[SatNews] The demand for digital media training has increased, requiring a new senior hire...

Bridge Technologies has named Martin Crawley as head of the Bridge Academy, the company's widely acclaimed training program for digital media monitoring professionals. In his new role as Senior Product Specialist at Bridge Technologies, Crawley will focus on both strengthening and expanding the Bridge Academy's program offerings. Crawley joins Bridge Technologies from Ericsson Television (formerly Tandberg) and brings wide-ranging experience in training, production, and consultancy roles with OmniBus Systems, GlobeCast, Orbit Television, and ITN.

Developed in response to the demand from digital media operators, the Bridge Academy provides technical personnel with the multidisciplinary operational expertise necessary for a complete understanding of the entire digital TV delivery chain and the VideoBRIDGE advanced monitoring environment. Training courses are provided at Bridge Technologies' Oslo headquarters using a complete on-site transmission chain created for training and testing, or by arrangement at the operator's facility. Crawley will be based in the company's Oslo, Norway headquarters office.