mediamark broadcast

Twitter impacting TV ratings

2011-12-13T16:51:00.000Z

As mentioned in an earlier blogpost, social media can and is affecting TV ratings as seen here in Nielsen's report last week.

Nielsen promise more findings on how Twitter in particular is impacting on TV ratings and I'm interested to see the affect on TV news.

Mobile trends: video streaming up 93%, Skype grows 101%

2011-07-27T12:15:00.001+01:00

Watching video on a mobile device has increased massively in the last 6 months according to Allot Communications' Mobile Trend Report

Mobile data use grew by 77% for the first half of the year and YouTube accounts for 22% of this.

The report also found that video streaming grew 93% for that period and is the largest single application taking up bandwidth. Some 39% of mobile bandwidth is consumed by video. File-sharing represents 29% of mobile bandwidth, web browsing takes up 29%.

Given this increase in mobile video consumption, there will be an increasing trend for brands to produce video that works well for the smartphone and tablet generation. Numbers are hard to predict due to the hype generated by the iPad but iSuppli estimate 240 million tablets sold in 2015 compared to 67 million this year.

All this implies creation of exciting, highly searchable, short, creative content that used in conjunction with other video communications can help a brand reach the right people.

Video isn't the fastest growing activity in mobile, however. Voice-over-IP, led by Skype, grew 101% in the first half and Twitter and Facebook use grew by 297% and 166%, respectively. VOIP only takes 4% of mobile bandwidth, according to the report.

Speaking of Facebook and Twitter, a report from nma.co.uk this week suggests teenagers aren't interacting with brands at all on Facebook.

They prefer following celebs, bands, music, etc rather than 'connecting' with brands and being 'informed'.

This is indeed food for thought given the ubiquitous brand campaigns to push their Facebook Fan page and the current obsession of increasing the number of 'Likes'.

All is not lost, however, as the report says teenagers do respond to brands on FB when offered discounts and access to products in advance...

Finally on Twitter, we can now search for video on a separate Twitter site (search.twitter.com) which will be a useful additional monitoring tool when integrating social media to broadcast PR campaigns.

I also found a good explanation of the difference between a PC/laptop and a tablet this week.

A PC/laptop helps you to create content (documents, videos, emails, etc) while a tablet is for consuming content (surfing, streaming, etc). Quite simple and actually, in our household at least, very apt.

Social media versus TV

2011-05-06T14:26:00.000+01:00

Two contrasting articles have surfaced over the past week or so highlighting social media's relationship with traditional TV.

First we have a survey from expansys.com which found out that amongst 3,000 Brits, Facebook is more popular than TV. A great infographic is here.

Then we have Twitter's own blog post and video which made its way around the web saying that Twitter and TV have a special relationship allowing for much more viewer engagement. The current trend among TV news channels is to promote their own hashtags relating to a particular story, which increases audience engagement, raises their profile on Twitter (#cnntv was trending during the Royal Wedding) and in turn, actual audience share.

It's clear that in pure numbers, TV viewing hours per day is on the decline. However, there is growing evidence to support social media enhancing the TV experience as viewers often tweet or update their status whilst watching the TV. If TV channels and programmes actively promote this engagement it can have a positive effect on audience figures and share.

Satellite space and trucks hard to come by in Royal Wedding week

2011-04-29T13:25:00.001+01:00

Chatting to my satellite truck engineer this week on location revealed the amazing amount of work these guys need to do during a global live event taking place in your own back yard.

With no host UK broadcaster, all major networks have hundreds of cameras and trucks dotted along the route from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace (where the international media are housed).

Satellite space and truck providers have had their vehicles booked up for up to two weeks in advance of the wedding day, often just sitting there waiting for something to happen or working on one 'hit' a day.

Royal correspondents the world over have been reporting back live clogging up the satellites whilst the engineers often work double shifts given timezone differences.

Fortunately, to cover the Team Lotus / Caterham cars announcement this week at Duxford, we managed to secure the only satellite truck left in the whole of the UK (because Japanese TV dropped it at the last minute) and via an unfamiliar satellite path managed to distribute our VNR globally.

