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Live control room access

Included in every course

Broadcast & streaming training, United Kingdom

Take command of the live control room

showlineix trains vision mixers, technical directors and streaming producers on real multi-camera switchers, in real control rooms, under real live pressure — so your first live show on the job isn't your first live show ever.

Meet the crew

Learn from working broadcast professionals

Every instructor at showlineix still works on live shows. You train under people who cut real programmes this week, not last decade.

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James Whitfield

Technical Director

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Priya Anand

Vision Mixing Lead

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Oliver Marsh

Live Streaming Producer

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Sofia Adeyemi

Technical Director

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Marcus Reid

Broadcast Engineer

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Elena Fisher

Production Manager

Inside the course

Four disciplines, one control room

Every module is taught on the equipment you'll meet on the job, from switcher panels to streaming encoders.

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Vision Mixing

Multi-camera switching under pressure

Cut a full live programme on a genuine switcher, calling shots against the clock.

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Studio Craft

Camera operation for live television

Framing, movement and gallery communication from the studio floor.

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Streaming

Real-time streaming delivery

Encoders, bitrates and platform routing for reliable live streams.

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Management

Running the production schedule

Crewing, logistics and crisis management for live broadcast days.

Graduate stories

Trusted by crews working across UK broadcast

"I sat a real switcher on day one. By the end of the course I could cut a live magazine show without freezing up."

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Hannah Cross

Vision Mixer, regional broadcaster

"The control room scenarios were unforgiving in the best way. I walked into my first OB truck already calm under pressure."

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David Okafor

Technical Director, sports production

"showlineix taught me the streaming stack end to end — encoders, CDNs, overlays — and how it all connects to the gallery."

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Aisha Rahman

Live Streaming Producer

How it works

From first switcher touch to your first live show

01

Enrol and choose your track

Speak with admissions and pick the course that matches where you want to work in live production.

02

Train inside a real control room

Sit at genuine switcher panels, gallery desks and streaming rigs alongside working professionals.

03

Run a live production exercise

Call and cut a full-length live programme from start to finish, with feedback from your instructor.

04

Graduate into the industry

Leave with a certificate, a showreel and access to our live production job board.

Autumn intake open

Ready to run the show from the gallery?

Courses start from £990, with limited-time savings of up to 26% on our flagship programmes this intake.

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