Business
Overwhelming shareholder approval for Vivendi’s Canal+ spin-off
Shares in Canal+ will be traded in London, Paris and Amsterdam
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Business
Ofcom: Almost half of UK TV employees now based outside of London
Ofcom's report warned that there is still evidence of a 'revolving door' where employee retention rates remain lower than average among some underrepresented groups
Business
Disguise announces Be Seen. Be Heard event to promote industry diversity
Aiming to be a catalyst for change, the event features a diverse line-up of industry voices
Virtual Production
Disguise and MARS Volume launch virtual production training in London
Students will gain practical experience in multiple roles on set, from pre-production to in-camera VFX, colour workflows, frustum optimisation and more
Virtual Production
DNEG, Dimension partner on ‘two of the world’s largest LED volume stages’ in London and Rome
The companies have released a behind-the-scenes video: The Evolution of Virtual Production
Production & Post
The Story Collective opens “largest film and TV studio in the heart of London”
The Story Collective has gradually repurposed the former Mortlake Brewery to include production offices, workshops and sound stages
Production & Post
VFX house UNIT moves into new London home
UNIT will now have numerous VFX suites housing Flame, Flame Assist, Nuke and Nuke Studio, while the lower ground floor will house MCR, QC...
Production & Post
Workflow solutions provider ERA expands into London
The office is equipped to embrace a hybrid way of working so teams can collaborate no matter where they are based, added the company
Business
New London office for Advanced Systems Group
Opening in May and located in Aviation House, in London's Holborn district, the new ASG UK headquarters will have the flexibility to adapt to...
Media Delivery
End of an era: BT Tower sold, Media and Broadcast division migrates to cloud-based platform
BT Tower was opened for operations in 1965 by prime minister Harold Wilson. Since 1984, it has been operated by BT Group
Production & Post
Edit house Avenues opens new London location
The studio is equipped with six edit suites and two colour suites and has been technologically designed from the ground up
Production & Post
London mayor unveils redeveloped 3 Mills Studios
The project includes upgrades to several of the site’s historic buildings, as well as the creation of more than 10,000 sq ft of creative...
Production & Post
Territory Studio opens new London HQ
The new headquarters has been built to accommodate up to 200 permanent members of staff
Business
Jigsaw24 Media opens new London office with green credentials
The new company's new London base has a “very good” BREEAM rating (an environmental assessment and rating system for buildings)
Production & Post
Milk VFX moves into new Clerkenwell studio
New facility will act as a hub for the company's hybrid working set-up, and has capacity for 200 artist seats
Production & Post
‘It’s about the next stage of growth for us’: Gravity Media’s MD on the new White City Production Centre
TVBEurope talks to Gravity Media's managing director Ed Tischler about the company's plans for its latest Production Centre
Production & Post
London’s Soho set to welcome first virtual production stage
V-Studios will be powered by the disguise Extended Reality (xR) workflow, featuring Absen’s 10m x 5m LED wall
Production & Post
Dispelling the fear factor of working with virtual production
TVBEurope talks to Pixomondo's Alex Webster about the company's plans for London, why producers are still not sure about virtual production, and why technology...
Business
ITV begins moving all staff to White City
800 members of staff have moved into the Broadcast Centre at White City
Production & Post
Film London aims to supply renewable energy to productions shooting in the capital
The Grid Project pilots the supply of green energy via the mains network, with the installation of an electrical feeder pillar at a key...
Production & Post
Mo-Sys eyes up Plumstead Power Station studio
£4 million grant expected to help Mo-Sys move from Morden Wharf location
Live Production
3, 2, 1, Ssh!: How London’s New Year’s Eve producers orchestrated the UK’s largest drone display in secret
Dan Meier speaks to Jim Donald, production director at Jack Morton, about how the company worked with the BBC to deliver London's new year...
Production & Post
Versa Studios opens new London facility, Manchester and Leeds to follow
London base includes a 10,000 sq ft studio space as well as 20,000 sq ft of fully accessible ancillary space including full production galleries
Production & Post
‘Most sustainable TV and film production facility in London’ to open in 2022
RD Studios has been created through a net zero-carbon refurbishment of an existing warehouse, with each unit drawing on solar power from photovoltaic panels...
Live Production
Trickbox TV opens studio in London’s Shard
New studio includes 4K remote controlled cameras as well as direct connectivity to Trickbox’s virtual events production facility
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
Largest studio complex ‘inside the North Circular’ set to open by spring
Edmonton-based complex will include three studios, a production hub and a skills academy
Production & Post
London gets another studio complex
Garden Studios will include a virtual production studio.
Production & Post
Molinare partners with mo-cap company Centroid
Two companies will offer mo-cap technology at new central London studio
Production & Post
Epic Games’ London Innovation Lab includes complete virtual production LED stage
Company partnered with Brompton Technology, ARRI and creative technical production company 80six to refurbish its Innovation Lab in London with a new curved LED...
Production & Post
disguise opens new London xR stage
Company is also operating xR stages in Los Angeles and Hong Kong
Business
Netflix set to triple London office space with new HQ
Streamer is reportedly preparing to take over the lease on an 87,000 square-foot building in Berners Street
Production & Post
Apple TV Plus ‘searching for London production space’
California-based production support company MBS has reportedly been appointed to hunt for locations.
Production & Post
New VFX house to RISE in London
Will include a state-of-the-art screening room, space for 50 artists and editorial as well as an original traditional British pub
TVBEverywhere
Filmmakers to take the spotlight at Video Social event
Pop-up event to run in London on 5-6th February
Production & Post
Jellyfish Pictures opens Brixton HQ
Largest "virtual" VFX and animation studio in the world
TVBEverywhere
5G low-latency “yet to materialise” in London
Operators struggling on consistency and reliability
Production & Post
ZOO Digital opens new London production hub
Will serve as a hub for managing post production and dubbing services
TVBEverywhere
Three launches 5G home broadband
Initially available in Camden, Camberwell and Southwark