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The Rise of FinOps

…and why it matters for Media & Entertainment. One of the highlights of this year’s IBC Devoncroft Executive Summit in Amsterdam was seeing Tyrone Donnelly from Sky on stage, le...

AI? What’s that?!

The rise of streaming services and the ever-growing popularity of mobile devices, has long been forcing traditional broadcasters to rethink how they create and deliver content. One of the...

Meet Roxy!

We are thrilled to announce a fantastic addition to our team here at Christy Media Solutions. Roxy Galuba joins our European operation as Principal Consultant with an impressive five year...

Meet James!

Christy Media Solutions welcomes James Pearson as Associate Director, North America. We are delighted to announce the latest addition to our team, James Pearson. With a career spanning al...

Take a look back at the evolution of virtual production and CGI…

Virtual production involves displaying computer generated imagery on a screen behind the talent whilst filming or during post production. In broadcasting this can be seen in virtual studi...

Rise Awards 2022

We are hugely honoured to be a sponsor for the 2022 Rise Awards, which are dedicated to celebrating the incredible female talent and their allies in the Media Tech space. Congratulations ...

The State of Streaming

The move of several streaming giants towards ad-supported models has been commonplace in the news over the last 6 months and was also a hot topic at this year’s IBC. It hasn’t just been N...

Internet broadband and multimedia streaming entertainment

How FAST?

We spoke to Associate Director, Emily Oliver, to get her thoughts on the latest industry surge and discuss what FAST really means to the consumer… The IBC 2022 exhibition, which was...

News from HQ!

There’s a big announcement from Christy Media HQ. We are thrilled to announce that after 16 years with Christy Media Solutions, both Mark Burke and Deborah Cross have been promoted to Dir...

Could office life be a thing of the past?

It’s been over 14-months since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with millions of people adapting to lockdown-life and abrupt changes to working patterns, but has this forever affected ...

Let’s Talk About IR35

With the IR35 changes fast approaching, we are still seeing a lot of people unsure if and how IR35 will impact them, and what they need to do about it. Now is the time to get informed and...

The year ahead

There are reasons to be cheerful within an industry that continues to adapt Despite the challenging start to 2021 for many, including a new national lockdown in the UK, the broadcast medi...

Investing in potential at CMS & UWS

Building on industry expertise with a commitment to ongoing training & development. Continuous learning and professional development is hugely important to us at Christy Media Solutio...

Seven ways to make the best of your time spent on furlough – Broadcast Media professionals

Still on furlough or working reduced hours? There are still huge numbers of employees on furlough and similar schemes around the world. Here in the UK the furlough scheme could be in full...

The future of Broadcast Media and Entertainment

What does the future for the broadcast media and entertainment industry look like? Like much of the rest of the world, over recent months the broadcast media and entertainment industry ha...

Welcome to our team!

We are delighted to welcome Robert Dugmore to the Christy Media Solutions team, joining us as a Business Development Manager. Rob has a wealth of experience in the broadcast media industr...

Tips for video interviews

There has been a big rise in the use of video interviews in the broadcast and media sector over recent weeks. In response to the need for social distancing, new hiring methods have been f...

International Recruiters Day

It’s International Recruiters Day today, and we’re here to help you find and hire the best people for your team worldwide. We don’t know how the current situation will play out, but one c...

IR35 – what you need to know

With changes to IR35 being made as recently as this month, the legislation continues to be a major headache for employers and contractors alike.Less than six weeks to go until the April 2...

Why we’re excited to see it differently at IBC 2019

There’s a buzz of excitement in the air at Christy Media Solutions as our recruitment consultants get geared up to exhibit at IBC 2019 – the world’s most influential media, ent...

Innovation and Talent in Asia Pacific

We’re getting ready to pack up our bags again and head out to Singapore to meet up with clients and the brightest and best candidates in the broadcasting industry who will be converging t...

Rise @ Sky: Insight into Women in TV Engineering at Sky

As a strong advocate of the aims of Rise and an active participant in its driving goal to redress the gender imbalance that exists, in multiple respects, in the broadcast engineering indu...

Optimising Your Resources

It is obligatory for every article, blog, tweet or podcast about the broadcast industry to start out by saying it is in the middle of massive change. Yes, we know it is. What we really ne...

Why does a recruitment consultancy have a booth at NAB?

That seems like a reasonable question. People go to NAB to buy the latest technology, surely? Let us explain our thinking and logic… First, and most obvious, NAB is where the people are, ...

Christmas Jumper Day 2018!

The Christy Media Solutions team have been wearing their Christmas jumpers in the office to show our support for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. You can find out more...

