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World Earth Day: user-generated video’s simple, yet effective power, to capture the moments that drive change

“Every moment is an organising opportunity, every person is a potential activist, every minute is a...

Celebrating National Pet Month – Newsflare explores why the world loves pet videos

Today is the start of National Pet Month, a celebration of the benefits that pets bring to...

War on Ukraine: How user-generated video is helping media professionals distinguish the truth from misinformation and propaganda

Since Russia mounted its unprovoked act of aggression against Ukraine on 24th February, the...

Looking back on productions big pivot to user-generated video two years after the world shut down

It's been almost 2 years since the coronavirus spread across the world. The rapid transmissions of...

Future of TV: What will be the impact of the creator economy on production in 2022?

It used to be the case that production teams were responsible for everything we watched on...

User-generated video ensures moments in history cannot be censored

In 2019, Hong Kong citizens took to the streets to protest a proposed bill by the Chinese...

The wonderful world of UGV and why it offers producers and broadcasters more opportunities to delight audiences than they think

The use of user-generated video (UGV) in TV and film production is certainly not a new phenomenon....

Shooting the Breeze – Spectacular Weather User-Generated Video for TV and Film

Did you know the average person spends about six months of their life discussing the weather? It’s...

World Television Day 2021 – How Social Media Habits are Changing TV

On 21st and 22nd November 1996, the United Nations held the first World Television Forum. Leading...

Monumental Moments in History: Six Reasons Documentary and Factual Producers Need to Stop Using Stock Footage

Audience participation in documentary and factual show making may have a longer heritage than you...