Sustainability
Liverpool pilots ‘plug and play’ facilities for broadcasters and film crews
The city is collaborating with Ecotricity X Grid Faeries to explore the installation of power pillars
Liverpool
Production & Post
‘Hollywood of the north’ finally gets greenlight
The Littlewoods Building transformation will include two film studios as well as office and workshop spaces
Production & Post
Work finally begins on Liverpool’s Littlewoods Film Studios
The work will pave the way for main contractors to move in, with two new 20,000sq ft studios set to be the first to...
Eurovision Song Contest
Eight miles of cabling and 150 microphones: The numbers behind Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The BBC has revealed sone of the facts and figures behind this year's Eurovision Song Contest
Production & Post
Work to start on Littlewoods Film Studios
Remediation of the site is expected to complete by the end of 2023
Eurovision Song Contest
‘We will create something truly special’: Liverpool to host Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The BBC will be the host broadcaster of the event, working alongside the European Broadcasting Union
Production & Post
Key partner pulls out of Littlewoods Film Studios project
Liverpool John Moores University has announced it no longer plans to take over 75,000 sq ft of the £70 million facility
Production & Post
Plans for £70 million Littlewoods Film Studios move forward
Liverpool City Council believes the facility could create around 4,000 new jobs
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
Work to begin on new Littlewoods Film Studios after planning approved
“These sound studios also mean the city will have all the right ingredients to be a ‘Hollywood of the North’ for training, production content...
Production & Post
Littlewoods Film Studios secures £17 million funding commitment
£54 million regeneration project aims to transform the iconic Littlewoods Building into a new home for film and TV productions
Technology
Liverpool scores with Blackbird, slomo.tv refs for UWW and more
TVBEurope rounds up today's top tech news
Media Consumption
BBC wins Club World Cup TV rights
Will follow Liverpool's progress in the competition
Production & Post
Liverpool friendly to be broadcast in virtual reality
NextVR employing eight VR cameras along the pitch
Production & Post
2018 was Liverpool’s busiest filming year
Liverpool Film Office statistics reveal a record-breaking number of TV projects
Production & Post
Twickenham Studios reaffirms Liverpool facility commitment
Iconic Littlewoods Building was hit by fire last month
Business
Liverpool fails to make shortlist for new Channel 4 HQ
Mayor Joe Anderson has confirmed the news in a tweet
Production & Post
Twickenham Studios to open new Liverpool facility
New filming complex will be based at Liverpool's Littlewoods Building
Business
Jon Snow backs Liverpool’s Channel 4 HQ bid
News anchor has expressed his support for the city's #4forLiverpool campaign
TVBEverywhere
Champions League knockout stages attract five million illegal streamers
Web-based streams continue to be the main vehicle for illegal distribution
Business
Liverpool launches bid to become new home of Channel 4
“Channel 4 could find a soul mate in Liverpool”
Business
FA agrees £820 million FA Cup deal
The Football Association has agreed a new six-season overseas broadcast rights deal for the FA Cup. The agreement – reportedly worth £820 million -...