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
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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
TVBEverywhere
MetFilm School announces female scholarship
Scholarships available in London and Berlin
Business
ITV could sell South Bank studios for £150 million
CEO Carolyn McCall confirmed plans to sell the site in 2018
Content
BBC ‘in talks’ with MLB to air London fixtures
New York Yankees are due to play Boston Red Sox next June
Technology
Alibaba opens first data centres in London
New facilities add to Alibaba's existing EMEA cloud operations in Frankfurt and Dubai
Business
London Screen Academy aims to encourage a new generation of industry professionals
Will focus on various aspects of TV and film production
Technology
CNN London adopts IDS from IPE
Intelligent Display System is being used as part of a designated "self-op" area
Production & Post
Cherryduck Studios launches creative workspace
The Nest is dedicated to TV production and post
Business
New study backs Dagenham East Studios
Would be first new TV and film production studios built in London in over 25 years
TVBEverywhere
London’s first VR cinema to launch for Halloween
Space will launch as a pop-up, with a permanent venue due in 2018
Technology
Woody Harrelson pushes the boundaries of live cinema
Woody Harrelson’s Lost in London LIVE transmitted live multi-location drama to cinemas worldwide