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Hosted by Russell Trafford-Jones · technology · EN
Learning about the people and technology behind the broadcast and media industries.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBroadcast Focus is hosted by Russell Trafford-Jones. The show has published 32 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep 32: Reviving Ceefax: How To Build Your Own Teletext System. On air 24x7 on the web and YouTube!" (14 January 2025, 35 minutes), "Ep 31: 'Secret' Uses for Teletext plus how Subtitles & the EPG Works by a Retired BBC Engineer #TechTalk" (7 January 2025, 91 minutes), and "Ep 30: Ex BBC Engineer Returns to Tell More About Teletext #TechTalk #Deepdive, Part II" (18 December 2024, 50 minutes).
Broadcast Focus publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 32 episodes.
Booking probability for Broadcast Focus is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Broadcast Focus requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Broadcast Focus's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Broadcast Focus are Radio & TV Broadcasting. Broadcast Focus has a technology audience.
Russell Trafford-Jones hosts Broadcast Focus, a technology podcast with 32 episodes published.
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Episode #32
<p>Nathan Dane, the mastermind behind https://NathanMediaServices.co.uk, helps us discover the inner workings and historical significance of the BBC's iconic Ceefax service. Nathan shares his journey from piecing...
<p>Behind the Scenes of Teletext: Subtitles, Data Broadcasting, and More</p><p>Former BBC engineer Peter Wietzel joins Russell Trafford-Jones in this episode of Broadcast Focus as they delve into the intricacies of...
<p>Peter Weizel spent many years in the BBC working on Teletext and even wrote part of the standards so who better to continue guiding us on our journey into the first digital broadcasting on TV. Teletext is a...
<p>Rise Mentor and Fractional CMO Georgiana Verdonk explains all aspects of mentoring, showing it's great for all stages of your career! We look at why it makes sense, why companies should offer it, and how to get your...
<p>Peter Weizel spent many years in the BBC working on Teletext and even wrote part of the standards so we go on a journey into the first digital broadcasting on TV. Teletext is a pioneering pre-internet information...
<p>Carrie Wootten explains the Global Media & Entertainment Manifesto. She delves in to what it is and how businesses and individuals can help. Revolving around reducing the skills shortage and increasing diversity...
Episode #26
<p>Andy Rayner updates us on what's new in this new specification helping move video and media into and around the cloud. This is a break away from the traditional model where all video is sent one frame after another...
<p>Lee Hunt, Director at InSync Technology, talks about how he got into broadcast and how he was able to keep pushing his skills forward to match the new technologies that just kept on arriving! Now Director at InSync...
<p>For years Zambia, post independence had only three radio stations all run by the state. This changed when Phil Haggar came on the scene in the 80s. Backed by a philanthropic businessman, Phil worked to train people...
Episode #19
<p>Romain Bouqueau (founder and CEO of MotionSpell) and Allan McLennan (CEO of PADEM Media Group) talk about the business case for GPAC and how it has found a home in Meta and Netflix. We take a look at Motion Spell's...
<p>Publisher of The Flint, Neil Howman talks about how The Flint came about, how companies within the media sector are dealing with becoming more sustainable, creating sustainable SaaS platforms and there's a nod to an...
Episode #23
<p>Co-Directory of Radio TechCon, Aradhna Tayal Leach explains what makes Radio TechCon special. We look at some previous years' talks and find out what this year has to offer! </p><p>Tickets...
<p>Editorial Director of The Flint, and formerly with Albert, Neal Romanek talks about Albert and DIMPACT discussing how they work and ultimately discussing the how as a global industry we can have a joined up approach...
<p>Lisa Collins, co-founder of the MTSS (Media Tech Sustainability Series) joins me to look at some of the surprising - and not so surprising - numbers from Sony's report on sustainability. Report...
Episode #18
<p>With decades of experience volunteering his technical know-how in Community Radio in the Netherlands, Valentijn Siebrands explains how publicly-funded and commercial community radio works in NL. We compare it to the...
<p>I dive deep with Romain Bouqueau, founder and CEO of MotionSpell and a pioneer in open-source streaming technology to find out about the power of GPAC, the secret sauce behind Netflix’s lightning-fast video delivery...
<p>It was great to have Andy Rayner, Director, Video Services Forum (VSF), with me to discuss why we need Ground-Cloud-Cloud-Ground (GCCG), what it is and its uses. As media companies move exlusively to software, we...
<p>Wren Wood and is father run MobilePhoneMuseum.com – We have a great chat about the technologies behind mobile telephony as well how the shapes of mobile phones have changed.</p>
<p>There are no small plans when it comes to Univision. Finding musical acts from around Universities in the UK and bringing them together for a Eurovision-style show is a large ask, but exactly what the students at the...
<p>For 14 years Manoto TV broadcast from London internationally – including into Iran. Graham Collins was intimately involved with designing and implementing much of the technology there tells us about his time with the...
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Director, InSync Technology
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Nathan Media Services
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