We also set up live satellite interviews with global business channels and Malaysian TV for Tony Fernandes, Team Principal of Team Lotus (two links below):

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=1899527945

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/69060178/

In another piece of shameless plugging, below is a link to a selection of international broadcast coverage we generated following the official MINI WRC Team Launch in Oxford earlier this month:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjDtMnx8BIU

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone

Connected TV: what is it?

2011-01-21T15:20:00.002Z

Youview's former chief technology officer, Anthony Rose, said this week that in 6 months time all TVs will be connected (to the web).

“There are still technical challenges that need addressing – some browsers are still quite slow, and there isn’t always the right adaptive bit rate,” but it is progressing fast. On the business side there’s a “jockeying for power” among Apple, Sky and Virgin, he said.

Coming from Youview, the joint venture VOD service, it is logical to think connected TV is just about catch-up TV and downloading films and entire series.

But the technology is there for brands to exploit and communicate with audiences whilst watching the TV. A number of start ups in the US are already joining up the social media trend of 'checking in' to watching a TV programme. It's not inconceivable that marketing professionals will use this information to target individuals and promote brands that are related to the programme being watched.

And that promotion should take the form of further links with rich and engaging video content. In PR and communication, this is what a Connected TV is all about: reaching audiences with a powerful combination of interactive video and social media.

Content will drive social media growth

2010-10-22T16:51:00.000+01:00

A report from Digital Consumer this week says that there will be 1.9 billion people using social networks by 2015, compared to 0.9 billion people today.

Key to this growth will be how we interact on the networks: what we say, what we pass on, what we play, what we watch - the more rich, relevant and interesting this experience is, the more people will join in.

Media professionals have been saying this for years and in relation to social media uptake, content really is king. It's up to brands and content owners to produce material that is truly pan-platform and multimedia.

As TVs become more integrated with the web experience, we should start to see brands creating 'spin-off' interactive video content. Imagine watching the athletics on your web-enabled TV then clicking through to a video demo on the latest running shoe with a 'Like' button for your Facebook page. Possibilities are endless.

Broadcast PR Future Watch: 3D TV, Apple/Google TV - where will our clients end up?

2010-08-27T15:00:00.001+01:00

According to new research from Deloitte out this week, it won't be on 3D TV as just 2% of consumers plan on buying a 3D television in the next 12 months.

Despite the launches of 3D TVs from major electronic companies like Sony, Panasonic and Samsung and a dedicated 3D channel from Sky in October, UK consumers are being remarkably conservative in predicting their technology spending habits over the next year.

Whilst this may be due to current economic conditions and uncertainty, it's interesting that 3D is taking longer to adopt than HD TV did. Perhaps we just think of it as a cinematic experience and won't be seeing our clients logos, products and spokespeople jumping out of our screens just yet!

The big boys will start jostling for position in the TV market very soon as Google is poised to launch its TV system in the autumn, with Apple TV rumoured to be not too far behind.

Next week will see Apple potentially give us a flavour of its TV project with details of a price cut to set top boxes to compete with Google.

Google has already announced its technology for getting web content on the television which merges applications and web browsing with TV programming via a set top box. All sounds very intriguing as opportunities for clients increase.

Meanwhile, looking at the way we communicate and consume media now, Google (they're taking over aren't they?) have some retro red Google Voice phone boxes popping up, initially in US university campuses and airports.

It's the latest stunt to promote Google's Voice/Gmail integration that will give Skype a good fight in the free internet call market.

As well as accessing the service via Gmail, you can step inside one of these phone boxes and make free international and national calls. How quaint they chose a good old British phone box.

Finally, Youtube is launching a free and on-demand movie service with over 400 titles at www.youtube.com/movies. Films range from horror titles to 'classics' and even Bollywood hits.

mediamark broadcast - Friday wrap up

2010-08-20T11:34:00.000+01:00

The UK's Ofcom annual communications report said this week that Britons are media multi-tasking more than ever before, and are spending almost half of their waking hours watching TV, using their smartphones and other communications devices.

Whilst for those in the communications industry this may seem great news, it does beg the question: whilst we're multi-tasking, are we actually taking anything in? What's clear is that any campaign to reach consumers must now be pan-platform by default. However, we must be careful and creative with our content to allow the message to sink in.

