In this episode of Inside R&D, we sit down with Jigna Chandaria, former BBC R&D Engineer and now Head of Sustainability at the BBC. Jigna shares her journey from pioneering sustainability research within R&D to shaping the BBC’s broader sustainability strategy today. Discover how innovation and responsibility intersect, and what it takes to make media more sustainable for the future.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/whp372_behavioural_data_environment_impact_electricity_consumption_tv_platforms

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/research-393-energy-footprint-bbc-radio-environment-impact-sustainability

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2020-09-sustainability-video-energy-streaming-broadcast

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sustainability/

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Join us as we celebrate BBC R&D’s recent Emmy win with Chris Pike, research scientist at Sonos and former R&D engineer. Chris shares his journey through groundbreaking audio research, the magic behind immersive soundscapes, and what the future holds for BBC R&D.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2016-05-virtual-reality-sound-in-the-turning-forest

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03tqfs1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kKLm_9DrYA

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In this final episode of Inside R&D’s inaugural series, Joseph Turner is joined by Nigel Earnshaw, an R&D Engineer, to demystify decentralised, distributed ledger technology (DLT). We explore why this tech has captured global attention, the risks that are emerging around it, and how it might have the potential to solve real world problems and even benefit the media industry. From creator remuneration to misinformation, we ask: can blockchain be a force for public good? And what role could the BBC play in shaping its ethical future?

Follow the links below to learn more about the things mentioned in this episode:

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp-pdf-files/WHP408.pdf

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/distributed-ledger-technologies-dlts-and-the-bbc

https://ethereum.org/en/

https://soneium.org/en/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56371912

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Hell Raymond-Hayling – Video Assistant

Ben Hughes – Production Assistant

Alan Archer-Boyd – Production Assistant

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