiar to TV audiences - from Olympic skiing coverage in Sochi 2014 to entertainment shows like The Great British Bake Off.Owain Rich pioneered the use of hexacopters at the BBC World Service. In this special edition of the Media Podcast he talks about using copters on two of his recent productions: 'Auschwitz' (One of BBC News' most-viewed Youtube videos of all time) and 'Soccer Cities', where drones allowed him to get closer to Rio's famous landmarks than ever before. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#23B - BBC World Service's Owain Rich on Drones - Media Podcast with Olly Mann

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Media news from the UK, looking at television production, streaming, radio, audio, journalism, the internet, publishers and more. Each week expert analysts and media practitioners join the host, media consultant Matt Deegan, to talk about the top media stories and work out what it means for the sector and the people in it. Recent experts have included Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney and Chris Curtis, The Guardian's Michael Savage, Deadline's Jake Kanter, the Press Gazette's Charlotte Tobitt, Ankler's Manori Ravindran, plus writers Tara Conlan, Scott Bryan, Jane Martinson, Jim Waterson and Boyd Hilton. Our industry practitioners have included Expectation's Peter Fincham, Gold Wala's Faraz Osman, Multitude's Will Wood, Nest's Derek Drennan, BBC Radio 3's Sam Jackson, Persephonica's Dino Sofos, City AM's Christian May, ITN's Lisa Campbell and Daily Mail's Jamie East. Find out more at https://www.themediaclub.com Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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