Freelance Live TV Director & Vision Mixer — London
Del Brown is a London-based freelance live TV Director and Vision Mixer with more than 25 years of experience across broadcast sport, live entertainment, music, shopping and news.
His directing credits include Formula 1, Formula E, ITV, Paramount, Reuters, YouTube, QVC, MTV, Red Bull and a wide range of live television and streaming productions throughout the UK and internationally.
Working across both studio and outside broadcast environments, Del combines technical precision with calm gallery leadership — cutting live to air across multiple cameras, managing crews under pressure, and delivering consistently strong results for broadcasters, production companies and live stream teams.
Live TV Productions — Sport, Entertainment & Shopping
Del’s live sport directing credits include Formula 1, Formula E, British Superbikes, Premier League football and World Fishing championships — directing multi-camera coverage from gallery positions in OB trucks, studios and broadcast facilities throughout the UK and internationally. This breadth of live sport experience means he can adapt to any production environment and any director-client relationship quickly.
His entertainment and shopping television experience covers hundreds of hours of live transmission at QVC UK, Gala Bingo TV, TJC The Jewellery Channel, Gems TV and Must Have Ideas — directing presenters, managing live remote feeds, and coordinating graphics and VT packages in real time across extended live broadcasts.
As streaming and digital content has grown alongside traditional broadcast, Del has directed live productions for YouTube, Red Bull, Paramount and Reuters — bringing the same gallery leadership and multi-camera direction skills demanded by major broadcasters, adapted for streaming and online-first audiences.
Notable Productions
Formula 1: F1 Kids, Palmers Analysis & The Cooldown Room — Director / Vision Mixer
Directing and vision mixing three distinct programmes for Formula 1’s dedicated broadcast platform — F1 Kids (the championship’s children’s programming strand), Palmers Analysis (motorsport analysis), and The Cooldown Room (post-race show). Multi-camera studio productions delivering live content within one of sport’s most watched global properties.
Formula E — Lead Director / Vision Mixer, Seasons 9 & 10
Lead Director and Vision Mixer on Formula E sports presentation for two full seasons — an international role flying to championship rounds across Europe, the Middle East and beyond. Working for Funny Hands Media within the Formula E world feed, directing live multi-camera coverage of sports presentation across the race weekend.
British Superbike Championship — Vision Mixer, Eurosport
Vision mixing the British Superbike Championship for Eurosport, working live from OB facilities in Scotland for an international broadcast audience. Fast-moving, high-stakes live sport production requiring split-second decisions across multiple cameras and remote feeds.
KSW Polish Cage Fighting — Vision Mixer, Wembley Arena
Vision mixing KSW, one of Europe’s largest MMA promotions, from an OB truck at Wembley Arena for a live international broadcast audience. A high-energy, unpredictable live combat sports production demanding fast reactions and precise switching across cage-side and overhead camera positions.
Boogie Woogie — Director / Vision Mixer, Sony Entertainment TV Asia
Directing and vision mixing all live stage dance performances on Boogie Woogie, a prime-time Saturday night dance entertainment show for Sony Entertainment TV Asia. A high-energy, visually demanding production requiring precise multi-camera coverage of choreographed stage acts — capturing every moment of live performance across a full studio stage.
BIFA British Independent Film Awards — Director / Vision Mixer
Directing and vision mixing the BIFA British Independent Film Awards — one of the UK’s leading film industry ceremonies. Multi-camera live coverage of presentations, performances and audience reactions in a prestige event environment.
Reuters Financial News — Director / Vision Mixer
Directing and vision mixing financial news programmes and live bulletins for Reuters — fast-paced, accuracy-critical production for a global business news audience. Studio-based live broadcasting with tight turnarounds and real-time market data integration.
Kickoff — Vision Mixer, IMG
Vision mixing Kickoff, a Saturday morning live football chat and entertainment show for IMG — mixing live studio discussion, guest contributions and broadcast footage in real time across an extended live programme.
Drum and Bass Arena Awards — Director / Vision Mixer
Directing and vision mixing the Drum and Bass Arena Awards — a live music awards ceremony celebrating one of the UK’s most distinctive music genres, combining awards presentations with live performances across a full multi-camera production.
Hire a Freelance TV Director
As a combined Director and Vision Mixer, Del is able to both direct the production and cut the programme live — a dual role that suits leaner crews and tighter budgets without compromising on output quality. A BAFTA Craft Awards judge with more than 25 years of live television experience, Del brings professional gallery craft to every production regardless of scale or genre.
Available for freelance engagements in the UK and internationally. To discuss your next production, get in touch via the Contact page.
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