Holland is now the third-largest exporter of TV content globally… making it no surprise why the Netherlands is quickly becoming a mecca for broadcasters, manufacturers, and service providers - alongside the explosive VoD scene; with Netflix and similar basing their European operations in Amsterdam, and acquisitions like TVT and DMC in 2017 becoming more commonplace.

The Caspian One team are returning to ExCeL London this month for the UK’s leading broadcast, production and media tech event. As with many of the events we attend throughout the year, BVE grants us the capacity to meet face-to-face with people across our varying communities. In most cases, these meetings will be focused on the careers or needs of our contacts; discussing new opportunities, projects and organisational changes - whilst sharing our knowledge, viewpoint and services to meet those demands.

“Showcasing the tech & creativity behind content creation”

This week join the Caspian One team in London at The Media Production Show! Celebrating its fourth year after launching in 2016, this event brings together professionals from across the pre-production, post and content distribution communities; for two days of exhibitors, seminars, networking and shared insights.

Four years ago, the skies over broadcasting were starting to cloud over. No matter which part of the industry you were part of Cloud computing was a focal talking point, given its huge potential for change. But... with security concerns, prominent industry adoption was still somewhat in question.

At Caspian One, our summer meant two things. More time enjoying our beachside location... and growth within our Broadcast team - dictated by exciting new projects, urgencies from clients, the departure of colleagues and overall business requirements.

People come to us from many walks of life, some early in their careers… others looking to become better at what they already do, more focused on specific markets - and for some, a complete career change is trying to be achieved.

We encourage this diversity, believing that a wide range of life experiences can only better our company culture; helping us to better communicate, grow relationships and meet the needs of our clients. In today’s article, we welcome new faces to the Caspian One family.

Broadcast Media Technology Recruitment and Project Capabilities Specialists Caspian One… have joined the Digital Production Partnership (DPP).Today we’re excited to announce that Caspian One has signed up as members to the DPP - in a move to open up the challenges of diversifying technology skillsets in the media and broadcast technology sector.The DPP brings together over 400 of the Broadcast industry’s top companies in one place, to share intelligence, discuss projects requiring the latest technologies… and explore the shifts in strategy that businesses are experiencing along the way.Phil Hodgetts, Head of Strategic Accounts at Caspian One, is the driving force behind our proactive work with broadcasters and services providers; with a focus on understanding and overcoming the resourcing needs for current and upcoming projects.

From Broadcast Journalist… to Head of Strategic Accounts. Continuing our ‘meet the team’ series, this week we speak with Phil Hodgetts about his 9+ years working on the Broadcast recruitment team at Caspian One. Starting from week one on the job, in this interview Phil tells us about his time with the company; along with his insights on the industry, technological changes, the sides of recruitment clients are less aware of, in-demand skill sets and more.

In the midst of this change it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly how careers will be impacted, particularly in respect of broadcast sales professionals who’ve already been hit hard by 2020. A simple example would be that of the travel industry. Airlines reducing flights means a vast reduction in TV advertising spend, resulting in no budget for Broadcasters to buy new products - which has a devastating effect on vendors and their sales environments.

With IBC’s virtual showcase just starting, we’re both fascinated and excited to see how this online-only event will play out. For those who’ve yet to register, visit https://www.ibc.org/ibcshowcase - where you can also find out what’s on September 8-11th, the full program and a complete exhibitor showcase.

Whether you’re looking to bring new skills into your organisation, develop a more effective hiring strategy, looking for a new opportunity or simply want to refresh and future-proof your professional network, a good recruiter goes a long way.