Journal
Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
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Lessons about video hosting (so far)
We've had to learn a lot about video hosting recently. Here's Michael's run down.
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Five Lessons from Culture Geek 2020
Last week Alex attended Culture Geek 2020. Here are his five takeaways from the digital conference.
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R.A.P. Party 10th Anniversary Celebration
For our November Cog Night we enjoyed The Albany's livestream of R.A.P. Party. Kristina shares her summary of the evening.
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Live-streaming: watching on TV
A lot of your audience will want to view your live content through their TV. What are the options?
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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...
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In it together
With the arts sector in crisis, would it be sensible to pivot to another sector? Probably. Are we going to...
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Live-streaming: frequently asked FAQs
Here are our top ten tips for writing the best FAQs for live-streamed events.
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Bubble at Nottingham Playhouse
For our October Cog Night we watched a live-stream of James Graham's play about the Covid-19 pandemic. Ed shares his...
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BSO@Home: Eight plus Eight
The BSO are running a series of concerts in person and online. Ed caught a livestream of their latest performance.
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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...
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Hot Pink Turquoise at South London Gallery
Ed enjoyed this perception-bending show at South London Gallery.
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Faith Healer at the Old Vic
We attended a live-stream of Brian Friel's Faith Healer for our second ever virtual Cog Night.
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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...
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Blindness at Donmar Warehouse
Alex gives his take on our August Cog Night to the Donmar Warehouse.
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The importance of an accessible website
Michael explains why an accessible website benefits everyone.
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Lock-down breakfast briefings
Ed takes a look back at our summer of Zoom breakfast briefings.
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My White Best Friend (and Other Letters Left Unsaid)
We went on our first (virtual) Cog Night in a while. Ed gives his account of this poignant Zoom-based performance.
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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...
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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...
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Three months at home
We've been separated from our studio for three months; Ed looks back at our lives in lock-down.