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SMPTE student chapters at Barnard and Clark Atlanta EDUCATION
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has formed student chapters at Barnard College, the all-women’s liberal arts institution based in New York, and Clark Atlanta University, the Historically Black College or University (HBCU). These chapters will provide students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM subjects with opportunities to advance their careers. Barnard College is one of the Seven Sisters, a group of women’s liberal arts colleges meant to academically rival the historically male Ivy League. Barnard itself doesn’t offer an engineering programme, making a SMPTE chapter that much more essential. SMPTE is ‘dedicated to
diversifying the media-tech workforce,’ according to executive director David Grindle, and will provide Barnard students with membership, which includes access to events like the Media Technology Summit and study courses for no extra fee. Clark Atlanta University is the first HBCU to launch a SMPTE chapter. “A SMPTE Student Chapter at CAU will create fantastic possibilities for student and faculty development,” said Dr Brian Bentley, assistant professor and associate dean of arts and sciences at Clark Atlanta University. “In building this relationship with SMPTE and reaching this historic milestone, I believe we’ll also open up opportunities for other HBCUs.”
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RADIO BOTSWANA IN CONTROL
The Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies has just opened an east London campus, expanding its reach to a new cohort of students hoping to find a future in the entertainment industries. The 35,000 sq ft space holds a multipurpose venue, recording studios, rehearsal rooms, production stages, broadcast facilities and more, and includes the world’s first SSL Trinity solution and 9.1.4 PMC monitoring system. EDUCATION CONFETTI OPENS LONDON CAMPUS Systems. Established in 1965, Radio Botswana covers news, politics, education, culture and entertainment, as well as music and sport on its sister channel Radio Botswana 2. Custom Consoles has supplied 20 control room desks to Radio Botswana – part of a technical overhaul by Dega Broadcast
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Gravity Media’s Sydney-based production centre is the hub for Sky News Australia’s latest weekly programme, The Jury . Hosted by Danica De Giorgio, the show sees guest debaters present their case on that week’s biggest topics in front of a 12-person jury and a live studio audience. The Jury premiered on Sunday 4 February 2024 and is due to enjoy a ten-week run. GRAVITY MEDIA HOSTS THE JURY
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OOONA and BSLBT offer training
Ooona, in partnership with the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT), has launched a unique training programme for deaf individuals. The initiative, part of Ooona’s education platform, aims to put subtitling in the hands of deaf BSL users. “The goal is to train a cohort of deaf BSL/ English translators in
the art of subtitling,” began Stephanie Burke, production executive at BSLBT. “Previously, subtitles were created by hearing people, but we are now giving deaf people the opportunity to become trained subtitlers. By adding English subtitles to our shows, we aim to share the fascinating and colourful deaf
community and their experiences with the wider world,” Burke concluded. platform provides a generous range of self-paced courses, workshops, lectures and webinars, supplying users with more realistic subtitling, captioning, Ooona’s cloud-based scripting and audio description practice.
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