SportsPro OTT Summit 2018

When: 28 – 29 November 2018Where: Melia Castilla, Madrid, Spain This week Christy Media Solutions’ consultants...

BBC Children in Need Day 2018

This week the Christy Media Solutions Team have been raising money for the BBC’s Children in Need Day with an in-house Bake Off competition! The event raised £60 towards this great ...

Case Study: Delivering the best creative talent

We work hard to deliver the best creative talent… The Client A major UK public service broadcaster. The Terms Recruiting in competition with other agencies. The Brief To increase a ...

Case Study: Executive Search – A New CTO

Recruiting for a senior executive with strategic vision… The Client A multi-national Pay-TV broadcaster with channels in over 50 countries. The Terms Recruiting in competition with ...

Thinking about contract work?

If you are considering contracting or freelancing roles for the first time, our approachable consultants can also help you to explore your options for payment, including Limited...

Our visit to IBC 2018

The Christy Media Solutions team returned from the IBC show in Amsterdam almost a week ago and we’d just like to take this opportunity to thank all the visitors who made the time to...

Case Study: Building strong partnerships

We build strong partnerships with our clients and candidates… The Client A major Caribbean broadcaster and sports rights holder. The Terms Exclusive recruiter. The Brief Our client ...

What is the IABM?

Christy Media Solutions is a member of the IABM – the International Trade Association for broadcast and media technology. Membership benefits include technology briefings, networkin...

IBC 2018 – snaps from the show

Christy Media Solutions’ team is currently exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam and our consultants have taken some pictures from around the show to share with you. If you would lik...

Case Study: Sourcing a specialist UX Designer

We know how to deliver the best creative talent… The Client A world-renowned entertainment brand and Pay-TV broadcaster. The Terms Recruiting in competition with other agencie...

IBC 2018: Meet our team at IBC

Christy Media Solutions will be exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam this month – will we see you there? When: 14 – 18 September 2018Where:&n...

Case Study: That crucial first hire

A candidate we placed previously re-engaged Christy Media Solutions to help build his new team… The Client A major international brand, broadcaster and media network. The Terms Re...

Case Study: Targeted international recruitment

We work with broadcast and media organisations, telco operators and technology manufacturers to source suitable industry candidates across their wider commercial functions... The ...

IBC 2018 – Registration is now open…

When: 14 – 18 September 2018 Where: RAI, Amsterdam Our Stand: C29, Hall 6 Christy Media Solutions will be making our...

Photos from Broadcast Asia 2018

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at Broadcast Asia in Singapore this week (stand 6K3-06) and our team have taken some snaps to share with you. Broadcast Asia is a 3 day show and is t...

Broadcast Asia 2018

When: 26 – 28 June 2018 10am – 6pm daily Where: ...

International Women in Engineering Day 2018

International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign, held every 23 June, to celebrate the outstanding achievements of women engineers around the world, rais...

Writing your CV

Your CV is the most important tool you have to sell yourself to potential employers – so how can you make yours stand out? Don’t sell yourself short Many professionals think two pages is ...

World Cup 2018

The Christy Media team is looking forward to tonight’s England match and we’ve been enjoying the other matches so far in what promises to be an exciting and unpredictable tournament! Here...

The Media Production Show Review

This week our consultants have been visiting The Media Production Show at Olympia in Kensington, London. The Media Production Show is an annual event, now in its 3rd year, that focus...

The Media Production Show

The Media Production Show When: 12-13 June 2018 Where: Olympia West Halls, London, UK We’re looking forward to attending The Media Production Show next week at Lon...

Case Study: Recruiting for the 2012 Olympics

Delivering multiple skilled operatives to tight timescales… The Client A host broadcaster for landmark live sporting events. The Terms Recruiting in competition with other agencies....

Case Study: OTT Platform Launch: 85 Candidates Placed

Recruiting for multiple roles to a short time-scale… The Client A global sports rights holder and digital content provider. The Terms Exclusive recruiter. The Brief To recruit a bra...

Broadcast Asia 2018…..

When: 26 – 28 June 2018 10am – 6pm daily Where: ...

TV Connect 2018

When: 9 May & 10 May 2018 Where: Olympia, London Opening times: Wednesday: 8.45-18.00, Thursday: 9.00-16.35 Christy Media Solutions is looking forward to visiting the TV Connect exhib...

Interview Tips

Your CV has helped show a potential employer you could be right for them, but now you need to prove you are the best person for the job at an interview. Research your potential employer G...

Case Study: A brand new role

The job description had an element of fluidity dependent on the candidate skill-sets available as this was a new position within the company… The Client A major broadcast, te...

