Jonathan Higgins is the Managing Director of BeaconSeek Ltd. He founded the company in 2000 after a twenty year career with the BBC.

Jonathan worked at the British Broadcasting Corporation in the UK for over 20 years both as a broadcast engineer and broadcast engineering manager. 

Between 1992 and 2000, Jonathan was Manager of the BBC News Location Facilities Unit, which became  the world - leading newsgathering engineering unit of BBC News, operating fast-response terrestrial microwave links and Ku/C band SNG uplinks in the UK and around the world.

Jonathan led the way in the development of both truck-based and ‘flyaway’ SNG uplinks for BBC News - in particular, digital SNG uplinks.

He oversaw the specification, construction and introduction into service of the first (analogue) SNG truck for BBC News in 1992, followed in 1994 by the first broadcast DSNG truck in Europe, and then a further five DSNG trucks for BBC News.

Jonathan is also the author of Satellite Newsgathering, the seminal book on the subject published by Focal Press.

An experienced presenter, Jonathan has given numerous seminars and lectures around the world on the technical aspects of newsgathering.

In addition to his book Satellite Newsgathering,  Jonathan has had a number of papers published and written articles on satellite newsgathering, and is widely regarded as an authority on all aspects of satellite newsgathering.

His second book, Introduction to SNG and ENG Microwave, was published by Focal Press in Autumn 2003.

Did you know ...

... that Satellite Newsgathering has become regarded as essential reading for SNG technicians, broadcast journalists and media analysts - in fact anyone interested in the technicalities of newsgathering?