European Athletics Championships limit camera angles seen as sexualizing female athletes
At the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, broadcasters are following new European Broadcasting Union (EBU) guidelines aimed at preventing the sexualization of female athletes on television. The rules restrict low-angle camera shots and the use of slow-motion replays.
Television coverage of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham is now following new guidelines issued by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), designed to prevent the sexualization of female athletes during broadcasts.
Under the new rules, camera operators are required to avoid filming from low angles in a number of events. Broadcasts are also limiting the use of slow-motion replays.
The EBU guidelines were developed in response to criticism of how female athletes have been depicted in sports broadcasts, with coverage often focusing on body parts rather than athletic performance.