The Media Production Show..

When: 12-13 June 2018 Where: Olympia West Halls, London, UK The Media Production Show is an annual 2 day event in London that includes an exhibition featuring prod...

International Women’s Day 2018

The team at Christy Media Solutions is celebrating International Women’s Day today – many of our team are women, and our senior team are predominantly female. Here’s a snap of some of our...

BVE 2018

The BVE show is now over for another year, the stands are packed away and the Christy Media Solutions team are all safely back from London, busy following up the meetings we had at the sh...

BVE 2018 – snaps from the show

BVE 2018 is now open at London’s ExCeL… Our stand has been busy during the show so far, but the team have made time to take a few snaps from around the venue to share with you here… ...

Broadcast Asia 2018..

When: 26 – 28 June 2018 10am – 6pm daily Where: ...

Meet our team at BVE 2018…

When: 27 February – 1 March 2018 Where: ExCeL London Our Stand: F43 About the show: BVE is the UK’s largest eve...

Christy Media’s trip to ISE 2018

Last week Christy Media Solutions visited Integrated Systems Europe, an annual four day event that takes place at the RAI in Amsterdam. Billed as the world’s la...

Snaps from the Winter Olympics…

The Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in South Korea officially opens today, although some events began earlier this week. Cindy-Marie Leicester, our APAC Consultant, is also part...

ISE 2018

When: 6 – 9 February 2018 Where: RAI, Amsterdam Our team will be attending Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) at the RAI...

Meet our team at CABSAT…

The Christy Media Solutions team is currently exhibiting at CABSAT in Dubai – pictured here: Phillip, Craig and Christian. The event is a leading platform for the broadcast, producti...

Join us at CABSAT in January!

When: 14-16 January 2018 Where: Dubai World Trade Centre Our Stand: ZB6-C56, part of the UK Pavillion About ...

Merry Christmas

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our contractors, candidates and clients for working with us during the past year. We wish you all the best for the festive period and lo...

It’s Christmas Jumper Day!

Christy Media Solutions is pleased to be supporting Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day 2017 – pictured here our team gathered round the office Christmas tree, looking rather festive...

“Not the IBC Pub” LinkedIn Group event..

Christy Media Solutions is pleased to be sponsoring the ‘Not the IBC Pub’ LinkedIn Group’s annual networking drinks on Tuesday 12 December at The Marquis of Westminster, London, SW1V 1RY ...

Want to meet up at CABSAT in January?

When: 14-16 January 2018 Where: Dubai World Trade Centre Our Stand: ZB6-C56, part of the UK Pavillion ...

Dates for BVE 2018:

When: 27 February – 1 March 2018 Where: ExCeL London Our Stand: F43 About the show: Christy Media Solut...

Congratulations to Emily & Dan!

Christy Media Solutions is delighted to announce that Principal Consultant Emily Randall married Dan Oliver on Saturday 30 September in Oxfordshire. We wish the happy couple&nbs...

Join us at Cabsat 2018!

When: 14-16 January 2018 Where: Dubai World Trade Centre Our Stand: ZB6-C56, part of the UK Pavillion About ...

IBC 2017 Review

The 50th IBC show closed a little over a week ago, the stands have been dismantled, the crowds departed and the Christy Media team are all back in the office, busy following up after...

IBC is now open!

Last night’s rain has gone and the sun is now shining in Amsterdam today, with the 50th IBC Show kicking off at the RAI. Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting on Stand...

Meet our team at IBC 2017 in Amsterdam

When: 15-19 September 2017Where: RAI, AmsterdamOur Stand: C29, Hall 6 We are busy getting ready for o...

We’ve moved!

Christy Media Solutions is pleased to announce that as of Monday 26 June we are now located at new offices in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes. After 14 years in our previous home...

IBC 2017 – Registration is now open…

When: 15-19 September 2017 Where: RAI, Amsterdam Our Stand: C29, Hall 6 Christy Media Solutions will be ma...

The Media Production Show 2017

The Christy Media Solutions team had a very productive two days at the Media Production Show last week. The event had moved to London’s Olympia after a successful debut the previous...

London Calling!

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at The Media Production Show in London’s Olympia, today and tomorrow. If you are visiting the show, please do stop by our stand (100), and say hello....

The Media Production Show opens next week…

Our team at the show: Maddie Turner, Simon Ly & Deborah Cross When: 13-14 June 2017 Where: Olympia, Hammersmith, London Stand: 100 The Media Production Show opens i...

Our trip to Broadcast Asia 2017

The Christy Media Solutions team has now returned to the office following an excellent trip to Singapore for Broadcast Asia 2017; whilst we have visited the event in previous y...

