EUROVISION AND AFP, VIA ITS SUBSIDIARY AFP-SERVICES, ANNOUNCED TODAY THEY ARE JOINTLY DEVELOPING A BRAND NEW SERVICE, MYWORLDREPORTER. THE NEW OFFERING WILL HELP BROADCASTERS AROUND THE WORLD TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BY BEING ABLE TO INSTANTLY ACCESS A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF VIDEO JOURNALISTS.
Sourcing high-quality footage from the most remote places will become easier than ever by using a new, simple online booking tool available around the clock on the eurovision.net portal. Each Video Journalist has unified training by AFP-Services to combine the roles of cameraman, editor, reporter and producer. Understanding local culture and languages in remote geographical areas is no longer a hurdle.
“Joining forces with AFP-Services to address one of broadcasters’ most complex needs, obtaining footage from around the world, seemed like an obvious move,” says Stefan Kürten, Director of Sports and Business at EUROVISION.
“With MyWorldReporter we are able to complete the portfolio of broadcast services we already offer to our customers. Today, with AFP-Services, we are delighted to be addressing our customers’ needs together and, with this new service, aim to remain the best source of quality footage worldwide”.
“We’re really happy to further our partnership with EUROVISION”, says Jon Dillon, Managing Director of AFP-Services. “We’re very excited to put our global network of video journalists within easy access to broadcasters worldwide. The MyWorldReporter platform allows any broadcaster to book quickly and easily a video journalist anywhere in the world, within minutes. This new system takes away the difficulties of organizing coverage away from the usual territory of operations.”