SOCS, a specialist in school sports and co-curricular management, has partnered with Joymo, the direct-to-consumer live video platform for sports rights holders, to develop and build SOCS TV – a streaming and content management system for the UK and global education sector.

SOCS TV is set to launch this April, providing schools with a secure, high-quality content management system to broadcast events, sports and activities – while ensuring safeguarding, ease of use, control, and affordability.

With SOCS TV, schools can capture content using anything from state-of-the-art cameras to mobile phones – making it easy to film on the go or during major events. All footage is securely stored on the school’s own platform, not the recording device, ensuring safe and centralised content management. The partnership enables SOCS’s school customers – which accounts for over 85 per cent of independent schools in the UK – to take full control of their video content, securely protected behind a registration wall. This ensures privacy, compliance, and new revenue opportunities, while enabling schools to livestream and share events, performances, and co-curricular activities on their own terms.

“Whether howcasing student achievements, broadcasting events, or enhancing learning, SOCS TV makes it simple for schools to share what matters most – safely and securely,“ commented Mike Emery, CEO, Joymo.  “This is a hugely meaningful partnership in terms of digital safeguarding. In the past, higher education partnerships have been seen as media rights or camera technology-led relationships, for Joymo and SOCS safeguarding of content has been paramount in the development of SOCS TV.”

“As more schools’ film fixtures and other key events, much of this content ends up on platforms like YouTube or Vimeo and is stored on personal devices, often without the necessary consent or safeguards in place. We know how important it is to protect children’s privacy. That’s why SOCS TV puts schools fully in control,” added James Kershaw Naylor, Business Development Director, SOCS.

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