She did it!

We’re proud to announce that our Principal Consultant, Deborah Cross, has successfully completed her sky diving challenge, and thrown herself out of a plane for a good cause! Deborah...

The Media Production Show 2017…

When: 13-14 June 2017 Where: Olympia, Hammersmith, London Stand: 100 Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at the second annual Media Production Show which, following a very b...

Broadcast Asia 2017

When: 23 – 25 May, Tuesday – Thursday 10.30am – 6pm daily Where: ...

Sky diving for a good cause…

Christy Media’s Deborah Cross will be facing her fear of heights and jumping out of an aeroplane on Sunday 14 May. Deborah has chosen to jump out of a plane to raise funds for&n...

CABSAT 2017 in Dubai

Here’s some pictures from our trip to CABSAT in Dubai. At the time of writing, the show is still open, so if you’re there and haven’t managed to pop by, we’re on Stand B2-54&n...

CABSAT opens today!

Members of the Christy Media Solutions team are currently visiting the Middle East and exhibiting at the CABSAT show in Dubai (Stand B2-54). The 23rd edition of CABSAT runs from 21-23 Mar...

IBC 2017

Christy Media Solutions will be exhibiting at IBC this year, from 15-19 September 2017, in our usual place on stand C29 in Hall 6. The IBC Exhibition encompasses more ...

BVE 2017

What a busy show! BVE ended last week and the Christy Media Solutions team are all back in the office now, following up the many meetings we had on our stand. The show was very succe...

Join us at CABSAT 2017

When: 21-23 March 2017 Where: Dubai World Trade Centre Our Stand: B2-54, part of the UK Pavillion About the show:...

Meet our team at BVE

Our stand at BVE: F43 We’re looking forward to another busy BVE exhibition at the end of this month and hope that you will visit our stand if you’re at the show; you can arrange...

Chris Gilliam

The team at Christy Media Solutions were very saddened this weekend to hear the news regarding the death of Chris Gilliam. Chris worked via Christy Media as a contractor over the yea...

BVE 2017…

When: 28 February – 2 March 2017 Where: ExCeL, London Our Stand: F43 BVE is the UK’s largest event for professionals...

Christy Media Solutions joins APSCo!

Christy Media Solutions is pleased to announce that following an internal review, we are now members of APSCo (The Association of Professional Staffing Companies). Deborah Cross, Pr...

CabSat 2017

When: 21-23 March 2017 Where: Dubai World Trade Centre Our Stand: B2-54, part of the UK Pavillion About the show: The 23r...

Dates for BVE 2017

Christy Media Solutions will be exhibiting at BVE again in 2017 – the show is scheduled a little later than previous years and will be held from 28 February – 2 March ...

NAB Show New York

Christy Media Solutions will be visiting the US in November, attending NAB Show New York. NAB Show New York is relatively new, and was formerly known as Content & Communicat...

Cake Bake in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

The Christy Media Solutions team have been busy baking cakes this week for our Coffee Morning today, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support – a charity that provides practical, medical and em...

IBC Review 2016

The annual IBC exhibition closed a week ago, the stands have been packed up and the Christy Media team have all returned to the office, busy following up on the meetings we had at the sho...

IBC photos

Photos from IBC 2016 by the Christy Media Solutions team… Here’s our review of the show broadcast event, IBC 2016, international broadcast recruitment

Snaps from IBC…

It’s Day 4 of the IBC show in Amsterdam, we’ve had a busy show so far and thought we’d share some of the pictures we’ve snapped from around the 14 halls of the IBC exhibition. If you’re a...

IBC 2016 – Meet the team…….

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam next week. The exhibition runs from 9 – 13 September and you can find our stand (6.C29) in its usual place in Hall 6. We’re...

Discovery visit

On Tuesday our Senior Consultants, Natasha Booluck (Broadcast Operations & Production team) and Emily Randall (Technical Recruitment team) visited Discovery, where they spen...

Free entry to IBC 2016

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam again this year. We’re on Stand C29, in Hall 6 as usual and hope to see many of you at the show. The 201...

National Women in Engineering Day 2016

The United Kingdom currently has Europe’s lowest proportion of women working in engineering and the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is seeking to address that issue. Thursday 23 June is...

Snaps from the Media Production Show 2016

A week after the show and the team have now returned to the office and have more snaps to share with you… more photos

The Media Production Show….

We’ve had a busy couple of days, manning the stand at The Media Production Show this week. The Media Production Show was a brand new event for 2016, held at the Business D...

The Media Production Show 2016..

We’re looking forward to The Media Production Show later this week on 9 and 10 June. The show is held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London and we are St...

