Sustainability
Sustainability, who’s paying the bill?
TVBEurope columnist Neil Maycock ponders how media tech companies and their customers can share the responsibility, and cost, of developing carbon neutral products and...
carbon neutral
Sustainability
2023 PGA Championship will be first ever sports TV production powered entirely by green hydrogen
It's estimated that relying on HPUs will save a total of 16.4 Tonnes of CO2 compared to the 2022 tournament. The units produce zero...
Sustainability
Sky Studios Elstree installs 3MW solar roof panel array
A total of 7,400 solar panels have been installed, which will reduce the studios' carbon emissions by 487 tonnes
Production & Post
Technology won’t solve the environmental crisis, innovation will
Carys Taylor, director of albert, writes for TVBEurope about how technology combined with wise planning and cooperative effort could help solve the media industry's...
Media Delivery
We have a responsibility to not just demand change for the sake of it: Viaplay Group sets out its sustainability targets
Lena De Geer, head of sustainability at Viaplay Group, tells TVBEurope about the company's aim to become one of the world's most truly sustainable,...
Business
ITV reduces carbon emissions by over a third
ITV will continue to embed sustainability criteria into its selection processes and contracts in order to ensure it works with suppliers that align to the...
Live Production
EMG awarded DPP’s Committed to Sustainability mark
EMG has made significant investments in infrastructure to support more sustainable live productions, with a focus on remote production workflows
Business
‘Achieving a net zero target is the responsibility of everyone at the company’: Sky’s Fiona Ball on the broadcaster’s sustainability pledge
The broadcaster has pledged to be net zero by 2030
Business
Viaplay recognised for its green credentials
Company plans to launch a programme supporting sustainable production practices in 2023
Production & Post
UK supply and logistics provider Supply 2 Location opens new hubs, lays out green credentials
The company has opened new hubs in Birmingham and Merseyside, and recently finalised negotiations on its second Scottish 'yard' within the Pioneer Film Studios...
Production & Post
Film London publishes report to help TV and film suppliers become more sustainable
The report proposes solutions and technologies that production supply companies can employ to bring down the industry’s collective emissions
Live Production
Can live production be sustainable?
Ahead of COP27 next month, Sony has published a whitepaper looking at the challenges around sustainability in live production
Business
M2A Media awarded top marks in DPP’s Committed to Sustainability programme
The company has established a Sustainability Steering Committee which is tasked with tracking, recording and reporting on the company’s carbon impact across all functions
Media Delivery
Bitmovin aims to develop a climate-friendly video streaming platform
Project GAIA aims to identify ways to improve sustainability and reduce energy consumption across the end-to-end video streaming chain
Business
Accedo aims to boost sustainability across the media industry
Company plans to create a sustainable marketplace for media by 2025, which will include sustainable KPIs such as carbon impact, audience influence, and community...
Production & Post
Bottle Yard Studios’ expansion to be powered by 1MWp solar array
TBY2 is due to open in September
Business
Panasonic pledges to reduce CO₂ emissions by more than 300 million tons by 2050
Panasonic said it has decided to replace its energy-focused targets with CO₂ reduction goals in order to tackle global environmental issues and "clearly show...
Production & Post
Netflix reveals sustainability progress
In total Netflix reduced or avoided more than 14,000 metric tons of emissions in 2021, reducing its Scope 1 and 2 footprint by more...
Business
NEP UK moves entire broadcast fleet to recycled biofuels
By moving its fleet of trucks to using GD+ HVO, NEP said it is aiming to reduce its greenhouse gases related to transport by...
Production & Post
Sky Sports News receives albert certification
Among its efforts to achieve carbon neutral targets, Sky Sports News has significantly reduced its emissions through remote productions; and switched all its outside...
Media Management
SDVI to offset carbon footprint for Rally platform usage
SDVI said it intends to provide regular reporting of carbon emissions associated with operating the Rally platform to each customer
Business
Gravity Media puts focus on its green credentials
Company says it wants to start 2022 with a commitment to reduce carbon emissions and become an ESG leader in the sector
Production & Post
BBC Cymru Wales to make all TV commissions meet albert targets
From this month, all new commissions will be required to complete the albert Sustainable Production Certification
Business
ITV agrees £500 million revolving credit facility linked to sustainability targets
Broadcaster will benefit from a lower interest rate if it delivers emissions reductions in line with its net zero roadmap
Business
TVBEurope January/February 2022 issue released
Our first issue of 2022 focuses on sustainability within the media industry
Business
How broadcasters are taking steps towards sustainability
TVBEurope hears from the signatories of The Content Climate Pledge about how they are implementing sustainable practises across their businesses
Live Production
Sky achieves 70 per cent reduction in emissions for #GameZero
The overall footprint for #GameZero totalled 861.9t CO2e, with the TV production contributing 4.1t CO2e, less than one per cent of the total
Live Production
Sky, Tottenham Hotspur partner on world’s first elite level net zero carbon football match
#GameZero is aiming to be net zero, through emission reductions and offsetting the remaining footprint through reforestation projects
Live Production
Sky Sports aims for greenest Premier League season ever
TVBEurope talks to Jo Finon, manager of responsible productions at Sky Sports, about the broadcaster’s aims to make the new Premier league season as...
Business
Sky meets 100 per cent renewable energy target across European business
Broadcaster has invested in renewables and set targets for 20 per cent on-site generation for all new buildings and large refurbishments
Media Delivery
Netflix aims for net zero carbon footprint by 2022
Netflix's carbon footprint in 2020 was 1.1 million metric tons, about half of which was generated by physical production of the streamer's TV shows...
Production & Post
ITV Studios partners with albert on global Net Zero initiative
albert's climate change training and tools will be available across 12 countries, including France, Germany, the Nordics, Italy, and the Netherlands
Media Delivery
Zattoo’s streaming service certified carbon neutral
Zattoo calculated it created 692 tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2019
Media Delivery
ITV employs DIMPACT web app to build sustainable design into its VoD service
App enables users to understand their ‘downstream’ carbon impacts, right through to the end-user
Production & Post
BAFTA’s albert launches Creative Offsets scheme
ITV's Dancing on Thin Ice with Torvill & Dean is the first show to achieve the new standard of albert Certification.
Media Management
Vitec commits to carbon neutrality by 2021
The company is aiming to be carbon neutral in all facets of business operations, including the manufacturing of its video products.
Production & Post
ITV sets 2030 net zero carbon emissions target
Business will work alongside colleagues, suppliers, programme makers and the albert consortium to achieve net zero target
Business
Sky receives CarbonNeutral certification on all UK-commissioned Originals
First member of BAFTA's albert consortium to achieve the status
Business
Sky wants to be carbon neutral by 2030
Includes plans to make all of Sky's tech products more energy efficient
Production & Post
UKTV receives first CarbonNeutral production certification
Series has offset its carbon emissions by funding a Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation project