Your account

Once you have registered using a PC on campus, you can access Broadcast following the steps described above.
On the Broadcast homepage, select ‘Sign In’ from the top right corner of the screen. Your name will appear once you are signed in. If you hover on the ‘My account’ profile icon, you can access your personal account. Here you can create a profile which other users will see if you add comments on articles. You can access ‘My Library’ where any saved articles can be viewed. ‘My newsletters’ option enables you to set preferences for subject email updates (e.g. Broadcast Sport, AI Media News, Broadcast Daily, Broadcast Briefing, Ratings, Newsletter, Technology & Facilities, International News)

Navigating the website

Along the top of the homepage you can switch the focus of the content between Broadcast Now (default UK homepage), Broadcast International, Broadcast Tech, Broadcast Sport and AI Media News.
The second level of headings allow you to navigate through articles and features under the following areas: Intelligence, News, Ratings, Events, Magazine, International, Features and ‘More from’ which includes Broadcast jobs. By hovering over the home icon, you’ll see options and highlighted news stories. You can also at the bottom of the screen search content by clicking on ‘a-z subjects’ and ‘browse by issues’. At a quick glance on the right-hand side are the ‘most popular’ stories and articles, and you can change these to the ‘most commented’.

Searching for information

Use the search box in the top right of the homepage to scope for information with keywords.
The results display features five tabs (Broadcast Now, International, Tech, Sport and AI Media News) which you can select to view the items. You can use the filters on the left-hand side to sort out the most relevant results (by type, category and date). If you click on a result, under the heading you will see options to share it via social media or email, to add a comment or to save it to your personal library. If you scroll to the bottom of the article, you will see suggestions of related articles.

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