Broadcast Media: The Inside Track

It was through our mutual network of consultants at Hawk that I met Kevin, I wasn’t sure what his specialist expertise was - until he offered to do a guest slot. It was great as I’d never been in the commercial part of broadcast so I learnt a thing or 2 from him.

The insight Kevin gives to brinkmanship, where deals go to the wire and where both sides know they need to make a deal - it was fascinating. He also offered alternate podcasts from anything from sailing to pottery I think!

You can find out more by going to https://www.hawkmediapartnership.com/team_member/kevin-moroney/

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More from guest  Kevin:

Specialising in providing advice within the broadcast and wireless telecoms infrastructure sectors. Our Clients include major UK and European Broadcasters and Investors.

Areas of expertise include: I Transactional due diligence I Broadcast & Wireless Infrastructure I Business Strategy I Internet PTV I Service Management I Regulatory Matters I Spectrum Allocation and licensing I Digital TV & Radio I Commercial management & negotiations I Asset valuations I

I’ve always wanted to get an expert with LinkedIn on the show and through reaching out to potential guests Karen showed up. We instantly connected on LinkedIn and were an instant talking point - very happy to talk in detail with her for this episode.

As Karen is based in Australia it took some time zone coordination as well as working around home life with her children. We managed to make it work and the points we go through are very relevant for newcomers wanting to get a foot on the ladder.

You can find out more by going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/karentisdell/

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More from guest  Karen:

LinkedIn Profile Writer & Designer ● LinkedIn Trainer, Speaker, Coach ● LinkedIn Webinars ● Storybrand fan 🇦🇺🦘 Australia-based & don't work globally as family complains my voice travels through walls 🙄

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I’d heard of the RISE network through acquaintances in the industry, I was looking for new guests and registered on a podcast guest website and saw Tanya’s profile. By chance I’d asked about being a guest and then connected the dots and worked out she is a board member of RISE - so very happy to have her on the show.

It’s often a subject not talked about so often in broadcast media about emotions and glad we talked about support and diversity too. One standout moment was that Tanya is the same ‘ENFJ-A’ personality type as I am - great minds alike!

You can find out more by going to https://diversityofme.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/rise-wib/

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More from guest Tanya Rai :

Marketing and Communications Manager at Pebble (Broadcast Tech)| Podcaster: The Diversity of Me; Keeping It Real | Rise Board Member | Wonder Women in TV Mentee | Nominated Breakthrough Leader - The TV Collective

I was keen to get someone from Radio on series 2 and I had an unread message in my inbox for potential podcast guests. When I opened it and read it I instantly messaged back to invite him on - Toby booked straight away for the next day!

It was great to interview a radio host who interviews people all the time, super happy it was a community station with global digital reach - even when the podcast was interrupted you can tell Toby is knows how to deal with that and was cool as a cucumber carrying on where we had left off!

You can find out more by going to https://shoutradio.org.uk/show/the-toby-gribben-show/

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More from guest  :

Toby and the team are joined by special guests. Plus there’s Toby’s Tardis and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

Catch up on previous shows by going to: https://bit.ly/36KGgcG

And hear all the interviews here: https://bit.ly/3rlW3rF

You can also watch some of the interviews here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTobyGribbenShow

Me and Paul had been to the same cloud meetups and trade shows realising we both worked in broadcast it then turned out we worked on the same projects for different companies. When I advertised for series 2 guests Paul replied and wanted to talk about one of my favourite subjects - cloud, and was happy to give him a slot!

I knew Paul could talk the socks off me in terms of tech, what I managed to question him on was strategy, people and service processes that all wrap around the actual architectures. Was great to find out how involved he was in delivering the Olympics in the technology sphere he’s in.

You can find out more by going to https://twitter.com/mediatechpaul or https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmarkham1/

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More from guest Paul :

I've done software, hardware, infrastructure, networks, web, cloud, security, audio, video and broadcast technologies. I've managed teams, recruited teams, performance managed and handled redundancies. I took the ITIL foundation exam and got only one answer wrong. I've worked on business cases, led workshops, solved awkward problems and generally tried to bridge the gaps between technology, business and people to get to the real initiatives that can make things better.