Television is still going strong with viewers watching an average of 3 hours 45 minutes a day in 2009, up 3% from 2004. Ofcom say this is because new technology offers viewers an enhanced, easy-to-use viewing experience, with 15% of all viewing time spent watching programmes recorded on to a DVR.

Tech journalists were all over the Facebook Places announcement from California this week as Facebookers in the US can now 'check in' themselves, and controversially perhaps, other people to places they're visiting. Here's mashable.com's report.

This throws up doubts on the future of other location-based social networking services like Foursquare, Brightkite and Gowalla as Facebook's 500 million-strong army looms on the horizon.

But the future does look exciting for brands with tremendous opportunities now to target individuals and groups who have 'checked-in' at a particular place. Look out for FB messages from brands promoting offers or alternative choices from brands 'on the other other side of the road'.

Finally, the BBC had a fascinating article on how the Internet is changing language this week, as part of their technology and culture series.

If you want to keep up with the lingo, I suggest looking at internetslang.com with nearly 6,000 English acronyms in use.

BFN

Women On The Web, Welsh virals and new TV opportunities

2010-07-30T10:57:00.000+01:00

US-based digital measurement leader, comScore (twitter @comScore) released their Women On The Web report this week, which highlighted how woman are shaping the internet.

Although the results are not surprising (women spend more time on social networks, more time on retail sites, etc), it's clear that clients wanting to reach and influence women - of all ages - need to integrate a robust digital and social media element.

Another useful resource was the simple yet effective video produced by Irish social media agency SimplyZesty to illustrate UK social media statistics. The kind of figures you sort of know but can never remember off the top of your head.

There was a fantastic example of a music viral recently with the proliferation of the Jay-Z / Alicia Keys 'New York' parody, entitled 'Newport'.

To date this track has over 1.8 million hits on youtube and some great feedback and comments. It goes to show that the right combination of creativity, humour and quality video production can pay off. And a celebrity endorsement from Lily Allen on Twitter certainly helps push things along.

In TV land, Richard Desmond finally bought Channel 5 for GBP 100 million and has pledged this week to top up the broadcaster's budget to GBP 1.5 billion to improve programming and marketing.

The viewer can look forward to continued broadcasts of favourites Neighbours and CSI, and Big Brother is rumoured to move to the channel in a bid to increase Channel 5's share of the advertising market from 7% to 14%.

ITV1 is also launching a new daytime celebrity chat / debate show called 3@three next week (2nd August). Along the lines of Loose Women, a panel of presenters will host topical chat, consumer advice and celebrity / human interest interviews. It will be produced by ITV Studios.

Online video, Skype - and Joe Cole!

2010-07-23T11:13:00.002+01:00

According to new data from Nielsen released this week, over 10 billion videos were viewed online in the US in June.

Safe to say we can expect similar figures sometime soon in the UK, but what's interesting is the average time spent watching the videos has jumped over 3.1% from June '09 and 2.5% over May.

What are they watching? Well, following YouTube in unique viewers in June were Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft sites, Google and Hulu.

Looks like Skype is now available on the iPhone. Good alternative to annoying dropped calls? Anyway, we've just downloaded it here so will let you know how it fares.

Finally, sad to see crowd favourite, step-over king, cheeky chappie and all-round decent bloke Joey Cole leave Stamford Bridge (champions and Champions League) for Liverpool (7th and Europa League) for what's reported as 5K a week more. Good luck to him - I guess he'll get more games.

But how good is Liverpool's PR on this? I know there's not a lot else going on but according to most media Joe "Lionel Messi" Cole is the signing of the decade.

Rolls-Royce Ghost 2010

2010-03-23T16:43:00.003Z

Here's the latest driving footage of the new Ghost we filmed in California recently.

Best info on social media trends?

2010-02-03T14:20:00.002Z

Can recommend these sites

mashable.com
beet.tv
Iwantmedia (Twitter name)
Wearesocial (Twitter name)
Chinwag

What do you think/who do you follow?

Journalists on twitter

2009-06-09T11:55:00.002+01:00

See what journalists are tweeting: http://muckrack.com

Social Media PR contacts

2009-06-09T11:26:00.002+01:00

Here's a new useful tool for social media PR:
http://www.buzzstream.com/social-media#

Watch the demo - it shows how we can build up social media contacts.