Snaps from our trip to Broadcast Asia 2016

Craig Oliver, Senior Consultant, is currently visiting the Broadcast Asia 2016 show in Singapore and has sent a few snaps back for us to share with you. He reports that the show is v...

Broadcast Asia 2016 opens today!

Christy Media Solutions is visiting the Broadcast Asia show in Singapore this week. The show is in its 21st year and is an international trade event for the pro-audio, broa...

Race for Life 2016

Christy Media’s Natasha Booluck has taken on the challenge of the Race for Life again this year, running to raise funds for Cancer Research UK in Northampton’s 10K Race for Life ...

Broadcast Asia 2016

Christy Media Solutions will be returning to Singapore at the end of May, visiting the Broadcast Asia show. The show is in its 21st year and is a comprehensive, internation...

The Media Production Show 2016

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at The Media Production Show (Stand 204) on 9 and 10 June 2016, at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. The Media Production Show is new ...

The Media Production Show 2016…

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at The Media Production Show, from 9 – 10 June 2016, on Stand 204. The Media Production Show is a new event for 2016, featuring&n...

Dates for IBC 2016…

Christy Media Solutions will be exhibiting at IBC this year, from 9 – 13 September 2016, in our usual place on stand C29 in Hall 6. The IBC Exhibition covers fifteen halls ...

CABSAT 2016 – Snaps from the show…

It’s the final day at CABSAT today and we thought you might like to see some of the snaps that our team have taken during this year’s trip to Dubai… More on CABSAT br...

Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards nominations now open

Celebrating inspirational female engineers on International Women’s Day, the Institute of Engineering and Technology has opened nominations for its Young Woman Enginee...

CABSAT 2016..

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at CABSAT in Dubai this week. The CABSAT show is held over 3 days at the Dubai World Trade Centre, from 8-10 March 2016. It is...

BVE 2016 – Round up

The stands are packed up, the halls have emptied and everyone is now back in the office, after our trip to London’s BVE this week… Christy Media Solutions had an excellent 3 day...

Our team at BVE 2016

Our stand at BVE: G43 We’re looking forward to another busy BVE and hope that many of you will visit our stand, please do drop by to say hello, we always enjoy catching up! If ...

BVE’s 14 second film challenge…

BVE has launched their first ever 14 Second Film Challenge this year, aimed at the filmmakers and content creators of the future. The competition aims to bri...

CABSAT 2016

CABSAT is the most established and widely known trade show in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia regions, for industry professionals within the Broadcast, Satellite, Content Del...

BVE 2016

Christy Media Solutions is looking forward to BVE, which is held at ExCeL London, from 23-25 February 2016. Our stand is G43, if you would like to come along and have a chat abo...

We wish you a Merry Christmas…

We had our annual Christmas party on Friday night, but most of the team kick-started the festivities by joining in with Christmas Jumper Day… Spot the person who forgot to...

IABM Annual International Awards 2015 – Winners Announced

The IABM Annual International Business Conference & Awards 2015 were held in early December and Christy Media Solutions was proud to be involved with this event as a sp...

IABM Annual International Business Conference & Awards 2015

Christy Media Solutions is sponsoring the IABM’s International Business Conference & Awards 2015, which are held on 3 and 4 December 2015, at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Heat...

AfricaCom 2015

Christy Media’s Karolin Etzel recently attended the 18th annual AfricaCom event in Cape Town, South Africa. She took lots of photos during her visit and we have incl...

IABM Broadcast & Media Technology Industry Woman of the Year Award 2015

Christy Media Solutions is pleased to announce our sponsorship of this year’s IABM Broadcast & Media Technology Industry Woman of the Year Award, which will be presented at the I...

Bill Vinten GTC University Awards – Winners announced

This year’s Bill Vinten GTC University Awards were hosted by the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham on October 15 2015. The results were as follows: Bournemouth Univers...

IBC 2015 – Executive Summary

The IBC Executive Summary has now been published, featuring a range of articles by keynote speakers and individuals who took part in the IBC Leaders’ Summit – the conferenc...

Bill Vinten GTC University Awards – Finalists announced

Now in its third year, the Bill Vinten GTC University Awards will be hosted by 2014’s winning university, the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, on October 15 2015. Th...

IBC 2015 – Our review of the show

IBC is over for another year and the team is now back in the office, busy following up the many meetings we attended during our five days at the show… What a show! IBC have reported that ...

IBC 2015 – more photos from the show!

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam until 15 September (stand C29 in Hall 6). As usual, we’ve also been taking plenty of photos to share with you, so here’s a furthe...

