New camera guidelines for female athletics coverage
Summary
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has created new guidelines for TV coverage of women’s athletics to encourage respectful camera angles and avoid showing athletes in revealing or inappropriate ways. These guidelines were made with advice from female athletes who have experienced discomfort and online abuse due to certain broadcast shots.Key Facts
- The EBU worked with female athletes to develop guidelines for camera angles during live women’s athletics events.
- British pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw and Serbian long jumper Ivana Spanovic helped advise the EBU.
- Athletes have reported online abuse linked to revealing camera angles and slow-motion replays.
- The guidelines recommend avoiding low camera angles and lingering shots that can sexualize female athletes.
- The EBU covers sports broadcasts in 57 countries and reaches over a billion viewers.
- BBC Sport, which is part of the EBU, may use these guidelines at the upcoming European Athletics Championships in August.
- Some events, like the Diamond League, are broadcast by the BBC but do not follow EBU rules and may not use the new guidelines.
- The changes aim to protect athletes’ dignity and mental health during sports broadcasts.
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