Video bigger than webmail - Nielsen

2009-04-27T15:32:00.001+01:00

Check out this recent article which provides some amazing figures and growth rates for online video

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars at Geneva Motor Show 09

2009-03-29T17:23:00.002+01:00

Please click below to see a selection of coverage achieved for RRMC at Geneva 2009

London Red Bull Air Race - highlights

2008-08-04T12:09:00.001+01:00

London Red Bull Air Race

2008-08-02T13:16:00.002+01:00

Recent examples of work

2008-06-24T11:33:00.004+01:00

Click on the following links for examples of my work:

Launch of new mobile phone technology
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxYZZGPIatk

Global distribution of breaking automotive news
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8638012620039146914&hl=en-GB

Building the brand internationally
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6494090907581726233&hl=en-GB

Web edit: Philips Fan Fest, Berlin, World Cup 2006
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2702424031487940795&hl=en-GB

Maximising the impact of sport sponsorship on international TV
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7726759107226825177

Broadcast PR B-roll for consumer electronics
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6537969091453648585&hl=en-GB

Extending the reach of social and governmental issues via TV editorial
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8772783855083992549

Online video soaring

2008-04-17T16:48:00.007+01:00

At NAB this week, one report came out showing a massive increase in the viewing of online video in the US.

Separately, it looks like 3-D may eventually take off with Sony unveiling two new 3-D cameras called the F23 and F35.

Web video search

2007-10-19T12:18:00.000+01:00

Virals and web video are getting closer to becoming searchable thanks to new technologies. These technologies will allow search portals like google and yahoo! to offer related video to consumers carrying out a search.

For digital PRs this is a big step. Think of the potential outreach a web video could have. It’s now not just about uploading to video sharing sites but working with search engines to ensure your video is ‘discovered’ as part of a consumer search.

Social media in PR

2007-06-21T16:45:00.000+01:00

The staggering sums of money being mentioned in the same sentence as Facebook and MySpace mean the PR industry can no longer ignore social media’s influence.

Social networking is growing at a phenomenal rate with video playing a large part (see the success of digg.com).

I recently advised a client to set up a Facebook group which will enable consumers with a certain thing in common to gather and talk. A perfect place to embed an informative video about a new product.

Watch out too for ‘video searching’ which will become a more sophisticated tool and help your online video get found. Beet.tv has an interesting article about this.

PR in Web 2.0: Social Media News Releases

2007-05-16T12:16:00.000+01:00

The latest buzzword in the PR industry. SMRs for short or New Media Releases, these are a variation on the traditional Video News Releases (VNRs) with emphasis on creativity rather than production values.

Production of online video is cheaper and can be distributed (and promoted) using social networking sites and links. But be warned: just because it’s trendy, doesn’t mean it’ll work for everyone.

Here’s a good article on dos and don’ts. Once again, the key is understanding the viewers and being transparent.

Online Video

2007-04-19T16:00:00.000+01:00

As more consumers view video online for entertainment and news, more businesses are producing online video to market and sell their goods and services.

From local councils to retail, e-commerce and marketing professionals are realising that a short video clip is what consumers want.

And it doesn’t stop there. Broadcasters and newspapers have also begun to revamp their websites with a greater emphasis on video.

In broadcast PR terms, there is now a tremendous opportunity to create compelling, watchable, promotional videos for clients’ websites.

In a multi-platform strategy, content can be easily and cost-effectively produced to reach the millions of potential customers ready and willing to click through.

PR benefits of corporate blogging

2007-04-05T10:49:00.000+01:00

Two good recent articles on why companies should blog and embrace social networks and the blogosphere. What are the PR benefits? Seems to be the question of 2007.

Media Guardian (April 2007)

http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,,2049713,00.html

NakedPR (February 2007)
http://nakedpr.com/2007/02/10/online-pr-benefits-of-blogging/

Recent articles on digital media

2007-03-27T12:52:00.000+01:00

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2007/03/mapping_conversation.html

http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,,2043276,00.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6478889.stm

Photos from recent work

2007-03-12T17:52:00.000Z

Organising live satellite interviews for Mitsubishi Motors with CNN, BBC & CNBC at the Geneva Motor Show

Directing my local cameraman David Ravello in Havana, Cuba at the IX Festival del Habano - a celebration of Cuba's finest export, the Havana cigar.