IBC 2015

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam until 15 September; the team have been busy looking round the show, perusing the latest innovations in broadcast technology and&n...

Advice for a successful telephone interview…

Companies often use telephone interviews as a first stage screening process as they can save the applicant and the company both time and money. Telephone interviews are often very s...

IBC 2015…

Christy Media Solutions will be exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam again this year. We’re on Stand C29, in Hall 6 as usual and hope to see many of you at the show. The 201...

Well done to Christy’s Angels!

Well done to Deborah, Natasha and Sandra for braving the rain and wind to successfully complete the Milton Keynes 5K Race for Life this morning. Despite the inclement weather, there was a...

National Women in Engineering Day 2015

National Women in Engineering Day was set up in 2014 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate its 95th anniversary. After the success of the ...

Christy’s Angels are in the news!

With the Cancer Research Race for Life getting closer on the 28 June, our Christy’s Angels have been busy training and their story has been picked up by our local newspaper, The MK N...

Christy’s Angels in Race for Life

Christy Media’s Sandra Breeze, Deborah Cross and Natasha Booluck have formed “Christy’s Angels” to raise money for charity, running in our local Cancer Research U...

Congratulations to Maddie Turner!

We’re pleased to announce that Maddie Turner is our latest team member to successfully complete IABM training and pass her exam to achieve Certified Broadcast and Media Tec...

Meeting the next generation of broadcast talent…

As part of our broadcastgraduate.cominitiative, Christy Media’s Maddie Turner will be attending Ravensbourne’s Futures Fest on Wednesday 13 May. It’s a great opportun...

IBC 2015..

Christy Media Solutions will be exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam again this year. We’re on Stand C29, in Hall 6 as usual and hope to see many of you at the show. The 201...

Congratulations to the Christy Media Team!

We’d like to congratulate Christy Media Solutions team members who have recently passed their IABM exams. Deborah Cross, Natasha Booluck, Emily Randall and Sophie Scar...

Top interview tips from recruiters…

Reed have surveyed more than 600 employers to find out what UK employers do and don’t want to see every time you interview for a new job. Read on for the results… candidate advice,...

More snaps from CABSAT…

A few more photos from our trip to Cabsat in Dubai… Thursday is the final day at the show and we’d like to thank everyone who has visited our stand so far. If you’re at the show tod...

Pictures from Day One at CABSAT

We’re exhibiting at CABSAT this week on stand D3-43, please do come and say hello to Christian and Deborah if you are at the show. Pictures here snapped by us from Day...

CABSAT 2015

Christy Media Solutions is looking forward to exhibiting at CABSAT next week. The show is an important event for industry professionals within the Broadcast, Satellite, Content Deliv...

BVE 2015

Christy Media Solutions had a great show at BVE in London again this year. The show was very busy and we met lots of new faces as well as taking the opportunity to catch up with our...

We’re at BVE this week…

We’re exhibiting at BVE this week, in London’s Excel. The show is open from Tuesday to Thursday and our stand is M44. There’s still time to register on line for free rather than paying £1...

CABSAT 2015…

Now in its 21st year, CABSAT has evolved to be the main event in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia regions for industry professionals within the Broadcast, Satellite, Content Delive...

BVE 2015..

Christy Media Solutions is exhibiting at BVE in London, 24-26 February 2015, Stand M44. BVE is the largest broadcast and technology event held in the UK, showcasing technologies and ...

Christy at Christmas…

The Christy Media team enjoyed an excellent Christmas Party on Friday 12 December in Woburn.

Merry Christmas..

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from all the Christy Media Solutions team.

Ravensbourne’s Futures Fest

Our broadcastgraduate.com team of Maddie Turner and Sophie Scard will be at Ravensbourne’s Futures Fest on Wednesday 18 November, meeting the next generation of broadcast talent. If you’r...

Bill Vinten GTC University Awards Winners

The University for the Creative Arts won the prestigious Bill Vinten Guild of Television Cameramen (GTC) University Award Trophy, at the recent GTC University Awards event, hosted by the ...

1 October: It’s File Delivery Day!

In September 2013 the Digital Production Partnership, an organisation formed to support collaboration in the UK TV industry on standards and practices in digital production, announced 1 O...

Finalists for the Bill Vinten GTC University Awards announced

The Bill Vinten GTC University Awards will be presented at the University of York’s Heslington Studios on October 22nd 2014. The competition focuses on the undergraduates’ use of ca...

IBC – All over for another year…

Another IBC is over and the Christy Media team are all back at our desks, catching up with everything that has happened while we’ve been in Amsterdam. We had a very busy show and wo...

