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...
Production & Post
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'...
Production & Post
Blackmagic updates DaVinci Resolve for Apple’s M1 chips
DaVinci Resolve can work with up to 12 streams of 8K footage
Business
Sky Studios Elstree begins recruitment drive
New TV and film facility is on track to open in early 2022
Production & Post
Fujifilm launches new 4K broadcast lens and zoom rate demand unit
Both products will be available from the end of November
Production & Post
dock10 launches real-time mo-cap solution
Solution combines full-body motion-capture and facial-capture software
Production & Post
Vizrt automates recorded content
Viz Mosart 5 includes a story recorder function that lets producers pause, revisit an element or rectify a mistake while recording a live-to-tape show
Production & Post
Zero Density releases plug-and-play graphics for virtual sets
RE AMPERE features latest-generation NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPU and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPU, and is configured to optimise both rendering performance as well...
Production & Post
Tentative agreement averts Hollywood production strike
The proposed contract averts a major US strike that would have started today
Production & Post
Barcroft Studios rebrands as Future Studios
TVBEurope owner Future has announced the rebranding of Barcroft Studios to Future Studios following strong growth since the 2019 acquisition
Production & Post
The star of BBC Sport’s Olympics virtual studio production
Mo-Sys Engineering and MOOV have been discussing their roles in bringing BBC Sport's Tokyo Olympics coverage to life from a virtual production studio in...
Production & Post
New 5G transmitter for live remote production
Aviwest has launched its new PRO460 bonded cellular transmitter for remote and at-home production over 5G networks
Production & Post
Open Broadcast Systems adds subtitle overlay support to decoders
The new support on the company's C-100 and C-200 decoders allows users to "cost-effectively monitor teletext subtitling, including on professional 4:2:2 video streams"
Business
Adobe completes acquisition of Frame.io
Completion of the acquisition will bolster collaboration for professional users across Adobe's suite of editing services, including Premiere Pro and After Effects. Frame.io founder...
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
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