Clear-Com Gen-IC links students in 24-hour global broadcast

When On-Air Student TV broadcast a 24-hour student-led event, audiences from across the globe tuned in via Clear-Com’s Gen-IC virtual intercom. Organised by media leader Carrie Wootten under the Global Media and Entertainment Talent Manifesto, the broadcast highlighted the reach and impact of worldwide student collaboration.

The broadcast brought together 913 students, staff and industry volunteers across six continents, drawing over 10,000 viewers to the 24-hour YouTube live stream. With Gen-IC technology, programme directors at participating universities were easily connected, all without the need for dedicated intercom hardware.

“Each participating university was provided with Clear-Com’s Station-IC virtual desktop client, allowing teams to easily coordinate their contributions,” explained John Sparrow, Clear-Com’s technical support engineer for the project. “Once installed on a PC or Mac, all they needed was a headset to achieve perfect communications. Gen-IC reliably linked all Station-IC instances via the cloud, giving teams full real-time connectivity wherever they were.”

Some universities took integration a step further, linking Station-IC to their local wired intercom systems. Students at Mulberry UTC, for example, worked with Rise Academy to integrate a Stream Deck controller, creating a physical interface for operating the intercom system.

More than 30 industry partners, including Sky, AWS, ITV Studios, SMPTE, Vizrt, Levira, and Techex joined forces on the project. Under Wootten’s leadership, this broadcast successfully delivered a global showcase of student talent and media innovation.

“Clear-Com’s Gen-IC unlocked a level of coordination and professionalism that elevated this project to new heights,” said Wootten, founder of the Global Media and Entertainment Talent Manifesto. “It’s beyond what I imagined we could achieve, and it demonstrates the power of industry and education coming together.

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