Training for 255 Staff of AIT / Daar Communications
Dateline: Feb. 15th 2023
Event: Omni Digital Media in keeping with its tradition of excellence commences the training of AIT / Daar Communications Staff on INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY.
In her opening remarks to the first batch of trainees, Mrs. Pauline Ugbodaga, the Executive Director News of Daar Communications, standing in for the Group Managing Director, Mr. Tony Akiotu, enjoined the trainees to make the very best of the training as no knowledge is ever wasted. She reminded them that even after some of them may have left the organization, the skills learnt will serve them always. She remarked that with the imminent commencement of AIT’s 24 Hour News Network, the training is not only timely but highly necessary for the development of an enviable institutional pool of knowledge and skills.
Engr. Bayo Olanrewaju, a foremost ICT Engineer, and trainer led the team of Omni Digital Media Institute’s enviable pool of Resource Persons to provide a training experience that the trainees were exceptionally overjoyed to have.
The Training is broken down into 4 Modules: Vis:
The Computing Environment:
Target Roles: All Staff
- Basic Concepts of Computer Networks
- Understanding Digital Technologies
- Productivity Tools: Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentation: (Writing and Presenting your Stories)
- Basic Concepts of Electronic Document Management and Real Time Collaboration
- TV Everywhere: The New Age of Broadcasting
Essentials of Broadcasting
Target roles: Reporters, Content Developers, Editors
- The Broadcast Value Chain: From Studio to the Living Room
- Terrestrial VS Cable VS Satellite VS Internet: Understanding Broadcast Media
- Digital Broadcast Content Creation and Management
- Essentials of Video Editing (Smartphones, Tablets and Desktops)
- The Internet and Streaming: Understanding “Alternative Media” The Future of Broadcasting
- Social Media Strategies for the Broadcast Industry: Integrating Social Media for Targeted Adverts and Broadcasts
- Introduction to Video on Demand (VOD): Case Study: NETFLIX
Digital Image Management
Target Roles: Camera Men, Lighting Crew, Set Designers
- Image Acquisition and Advanced Camera Skills
- Essentials of Video Editing (Smartphones, Tablets and Desktops)
- Working with Video Walls / Interactive Boards
- Understanding Green Screens and Chromakeying
Broadcast Management System
Target Roles: Producers
- Working with Audio (Analog VS Digital)
- Video Formats and CODECs
- Introduction to BMS (Broadcast Management System)
- Broadcast Content Management and Delivery
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