{"id":171846,"date":"2019-11-06T15:06:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T20:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/?p=171846"},"modified":"2019-11-07T11:16:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T16:16:53","slug":"the-svg-podcast-widening-the-field-achieving-greater-diversity-in-sports-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/2019\/11\/06\/the-svg-podcast-widening-the-field-achieving-greater-diversity-in-sports-production\/","title":{"rendered":"The SVG Podcast:<\/i> Widening the Field \u2014 Achieving Greater Diversity in Sports Production"},"content":{"rendered":"

We broach a very important topic on this episode of The SVG Podcast<\/em>: diversity in sports production. Progress has been made in front of the camera in this regard, but, when it comes to behind the scenes, progress has been slower.<\/p>\n

We have a special roundtable conversation for you to address this issue on the show today. We\u2019re joined by Bob Clarke, founder\/chief executive, MAMA Youth Project;<\/strong>\u00a0Inga Ruehl, director, Sky Production Services<\/strong>;\u00a0and Ekta Hutton, acting head, HBS Broadcast Academy<\/strong>, to share practical steps that broadcasters can take to promote equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion in their workplaces.<\/p>\n

This talk took place at SVG Europe\u2019s Sport Production Summit, which was held on Sept. 12 at the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. Your moderator is Heather McLean, editor, SVG Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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