Digital Media Glossary

2007-02-22T15:00:00.000Z

A
ADT (Advanced Digital Television)
This is a wide-ranging name that includes digital television services, including on-demand, enhanced or interactive television services, and addressable (personal) advertising technologies

Advertainment
An entertaining way to serve up advertising on multiple platforms that expands on the 30-second commercial format. This video content utilises engaging visual techniques, shot by well-known directors, to connect with and entertain the user. The ads usually tell a story and could be compared to short films.

B
Blog
On the Internet, a blog (short for weblog) is a personal journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality and/or occupation of the author, or reflect the purpose of the website that hosts the blog.

Branded Content
This most often refers to either brand-sponsored content or product placement. In the future, this phrase will describe any surrounding or embedded content that has some marketing/product information.

Broadband
Internet access via cable and DSL. Broadband always refers to a higher-speed connection, which allows for richer content, such as video, to be transmitted.

C
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
Creating and nurturing financial, structural and emotional bonds between customers and brands, online and offline.

E
Enhanced TV (or Interactive TV)
This refers to a television experience that allows the viewer to interact with a broadcast in real time. For example, viewers might have access to additional content, take part in live surveys, or ask questions.

G
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
GPRS is a continuous connection service for GSM, the mobile phone standard for many carriers in most countries. GPRS provides high-speed data services over cellular networks, and requires a GPRS-supported connection. Because of its high speeds of data transfer (56 to 114 Kbps), it is ideal for users wishing to quickly send and receive e-mail or surf the web from their PDA or mobile phone.

I
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television)
Where broadband meets broadcasting. IPTV uses a two-way digital broadcast signal (sent through a switched telephone or cable network by way of a broadband connection and a set-top box programmed with software that can handle viewer requests to access many available media sources.

M
M-commerce (mobile commerce)
M-commerce is the ability to sell and buy goods and services, or in other words, make and accept payment, through mobile devices.

Mash-Ups
A mash-up is a website or application that combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience. Many people are experimenting with mashups using Google, eBay, Amazon, AOL, Windows Live, and Yahoo! Pipes.

Mobisode
A mobisode is a short broadcast television episode available for viewing on phones utilising 3G technology.

P
P2P (Peer-to-Peer)
Peer-to-peer is a communications model in which each party has the same capabilities and either party can initiate a communication session. Examples are video-sharing websites.

Podcasting/Video Podcasting
Podcasting is the preparation and distribution of audio (and now video) files for download to digital music or multimedia players, such as the iPod. Although podcasts are generally audio files created for digital music players, the same technology can be used to prepare and transmit images, text, and video to any capable device.

R
Rich Media
This refers to web content that contains multi-media components, such as audio, video or special effects using Shockwave, Flash or Javascript, to create a richer and more engaging user experience.

RSS (Rich Site Summary/Really Simply Syndication)
RSS is a method of describing news or other web content that is available for "feeding" (distribution or syndication) from an online publisher to web users.

S
Social Networking Services
These are websites that allow for the development of online socially networked communities, based upon personal relationships and shared interests. Examples of online social networks include Friendster, MySpace, Orkut, Tribe and LinkedIn.

Streaming Video
Streaming video is video that is watched while it is being delivered. Streaming is more a property of the delivery system than the media itself. Video can be streamed online, or through mobile services.

3G
3G is a short term for third-generation wireless, and refers to specific developments in personal and business wireless technology, especially mobile communications. 3G includes capabilities and features such as enhanced multimedia (voice, data, video, and remote control) and broad bandwidth and high speed (upwards of 2 Mbps).

V
Viral Marketing
Any marketing content that propagates itself. For example, when Hotmail users send e-mail, they unwittingly infect the recipient with the tagline at the bottom of the message. Many online guerilla marketing campaigns include viral marketing executions in the hopes that, through online word-of-mouth, users will spread the marketer's message themselves.

VOD (Video on Demand)
VOD refers to the capability of a cable customer to view a piece of video through a set-top box whenever desired. On-demand programming includes movies, TV shows, music videos, trailers, and news segments.

