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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.


Oh yes we did – moving panto online
We helped theatres across the country stream their 2020 pantos online during local lockdowns.

Lessons about video hosting (so far)
We've had to learn a lot about video hosting recently. Here's Michael's run down.

Five Lessons from Culture Geek 2020
Last week Alex attended Culture Geek 2020. Here are his five takeaways from the digital conference.

Live-streaming: watching on TV
A lot of your audience will want to view your live content through their TV. What are the options?

8 things we’ve learnt from 8 months of lockdown
It's been just over eight months since we closed our studio in mid-March. Ed guides us through our top eight...

In it together
With the arts sector in crisis, would it be sensible to pivot to another sector? Probably. Are we going to...

Live-streaming: frequently asked FAQs
Here are our top ten tips for writing the best FAQs for live-streamed events.

Breakfast briefing with Chris Smith
As part of our fortnightly breakfast briefing series, we invited former Culture Secretary Chris Smith to come and talk with...

Selling streamed concerts (for BSO) using Spektrix
Monetise your digital content using your ticketing system. Jen explains how we’ve helped Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra by setting up a...

The importance of an accessible website
Michael explains why an accessible website benefits everyone.

Lock-down breakfast briefings
Ed takes a look back at our summer of Zoom breakfast briefings.

Government guidance for performances: what it mean for arts marketing teams
The UK government has released a detailed guide to staging performances safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ed has picked out the...

Theatre makes terrible telly
Michael thinks it's time to be honest with ourselves, to admit that even great theatre doesn't always translate well to...

Three months at home
We've been separated from our studio for three months; Ed looks back at our lives in lock-down.

The apostrophe. When and how to use it.
We all know we should use apostrophes correctly. But do we know how? Michael guides us through the rules and...

The arts in lockdown: five digital responses
Ed gives his take on a handful of brilliant cultural responses to the lockdown.

Staying in and watching live arts
In these strange times, when COVID-19 has us in lock-down, where's the best place to get our cultural fix?

Ten tech titbits – January 20
Our regular round-up from the world of digital technology (or at least the bits that seem relevant to our clients).