Production & Post
France Télévisions future proofs newsroom with Fairlight
Broadcaster has implemented 31 Fairlight Advanced Consoles in two bay systems, across 24 regional newsroom hubs throughout France
Production & Post
IP Migration
Grass Valley signs $31 million deal with Broadcast Solutions Group
Broadcast Solutions Group's Nordic team will also establish a new facility in Helsinki based on Grass Valley’s cloud-based Agile Media Processing Platform (AMPP)
Production & Post
How Take 1 helps broadcasters and streaming services meet the demand for subtitled and localised content
TVBEurope talks to Take 1 CEO Louise Tapia about the company's work providing subtitle and localisation services to broadcasters and streaming services, as well...
Production & Post
Star Trek: Discovery beams up virtual production for new series
Show filmed season four at Pixomondo's virtual production stage in Toronto
People
Former Hyperactive Broadcast MD joins Origin Film & Television
James Gander will take over from founder Liam Wife, who becomes Origin's operations director
Production & Post
Plans for £70 million Littlewoods Film Studios move forward
Liverpool City Council believes the facility could create around 4,000 new jobs
Business
Scotland’s Wardpark Studios sold to Dagenham Studios’ owner
Facility is home to TV series Outlander
Business
Evolutions expands London presence, adds 22 offline suites
Company says the expansion is driven by the "massive production boom" in the UK
Production & Post
Gravity Media, Belden deliver broadcast infrastructure solutions for Qatar 2022 stadiums
Installations include SMPTE, Triax, Video, Multi Core Audio and single-mode fibre cable
Production & Post
It’s A Sin, We Are Lady Parts lead RTS Craft & Design Award winners
ITV's I'm A Celebrity picked up a special award in recognition of production being forced to move from Australia to the UK during the...
Production & Post
ARRI, Plazamedia partner to test new standards for virtual TV production
Companies are working together on optimising mixed reality for TV applications using ARRI’s camera and lighting systems
Production & Post
Timeline TV, Racecourse Media Group saddle up for Bahrain horseracing production
Timeline will provide broadcast facilities and crew to provide coverage for 10 fixtures, primarily for simulcast operators
Production & Post
The inspiration behind the look of Tick, Tick… Boom!
TVBEurope talks to cinematographer Alice Brooks about her work on new Netflix film, Tick, Tick... Boom!
Production & Post
World’s largest fully-encapsulated virtual production volume to open in the UK
Winnersh Film Studios expects to begin welcoming production in 2022
Production & Post
Epic Games invests in SMPTE’s virtual production initiative
The virtual production initiative aims to bring together technology and thought leaders to quickly assess challenges relating to virtual production
Production & Post
Motion Impossible Trax Adele for CBS special
Company's AGITO dolly system was used to film the singer's performance for CBS special
Production & Post
Final Pixel launches international training courses to fill virtual production skills gap
The Final Pixel Academy will run courses at all levels across the virtual production workflow
Production & Post
Mo-Sys spotlights LED virtual production solutions
Upgrades StarTracker camera tracking system and NearTime workflow for shooting in an LED volume
Production & Post
Shepperton Studios set for further expansion, renews agreement with Netflix
Brings one million square foot of new production accommodation to the facility
Production & Post
Sony unveils VENICE 2 motion picture cameras
Upgrades the original VENICE camera while maintaining its colour science
Production & Post
GB Labs drives Aurora Media motorsports production
Storage solution deployed in live workflows for Goodwood Festival of Speed, Extreme E and Formula E
Business
Arena Television ceases trading
Arena, which officially launched in 1988, was a key part of the UK's outside broadcasting industry, working with numerous clients across sport, news and...
Business
The Fellowship of Unity, Weta Digital
The acquisition will make cutting-edge VFX tools available for next generation of 3D creators
Production & Post
Home of Hammer horror to expand production space
Development will include nine sound stages and create 3,000 news jobs
Production & Post
Panalux launches all-electric power solutions for eco-friendly sets
Company says the two new units can provide instant, silent, emission-free power in virtually any location
Production & Post
Report: UK facing a virtual production skills gap
Skills shortage needs to be tackled urgently if the UK is to leverage its reputation for innovation and creative excellence across film and TV,...
Production & Post
Virtual Post opens new facility, expands remote offerings
New premises includes four finishing and audio suites, as well as 25 remote offline and four online finishing suites
Production & Post
BBC tops nominees at RTS Craft & Design Awards
Channel 4 comedy We Are Lady Parts in the most nominated show, receiving five nods
Production & Post
How NEP helped ITV’s Love Island create a long distance relationship in 2021
Robotic cameras were managed remotely from London using NEP Connect’s Anylive network, with the show's directors operating as if they were actually at the...
Production & Post
Broadcasters, streamers sign up for The Climate Content Pledge
The Climate Content Pledge has been convened by albert, the screen industry organisation for environmental sustainability
Production & Post
Twickenham Film Studios’ planned expansion gets go ahead
Site will be extended by approx. 19,000 sq ft
Production & Post
dock10 plants 2,500 trees to celebrate 10th anniversary
The trees have been planted as part of the IPE project in the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil
Production & Post
Garden Studios installs Mo-Sys tech for virtual production studio
Facility is employing the VP Pro XR, a purpose-built scalable XR server that enables traditional shooting techniques within LED volumes
Production & Post
Cop26 is a ‘chance to inspire even more collaboration on a global scale’
The director of albert talks to TVBEurope about the organisation's hopes for Cop26, and how it's evolved over the past decade
Business
Origin acquires MCR Broadcast Hire
MCR founder Mike Ransome will act as a consultant to the company following the acquisition
Production & Post
Vinten introduces weatherproof heavy-payload robotic pan and tilt head
The FHR-155E has a maximum payload capacity of 90kg/200lb, and is insulated against extreme temperatures with an operating range of 4°C to 50°C
Production & Post
‘You’re the number one trending topic, ahead of Tater Tots’: Inside the colour grade on Succession
Light Iron's senior colourist Sam Daley reveals how the look of the hit HBO drama is rooted in both realism and classicism
Production & Post
Vizrt announces ‘world’s first’ fully-equipped virtual studio-in-a-box
Solution includes a Panasonic PTZ camera which can be controlled using NDI
Production & Post
UK broadcasters, albert collaborate on Cop26 events
The ambition is that discussing the work happening in the UK will ignite the conversation with broadcasters globally
Production & Post
Digital Imaging company Mission opens Garden Studios office
Company intends to test digital cameras and lenses as well as explore what can be achieved right through the post production pipeline
Production & Post
Vicon, Dimension partner on virtual production
Dimension will use Vicon's solutions to support DNEG as it works on both a major film and TV series
Production & Post
Netflix, German broadcasters join forces on sustainable production initiative
Group has set out 21 "must have specifications" with a production having to meet 18 of the requirements to be awarded a 'green motion'...