I met Hannah through the Hawk Media Partnership, always beat me at the quiz we do together! Over the months I understood what Hannah was about and her passion for post-production engineering stood out - so was a great candidate for a podcast!

As a consummate professional and with everyone home working and home schooling in some cases it was great that Hannah made the time and managed a busy home life to talk about being on top of the engineering discipline with broadcast.

You can find out more by going to https://www.hawkmediapartnership.com/team_member/hannah-chambers/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahchambers-spannerworks/

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More on the guest Hannah Chambers:

I’m a multi-skilled, professional broadcast engineer with fourteen years experience with challenging and exciting engineering projects, operational and support roles, working as a freelancer under my company Spanner Works Ltd since 2018.

I am a focused, innovative and dependable broadcast engineer who relishes opportunities to work in challenging, live environments and diverse groups of people. I particularly enjoy the challenges brought about by bridging the gap between the creative and technical sides of the industry.

Welcome back to a brand new series!

This time around I am getting our guests to talk about something they are passionate about and their subject matter of choice - with a shorter and raw feel to it. I've episodes landing every week and here is a taster of what's to come:

Hope you can join me or tune in via all major platforms like Apple, Spotify, Google, Anchor.

Standby for launch day - Monday October 4th !!

Well how do we best round off a series then to get the host interviewed instead - it was a suggestion by a business associate and long time friend Tom Southerton based in Japan. There was next to no preparation as I knew the format which I gave Tom, it resulted in a flowing interview and because I had many episodes under my belt it was my best answers!

You can find out more by going to ancast.co.uk or linkedin.com/company/ancast

or co-host Tom Southerton at tomsoutherton.com/home/

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I have been working at the 'hard end' of broadcast independently for many years, if there's a major transformation or project needing a specialist - this is where I shine. A big fan of cloud, DevOps and agile methods - I like having enough technical grounding and balance it with communicating with people - of all levels. 

It all started working in production and editing videos on a laptop to now helping deliver huge complex broadcast projects where I can turn up and not be phased by any of it - let me work with the team and get on with delivering it without supervision. You will see from my track record all of this and when you meet me I like to build up trust and demonstrate this by attention to detail, honesty and big picture mentality.

In my spare time I love culture, like to travel and explore where I can improve my photography hobby - also like to get involved in charity fundraising. If you want to reach out feel free to send me a connection here and we can talk.

Specialities - project management, business analyst, media solutions engineering, workflow specialist, technical consultant, agile, facilitation, training

It was a friend of a friend who suggested the connection, I reached out to my academic circles but instead of getting the lecturer I was introduced to Julian who was a media trainer and series producer - perfect fit! What's great about the episode is Julian's producing experience (and great stories to go with it) but most of all his passion for getting newcomers onto the TV ladder and like me paying it forwards.

You can find out more by going to directproductions.co.uk or @directproductionsuk

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As well as making award winning factual TV programmes, Julian runs online and in-person training courses for Direct Productions, the company he founded in 2005. Julian has travelled the world directing hit programmes for BBC1, Netflix, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Discovery US, National Geographic and Animal Planet amongst others, and specialises in wildlife, documentary and current affairs programmes.

Julian leads the Direct Productions team of web video producers and training experts. He has been training TV production and web video presenting skills for over 20 years. As well as conducting workshops in camera skills, research skills, editing skills and presenting skills, Julian has a strong track record helping people get their first break in TV - and then excelling in their careers once they are in.

Julian is also experienced in helping academics, lawyers and business professionals improve their web video and webinar skills. He enjoys helping people come across well on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, skills which have become essential in the post-Covid era.

Whilst looking for new guests and reaching out to people I don't know I messaged Georgina on LinkedIn as I saw her varied background and  recent solid broadcast experience so perhaps she was a newcomer to the industry. So after a few messages and chats we arranged the interview, this story involved a little bit of luck knowing a connection to get you started. 

You can find out more by going to instagram.com/singgeorgie or soundcloud.com/georginaparren

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Some more info on our guest Georgina:

A highly experienced, multi-skilled floor manager with 11 years freelancing in the television broadcast industry. With a strong background in performing arts, communicating clearly and effectively and providing a professional but personable welcome to guests onto set, customer facing roles are no problem. Well developed knowledge of technical equipment in broadcast studios, as well as balancing time management and team work to ensure a smooth output.