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Welcome to Broadcast Dreams: Student to Studio.

My name's Josh Round, Television and Broadcasting student at the University of Portsmouth and in this blog, I intend to discuss my thoughts on breaking into the broadcasting industry as well as my experiences in attempting to do just that.




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Filming at the BBL Cup Finals 2018

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On Sunday 28th January, Arena Birmingham hosted the prestigious British Basketball League Cup Finals. The event was sold out and broadcast live on the BBC Red Button and FreeSports, making it the biggest-ever audience for a BBL Cup Final. After applying for and receiving media accreditation, I was fortunate enough to be court-side capturing some of the best moments from the day. For the record, this was my first time going to see a BBL match. Up to this point, I had only ever watched the games on my computer whilst logging the best plays for the weekly top 10 highlight videos. Therefore, the prospect of going to see one in person had always excited me. When the opportunity arose to film for Hoopsfix at the BBL Cup Finals, I knew it would be an awesome experience both as a basketball fan and a television and broadcasting student. After an hour-long car journey, I arrived at the venue with little knowledge of what to expect. Navigating my way to the media room took some dire...
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