VOIP (Voice Over IP)
A category of hardware and software that enables people to use the Internet as the transmission medium for telephone calls. For users who have free or fixed-price Internet access, Internet telephony software essentially provides free telephone calls anywhere in the world.

W
Webisode
A webisode is a single push technology episode of content viewed online. A webisode can be a preview or promotion of a particular TV show, music video, or other show presented from a website using streaming video or other techniques.

Web 2.0
Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived or proposed second generation of Web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, and communication tools that emphasise online collaboration and sharing among users.

Wiki
A wiki is a server program that allows users to collaborate in forming the content of a website. With a wiki, any user can edit the site content, including other users' contributions, using a regular web browser. Basically, a wiki website operates on a principle of collaborative trust. The term comes from the word "wikiwiki," which means "fast" in the Hawaiian language.

Recent Projects

2006-12-22T13:48:00.000Z

Click on the following links for examples of my work:

Global distribution of breaking automotive news
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8638012620039146914&hl=en-GB

Building the brand internationally
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6494090907581726233&hl=en-GB

Web edit: Philips Fan Fest, Berlin, World Cup 2006
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2702424031487940795&hl=en-GB

Maximising the impact of sport sponsorship on international TV
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7726759107226825177

Broadcast PR B-roll for consumer electronics
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6537969091453648585&hl=en-GB

Extending the reach of social and governmental issues via TV editorial
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8772783855083992549

My CV

2006-12-22T13:40:00.000Z

Mark Jones, D.O.B 7th May, 1972
219 Katherine Road, London, E6 1BU
Tel: +44 (0)7967 353 727, E-mail: media.mark@yahoo.co.uk

SKILLS SET
10 years production experience: B-roll, A-roll, video podcasts, internal communications
News and features writing: broadcast press releases and media alerts used by journalists worldwide, scripts and advertorials
Production management: co-ordination of satellite news gathering and live interviews on location
Fluent in French and German
Produced content for leading international brands: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Nike, Philips, HSBC, Motorola, Nissan, T-Mobile, Sony Ericsson, European Central Bank.

CAREER SUMMARY
Ogilvy Broadcast & Digital – Global broadcast practice, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, London
January 2005 - March 2007
Production Director
Developing, directing and producing all broadcast quality video content for distribution on TV, online and digital media platforms. Writing broadcast press releases, A-roll scripts and media alerts, developing branded editorial content ideas for clients, presenting production-related new business pitches. Production of news packages on location including ENG and SNG management.

Achievements:
Strategic expertise: Defined, developed and implemented the Ogilvy Broadcast digital media offer including video podcasts, webcasting and digital content distribution
Leadership and planning: Managed production and media relations teams to produce branded content used by 1000s of broadcasters worldwide
Teamwork/creativity: Shortlisted for 2004 PR Week Award following successful broadcast campaign for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Moscow dealership opening

Bulletin International – Leading independent international broadcast PR agency, London
1998 - 2005
Dual role: Account Manager and Head of Production
Management of workflow from client briefing to scheduling of production services and media relations programmes to secure branded broadcast coverage on TV worldwide.

Bulletin International - Leading independent international broadcast PR agency, Paris & London
1996 - 1998
Dual role: Media Relations Executive and Production Manager
Development of international broadcast contacts to generate coverage of clients’ stories. Co-ordination of production facilities to produce and distribute broadcast quality content to TV worldwide.

EDUCATION
2003 – 2004 London School of Journalism. Merit (79%) in post-graduate 9-month journalism degree
1990 - 1994 Aston University, Birmingham. 2:1 BSc Honours degree in International Business & Modern Languages
1988 - 1990 South East Essex 6th Form College, Thundersley, Essex. 3 A Levels: French, German and Economics (grades B, B, C)
1983 - 1988 Deanes Comprehensive School, Thundersley, Essex. 12 GCSEs including Maths, English, German, French, Russian, Computer Studies, History, Physics

OTHER INFORMATION
Age: 34
Languages spoken: English, German, French, basic Spanish & Russian
Computer skills: Extensive experience of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
Technical skills: Basic knowledge of Sony Z1 and PD170 DVCAM camcorders, Final Cut Pro editing system

REFERENCES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST