SUSUtv and CUTV present Stags v. Dragons: The Live Link – up

Wednesday 5th October 2011, 20:30pm – 21:00pm

Southampton University and Cardiff University TV stations are teaming up to produce a live, interactive online broadcast – pitting the Southampton Stags against the Cardiff Dragons. Not only should this be an entertaining and amusing show, but is also a testing ground for the exciting technology that will be used in the ‘FreshersTV’ live show on October 19th. ‘FreshersTV’, which is also being hosted by SUSUtv and run by the National Student Television Association (NaSTA), will link up over 20 university stations nationwide and is promising to be the student TV event of the year.

‘Stags v. Dragons’ aims to:

Challenge English freshers against Welsh freshers, with an eventual “winning team” at the end of the show Test the technical possibilities with regards to what we can achieve in ‘FreshersTV’ Give Cardiff TV Station a chance to produce a live show, with the possibilities of further link ups between NaSTA affiliated stations

The Southampton end of the show is based in the union’s main concourse area (next door to The Stag’s Pub), whilst Cardiff’s production will be set in their union pub The Taf.

Each station will have two presenters running their end of the show, as well as a judge overseeing the challenges. Freshers will be recruited from the pubs and offered the chance to compete for their country, as well as having a chance to be on TV. The challenges involve building a team mascot out of piles of rubbish, feeding their teammates cream cakes and wrapping other competitors in toilet roll. The broadcast will allow for testing of split screen video and live interaction between the stations, as well as using social media such as twitter and Facebook to involve viewers back home.

It can be watched online at: www.susu.tv

Producers:
Carly Brown – production@susu.tv
Beckie Saunders – controller@cardiffunion.tv