IBC 2014 – more photos…

A further selection of photos from the show… did we snap your stand? more photos… Amsterdam events, broadcast events, IBC 2014, international broadcast ...

IBC 2014

We’re currently at IBC in Amsterdam, exploring the latest innovations in broadcasting and meeting up with lots of our clients and candidates. If you’re at the show and you’d like to meet ...

More photos from the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing..

Cindy-Marie Leicester, our Senior Consultant (APAC) is currently in Nanjing, China, at the 2ndSummer Youth Olympic Games, here are some more of her photos… Previous photos… &...

Christy Media Solutions at Nanjing!

Cindy-Marie Leicester, our Consultant covering APAC, is currently in Nanjing, China, at the 2ndSummer Youth Olympic Games. Here are some behind-the-scenes photos she has snapped, as...

Seroj Baghdasarian

The team at Christy Media Solutions were saddened by the recent news regarding the death of Seroj Baghdasarian. Seroj worked for Christy for a number of years, at a range of client sites ...

IBC 2014 – free registration

IBC is a world leading trade show for professionals involved in the creation, management and delivery of electronic media and entertainment content. The show runs from 12-16 Septemb...

Broadcast Asia: More snaps from Singapore!

Deborah Cross and Cindy-Marie Leicester have had a very successful trip to the Broadcast Asia show, exploring the exhibition and the latest broadcast technologies...

Pictures from our trip to Broadcast Asia

Deborah and Cindy-Marie are currently visiting the Broadcast Asia exhibition in Singapore. Here are some snaps from their trip so far… If you want to find out more about the ...

We’re off to BroadcastAsia

Deborah Cross, Principal Consultant Cindy-Marie Leicester, Senior Consultant (APAC) Christy Media’s Deborah Cross and Cindy...

National Women in Engineering Day – 23 June 2014

National Women in Engineering Day has been set up by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate its 95th anniversary. The aim of the day is to celebrate the work th...

BroadcastAsia 2014

Christy Media will be attending BroadcastAsia in Singapore next month. The show is in its 19thyear and is a comprehensive digital and multimedia tradeshow for the pro-audio, film an...

Bill Vinten GTC University Awards

Entries are now invited for this year’s Bill Vinten GTC (Guild of Television Cameramen) University Awards. The awards are open to all final-year undergraduates completing their cours...

IBC 2014…

Christy Media Solutions will be exhibiting at IBC again this year. We’ll be on Stand C.29, in Hall 6, if you would like to come along and say hello, or you can pre-book an appo...

BVE 2014

Christy Media Solutions is looking forward to BVE 2014, which is being held for the second year at ExCeL London, from 25-27 February. Our stand is L50, if you would like to come alon...

Christy Media Solutions is at Sochi!

Cindy-Marie Leicester, our Senior Consultant (APAC) is currently attending the Sochi Winter Olympics. She’s already met the mascots and is busy meeting lots of you, as well as enjoying wa...

University of Salford: Acoustics, Audio & Video Engineering Event

We’ll be attending the University of Salford’s Acoustics, Audio and Video Engineering recruitment event in Manchester on Wednesday 12 February, to meet students who will be graduating lat...

Applications Open for Business Incubation at Ravensbourne

Ravensbourne’s Digital Media Innovation Consultancy (DMIC) is now accepting applications from London-based media, technology and design businesses to join its 2014/15 Incubation Programme...

Christy Media celebrates 10 years in broadcast recruitment

Christy Media Solutions celebrated our 10th anniversary at the end of 2013. We’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings and we are looking forward to continuing to grow from st...

New Appointment for Film London

Film London has announced the appointment of David Shepheard as their new Inward Investment Manager. With more than a decade of experience, Shepheard will be working with the Inward...

UK TV industry enjoys global boom

As the United Kingdom slowly emerges from the recent recession, the UK TV industry is looking decidedly healthy… Film London recently stated: “The UK is wooing international broadcasters ...

BVE North

We’re at BVE North today – please pop by the Info Point to say hello if you are there!

Win Adobe Creative Cloud with BVE North!

As sponsors of BVE North we’re pleased to announce that attendees can now win a 12-month subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud at the show… Adobe are supporting BVE North with two days o...

BosomBuddiesUK

Our Principal Consultant, Deborah Cross will be taking part in the Buckingham 10k run on Sunday 13 October. Deborah is braving the predicted poor weather to raise money for BosumBuddiesUK...

BVE North 2013

Christy Media Solutions is proud to sponsor BVE North again this year. BVE North is a broadcast and production technology event in Manchester, providing broadcast professionals in the nor...

Photos from IBC 2013

More photos from our recent trip to the IBC exhibition in Amsterdam, double click on the image for the big version!

