CGI

Breaking newsroom silos

With newsrooms under increasing pressure, CGI is introducing OpenMedia Evolve to help teams do more with less through shared planning, collaborative content creation, and...

Production & Post

Animated Serkis animals

Kevin Hilton explores how Andy Serkis’ new interpretation of Animal Farm uses CGI animation and a special sound design to create a world where...

Production & Post

Opinion: the reality of fiction

Matthew Corrigan wonders if a resurgence in old filmmaking techniques might be a good thing for the industry

Artificial Intelligence

McKinsey considers potential impacts of AI on future production workflows

As AI adoption continues apace, the latest report from McKinsey and Company explores potential outcomes across production workflows

Artificial Intelligence

The year ahead: leading industry figures on AI and associated technologies in 2026

With 2025 fading into memory, leading figures from across the media and entertainment world give TVBEurope their opinions on what 2026 might bring. In...

Promotional image for The War Between the Land and the Sea featuring Russell Tovey as Barclay on an orange background and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Salt on a blue/green background

Production & Post

Inside the Whoniverse: How The War Between the Land and the Sea created a new deep-sea world

The War Between the Land and the Sea is a spin-off from Doctor Who while also very much its own story. Kevin Hilton talks...

Production & Post

AMPAS investigates automated speech restoration tools, conform management software for possible awards

The organisation said it is making the investigations public so that individuals and companies with devices or "claims of innovation" within these areas can...

Live Production

Case study: How ProSiebenSat.1 used innovation and automation to create one of the largest news studios in Europe

High-quality journalism paired with advanced technology from CGI and Vizrt have proved to be a winning combination for the German broadcaster

Production & Post

How Scanline VFX recreated the Thames and more for Netflix’s Back in Action

Jan Krupp, VFX supervisor at Scanline VFX, tells TVBEurope how the company created a range of environments for the Netflix film

Business

Five years on: the impact of Covid on the broadcast industry

Five years since Covid-19 first arrived, TVBEurope hears from leading figures from across the media and entertainment industry to find out what has changed...

Production & Post

How UNIT created a CG photoreal gorilla for Paramount+ drama Stags

UNIT VFX supervisor Nuno Pereira tells TVBEurope about the work that went into creating an emotive CG gorilla called El Niño

Features

Making the dragons fly

Martin Pelletier, visual effects supervisor at Rodeo FX, explains how House of the Dragon’s fantastic flying beasts are able to take to the air

Production & Post

DI4D sees double in new short film

Double uses the company's PURE4D 2.0 solution to faithfully transfer actor Neil Newbon’s facial performance onto his digital double

People

Meet the… product specialist, newsroom solutions

David Cardinale, product specialist, newsroom solutions at CGI tells TVBEurope about the importance of keeping skills up to date in the rapidly evolving media...

Artificial Intelligence

Ethical considerations of AI in newsroom workflows

Professor Markus Kaiser, director consulting expert at CGI, looks at how AI is finding its way into broadcasters' newsrooms and why media organisations will...

Production & Post

A race against time

The team at VFX studio Lux Aeterna was behind the visuals on the glossy BBC Studios documentary series Ancient Powers. The battle was telling...

Production & Post

CCW pledges to become first UK-based net zero production company by 2023

The company, which works across CGI, video production, 2D and 3D scanning, and photogrammetry, is enabling clients to opt into its sustainability scheme

Live Production

Case study: How CGI’s newsroom system helps the BBC handle its global news output

CGI’s OpenMedia newsroom system played an important part in keeping services on-air during the pandemic, enabling the vast majority of BBC news staff to...

Live Production

CGI wins €3.5 million contract to modernise France Télévisions’ newsrooms

Over 3,000 journalists are expected to use CGI's OpenMedia technology

People

Johann Rückel joins CGI as director of business development

Experienced industry professional joins as director of business development to "further expand the company’s OpenMedia global footprint", and was most recently sales director at...

Live Production

Avid integrates MediaCentral with CGI’s OpenMedia solution

MediaCentral is already integrated with both AP ENPS and Octopus newsroom computer systems

Business

The future is exciting! What the media tech industry can expect post-pandemic

TVBEurope looks at the positives from the way the media tech industry has dealt with the pandemic, and what the future holds

Production & Post

Pixar graphics pioneers win Turing Prize

Prize often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of computing"

Business

CGI acquires SCISYS

Adds more than 670 skilled professionals to CGI

Content

ITV4 to broadcast Grand National Race of Champions

Will feature 40 horses from previous races, created using CGI 3D technology and software

Production & Post

Absolute outsources production IT to ERA

Absolute has outsourced its production IT requirements to ERA’s hosted services

News

Business

Reuters unveils Partner Marketplace for new video content

Reuters has launched its Partner Marketplace, a service offering clients fully-licensed video content from a range of specialist providers, available via a single, tiered...

News