Production & Post
dock10: Celebrating a decade of innovation
Paul Clennell, chief technology officer at dock10, gives TVBEurope an insight into the facility's ten years in operation, and the technological innovation that has...
Production & Post
Production & Post
Suppliers partner to deliver production and connectivity for 2022 World Cup
Globecast and Gravity Media reveal partnership to provide end-to-end production and connectivity to customers at "next year’s major football event"
Production & Post
Sky Production Services reshuffles senior management teams
John Cochrane has been promoted to senior manager of finishing, while Mick Logue takes moves up to senior manager of sports delivery within post...
Production & Post
Canon launches new kit to ‘revolutionise 180-degree VR’
The new EOS VR System includes "the world’s first" lens for "digital interchangeable lens cameras enabling 180° VR shooting with one camera to a...
Production & Post
Vizrt releases new AR graphics solution for sports
The new XR Venue solution has been built to enable broadcasters to enhance live content with state-of-the-art AR graphics
Production & Post
NDI and Adobe partner for Creative Cloud support
A new NDI plug-in for Adobe Creative Cloud opens up new remote editing and collaboration capabilities, according to the Vizrt Group brand
Production & Post
BBC Studioworks to launch mentoring programme
BBC Studioworks says it is committed to building creative communities and investing in the future by providing much-needed access for the next generation of...
Production & Post
Roger Flynn joins Cooke Optics board as non-executive director
Flynn most recently served as chairman of Masstech Innovations, and brings international broadcast and post-production experience to Cooke's board of directors
Production & Post
London’s Garden Studios increases size for second time
The facility has opened a new site, named The Lily Campus, which takes its footprint up to a total of 146,100 sq ft
Production & Post
New 40,000 sq ft film and TV facility to open in Liverpool
The facility is predicted to give a £24 million economic boost for the regional economy, creating 360 new jobs and 760 indirect jobs
Production & Post
Digital Catapult, Target3D open UK’s first virtual production test stage
Facility, based in Guilford, will enable media companies to develop new tools and applications as well as boost hands-on experimentation
Business
disguise accelerates remote collaboration with two acquisitions
Company has acquired both Mapping Matter and Previz, with plans to integrate both platforms into its own solution
Production & Post
Avid celebrates Emmy success
The first-ever all women of colour editing team won the OutStanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming award for A Black Lady Sketch Show
Production & Post
MovieLabs releases visual language for media creation
Company has worked with technology partners across the industry, as well as the Hollywood studios, to develop the language
Production & Post
Could a strike hit Hollywood’s production output?
Hollywood's behind-the-camera union is voting on whether to strike. What impact could that have on content production?
Production & Post
Technicolor Creative Studios plans global network of creative hubs
The London hub will see The Moving Picture Company and The Mill share studio space
Production & Post
Paul Baaske joins Jellyfish Pictures as head of technical direction
Jellyfish Pictures is currently aiming to double its workforce over the next 12 months, and intends part of Baaske’s role to facilitate continuous growth...
Production & Post
Netflix, Aviva Investors partner to expand Longcross Studios
The partnership is “expected to significantly increase the breadth and calibre of production facilities,” said the two companies
Production & Post
Germany’s Studio Babelsberg to expand, invest in new technologies
Studio Babelsberg is one of Europe's biggest studio facilities, with 21 sound stages
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
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...