Another successful IBC…

The Christy Media team have now returned from the IBC exhibition, thank you to everyone who came to visit our stand, we’ve had a very busy 5 days and it was great to catch up with so many...

2013 Contractor Survey

A recent survey of Pulse Umbrella contractors has revealed that: 85% of contractors would recommend contracting to a friend 72% are confident that there is continued demand for ...

BroadcastAsia 2013

Last week Christy Media Solutions attended the BroadcastAsia 2013 show in Singapore. Whilst the exhibition was smaller than IBC and BVE, we nevertheless enjoyed meeting up with people we ...

BroadcastAsia 2013, next week

We will be attending BroadcastAsia next week and are looking forward to meeting new contacts and catching up with existing clients at the show. Based in Singapore, the show runs from 18-2...

Sandra did it!

Well done Sandra for raising more than £200 for Cancer Relief and completing the 5k Race for Life at Waddesden Manor!

Race for Life

Our Contracts and Payments Manager, Sandra Breeze will be taking part in Cancer Research UK’s 5km Race for Life at Waddesden Manor this weekend, raising money for a brilliant cause. ...

Positive News for the UK Jobs Market

The REC’s April JobsOutlook Survey has recorded the highest level of employer confidence so far this year. 60% of the 600 employers surveyed stated they expect their permanent workforces ...

Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day

Mark Burke took part in some interesting eating challenges today to raise funds for Comic Relief… Cheered on by the crowd, Mark Burke managed to eat a stomach churning 5 1/2 hot-dogs in 3...

Red Nose Day

Mark Burke is participating in fund raising activities in Milton Keynes this Red Nose Day. Planned activities include devouring half a cucumber and eating as many hot dogs...

BVE 2013

In February we sponsored and exhibited at BVE, which moved from Earl’s Court to the ExCeL Centre this year. It was a busy show and the team appreciated the chance to catch up with so many...

Join us at BVE North, 16-17 November, Manchester Central

Christy Media Solutions are proud sponsors of this year’s BVE North show, the North’s largest event for broadcast, video and audio professionals. Representatives from Christy ...

The Media Festival 2011

The Media Festival, running from 15-17 November in Manchester, promises to be an exciting event. Important decision makers and creative thinkers in the industry will be att...

BVE 2013 Coming

Christy Media Solutions are looking forward to BVE 2013, which is being held at ExCeL, London on 26-28 February 2013. We are sponsoring the Information Point again this year and will also...

Summer 2012

29 August – 9 September will see the Paralympic Games taking place in the UK. Want to be part of it? We have a range of exciting contract roles available… Sound Engineers – 27...

BVE 2012

In February we exhibited at BVE 2012, which was held at Earls Court in London. We also sponsored the Information Point again this year. It was a busy...

BVE North 2011

The very first BVE North proved a busy two days and it was nice to see so many of you! Christy Media Solutions sponsored the Information Point at the show and our staff enjoyed chatting t...

BVE North 2012

Christy Media Solutions supported BVE North by sponsoring the Information Point again this year. We had a busy two days, exploring the show, meeting new faces and catching up with existin...

Meeting the next generation…

Christy Media Solutions’ team have spent two interesting days at Ravensbourne recently, meeting students to talk about the broadcast and media industries and exploring their options...

IBC 2012

The team have now returned from another successful show at IBC. This year’s show was one of the busiest ever with over 50,000 visitors, and we welcomed many of those to our stand in Hall ...

Join us at BVE North, 13-14 November, Manchester Central

Christy Media Solutions is pleased to announce we are sponsoring BVE North again. Taking place at Manchester Central on 13 and 14 November, BVE North celebrates the thriving co...

Streaming Media Competition Result

On Thursday we drew the winning name for our competition to win a ticket to the Streaming Media Conference and Expo. Congratulations to Peter Marriott who was the lucky winner! ...

IBC 2011

IBC 2011 proved to be another successful show for Christy Media. Visitor numbers have increased again this year, with over 50,000 visitors to the RAI in Amsterdam. The t...

Join us at IBC 2011!

This week, the Christy Media team is exhibiting at the International Broadcast Convention in Amsterdam for one of the biggest annual events in the broadcast calendar. IBC ...

Christy Media Solutions plays football for children’s charity

Christy Media Solutions, the broadcast recruitment specialists, recently participated in the tenth annual Broadcast Fives Competition which is run in aid of The Vision Charity. It ...

IBC 2010

The Christy Media team have returned from Amsterdam after a very successful show at IBC. This year’s show was one of the busiest ever with over 48,000 visitors, and we welcomed hundreds o...

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