Production & Post
MovieLabs publishes Ontology for Media Creation
The conceptual framework and set of defined terms enable both people and software to communicate with greater data interoperability
Production & Post
Production & Post
Cinelab London rebrands to reflect growth
Company will now be known as Cinelab Film & Digital, which it says reflects the its growth and expansion into providing digital imaging and digital...
Production & Post
Apple TV Plus ‘to significantly increase output’ in 2022
Streamer is reportedly planning a significant increase in its marketing spend over the coming months
Audio
The Voiceover Gallery opens London studio
Includes a new new in-house subtitling division as well as three high-spec sound booths
Production & Post
albert: 2020 saw 52 per cent reduction in TV industry’s carbon emissions
The increase in remote working and travel restrictions during 2020 meant that the aggregated total distance travelled by plane reduced by 5.1 million kilometres
Production & Post
Pixomondo to open London studio for VFX and virtual production
Studio will be closely integrated with the company's existing German operations, located in Frankfurt and Stuttgart
Production & Post
BBC Sport reveals secrets of virtual set ecosystem
The new virtual set ecosystem involved Viz Engine 4, Unreal Engine, Mo-Sys, BK Design and Lightwell technologies
Production & Post
Gravity Media partners with MAMA Youth Project
Company will contribute and commit resources to MAMA's training programme, from which it will recruit to fill relevant vacancies
Production & Post
Goodwood races to the cloud with Grabyo
Grabyo’s Studio platform will be used to clip, edit and distribute content to the event's production team in a fully cloud-based workflow
Business
Post house The Farm announces new leadership team
Adam Morris has been named the company's new technical director, overseeing all technical, IT and engineering functions at The Farm across the UK
Production & Post
Vizrt appoints TV2’s Johannes Skoog as first Viz Artist in Residence
Viz Artist in Residence programme celebrates and support artists producing media content with Vizrt graphic solutions
Production & Post
Ncam opens new European virtual production studio
New location will operate as both fully-fledged studio and training site
Production & Post
How ILM created the ABBAtars
Between 500-1,000 ILM digital artists are working on the band's virtual concert
Production & Post
RED’s latest camera shoots 8K at 120 FPS
Camera features the highest dynamic range, fastest cinema-quality sensor scan time, cleanest shadows, and highest frame rates of any camera in RED’s lineup
Media Management
Television Academy launches Science and Technology Group
Group will look at newer areas of production technologies such as virtual production, cloud collaboration and immersive audio
Production & Post
BBC to host virtual festival looking at media and sustainability
Event will include research from the BBC’s R&D consumer media technology team on the carbon cost of television and associated technologies
Production & Post
Dejero supports UK production sector with ‘pop-up’ 4G network connectivity
Company is working with its UK partner P&C Communications on the service
Production & Post
Lawo gives Cinevideo OB truck total broadcast control
Lawo has announced that the new Cinevideo 4K 12G OB truck is using Lawo VSM for overall broadcast control, installed by Italian system integrator...
Production & Post
ITV takes delivery of new sustainable satellite cars
dB Broadcast has supplied ITV with a mini-fleet of four Mk2 Daytime Sat Cars which have been developed with sustainable hybrid technology to replace...
Production & Post
dock10 announces passing of studio manager Sinead Sweeney
Sweeney was a much loved member of the dock10 team, and has been with the facility since its launch in 2011. Her colleagues have...
Media Delivery
Four new tech firms join 5G VISTA consortium
ATEME, Imaginary Pictures, Ori, and 5GIC join 5G VISTA Live Entertainment Consortium that aims to showcase new in-stadia digital experiences using enhanced connectivity technologies...
Live Production
EU-funded 5G project turns to TAG multiviewer platform
TAG Video Systems has announced that its monitoring and multiviewer platform is being used in the EU-funded 5G-VIRTUOSA project to explore operational and cost...
Business
Broadcasters and industry stakeholders unite to launch The Freelance Charter
Key stakeholders from the UK TV industry come together at the Edinburgh TV Festival to sign a landmark charter that pledges to improve freelance...
Live Production
Canon appointed ‘official imaging supporter’ for 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place from 28 July to 8 August next year with Canon announced as official imaging supporter
Media Management
Sweden’s SVT expands investment in Avid MediaCentral
Sveriges Television (SVT) has chosen Avid software subscription for TV news and programming production workflows
Production & Post
Blackmagic releases DaVinci Resolve 17.3
Blackmagic Design has announced the release of DaVinci Resolve 17.3, which comes with a speed increase that CEO Grant Petty hails "hard to believe"...
Production & Post
‘Pop-up’ film and TV studio gets go-ahead
New studio in Hoddesdon is thought to already be in use
Live Production
Canon unveils next-gen studio 4K HDR camera and 8K lens
Products are aimed at news gathering and studios production
Business
Dagenham Studios owner acquires two Irish facilities
Both studios are expected to continue under their current brands, with staff remaining on board
Audio
dock10 installs Calrec Artemis in £1 million remote gallery
Dedicated multipurpose remote gallery works with outside broadcasts and connects to the dock10 network
Production & Post
Wakefield to host new £1 million virtual production studio
Centre for Virtual Production is set to be the first of its kind in Yorkshire
Production & Post
New iPhone to include ProRes video recording
New phones expected to include ProRes video recording in either HD or 4K resolutions
Production & Post
The Foundry, Mo-Sys set for HPA honours
Annual awards reward outstanding technical and creative ingenuity in media, content production, finishing, distribution, and archive
Production & Post
Garden Studios collaborates on UK’s first carbon neutral virtual production film
Film emitted less than one tonne of carbon. If it had been shot as a traditional multi-location film, it would have emitted over 120...
IP Migration
ARRI puts the spotlight on broadcast studio lighting networks
Software will work with contemporary studio facilities with both IP-based and DMX-controlled lighting systems
Production & Post
X2X Creative opens Soho-based post production and HDR suite facility
Facility is linked to X2X Creative's other location across the road via dark fibre optical connectivity
Production & Post
RTVE makes the Olympics interactive with Flowics
Flowics' platform enables viewers to interact with broadcasts via social media, web pages and apps
Production & Post
TVU Networks, Blackbird partner on camera to cloud to consumer workflow
Cloud editing platform has been integrated into TVU Producer
Production & Post
NEP launches virtual production business
NEP Virtual Studios plans to offer ICVFX/visualisation solutions, permanent virtual stages, and virtual art department services
Production & Post
Fifty Fifty monitors waveforms with Leader
Monitor's features include 4K/UHD operation, 10G IP input and 12G-SDI interfaces
Production & Post
New tool aims to help organise VFX libraries
The libraries can store VFX practical elements as well as textures, reference images, clips from the internet or the matte painting library