Virtual Production
Spain’s largest virtual production studio opens its doors
The facility features a 28 x 6-metre LED wall, 100-square-metre ceiling screen, and two side LED totems
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Live Production
Spain’s RTVE goes 4K with Sony’s FX9 cameras
Sony FX9 full frame cameras enabled a cinematic look, providing an immersive experience for audiences watching Los Conciertos de Radio 3
Live Production
Catalonia’s TV3 gets closer to the action with new 5G-powered remote production solutions
The broadcaster has integrated TVU Networks' RPS One’s 5G field units for a synchronised multi-camera remote production
Live Production
Barcelona’s Betevé sets sail with TVU Networks for America’s Cup
The broadcaster's live set at the America's Cup Village is equipped with TVU RPS (Remote Production System)
Virtual Production
EFD Studios to build Europe’s largest virtual production facility
The facility, which is being built to the west of Madrid, will have more than 2,000 m² of set space
Live Production
Spanish women’s football competition scores with AI-driven cameras
Cameras utilise AI technology to automatically follow the action, producing and streaming content without the need for human operators
Media Delivery
WSC Sports agrees AI-driven content delivery deal with Movistar Plus+
The collaboration will modernise Movistar's content delivery process across linear, web and social channels, as well as the brand's new OTT platform, Movistar Plus+
Media Consumption
LaLiga achieves YouTube Diamond Play Button
Accumulating more than 3,000 million views, LaLiga joins just 19 sports channels worldwide to have achieved the landmark, among them NFL, NB, UFC, Olympics...
Live Production
Mediaset Espana updates news sets with 844 LED panel displays
Telecinco's news set has been completely transformed with 210 square metres of Alfalite LED screens, artificial intelligence and mobile camera solutions, making it one...
Media Consumption
Spain’s RTVE switches off SD DTT signal
The broadcaster had previously announced plans to cease its SD transmission as it moves towards both HD and UHD over DTT
Artificial Intelligence
Grup Mediapro, Microsoft partner on AI and synthetic media library
Among the areas the library will focus on are ad monitoring in broadcasting, the accessibility and personalisation of AV and digital content, voice cloning...
Media Delivery
New 5G technology hits upload speeds of 273 megabits per second
Most smartphones and home broadband services currently average upload speeds of 100 Mbps
Virtual Production
Mediapro’s Barcelona facility hosts first European film shot entirely in virtual production
Mediapro's virtual production team worked with the film's art directors to develop 41 stages harnessing technology such as AI, Unreal Engine, photogrammetry and 360º...
Production & Post
Case study: Behind the scenes at Catch Me if You Can
Ánxo Noya Castro, technical director, Voz Audiovisual, reveals how technology from Blackmagic Design helps produce the Spanish game show
Production & Post
Stage Fifty forms strategic partnership with Universal Production Services, looks to expand into Spain
The company is exploring new opportunities and structuring crew incentives to attract international productions to the Valencia and Murcia regions, it said
IP Migration
Catalonian news broadcaster 3/24 transitions to IP
3/24 is using Nevion's VideoIPath from Sony's Networked Live ecosystem as a connection manager and the Sony HDCE-TX30 IP CCU to connect its existing...
Business
Jaume Roures speaks out on Mediapro ousting
The company's co-founder said it was not his choice to leave
Business
Mediapro CEO Jaume Roures leaves the company
Tatxo Benet will take over the running of the company
Virtual Production
disguise takes virtual production training programme to Barcelona
The programme offers a blend of traditional classroom training and real-world principal photography
Live Production
Mediapro employs all-female crew for U19’s Women’s Basketball World Cup coverage
It's the first time that an all-female crew has been used by the broadcaster
Media Consumption
European broadcasters prepare for UHD terrestrial TV
Broadcasters RTVE and France Télévisions will begin broadcasting UHD channels from later this year
Production & Post
Milk spills into Barcelona
Studio opens new base in the @22 district in Poble Nou, an area known for innovation, tech and VFX
Live Production
ARRI lights up Aragon TV’s studio upgrade
The broadcaster wanted to ensure the lighting and electrical design would drive more efficient workflows, increase reliability, and have a substantial impact on operational...
Live Production
Spanish broadcaster Aragón TV upgrades studio cameras with Vinten
The broadcaster has also upgraded its prompting system to Autoscript's IP-based WinPlus-IP software, which enables Aragón TV to share control across its facility
Production & Post
Blu Digital Group further expands European footprint
The new Barcelona facility will serve as a central hub for content distribution, localisation and post production work
Business
FIFA reaches Women’s World Cup rights deal with European broadcasters
The tournament will now be broadcast in the "big five" European markets following fears of a blackout in Europe
Business
Broadcasters urged to reach deal for FIFA Women’s World Cup rights
With less than 50 days to go until the first game, sports ministers of five European nations have signed a statement acknowledging their concern...
Live Production
Corner taken quickly… SAPEC develops new CornerCam
The solution includes two HD cameras with 1080i and horizontal panning that are fitted into the corner flag
Production & Post
Creating three-dimensional images for La Última
Colourist Raúl Lavado explains how he created emotions with colour for Spain's first original Disney Plus series
IP Migration
TV3 deploys Spain’s first Riedel Artist-1024 Intercom Matrix
The technology has been supplied to TV3 by Spanish reseller Crosspoint, with the Artist-1024 intercom network — the first of its kind in Spain...
Live Production
Spain’s RTVE selects Alfalite for major studio screen update
The ModularPix Pro VP panels feature 1.9-millimetre pixel pitch, optical parameters and cd/m2 brightness > 1,800 nits, enabling the broadcaster to film the LED...
Media Management
SAPEC, Cisco partner on encoder for ‘world first’ 8K DVB-T2 broadcast
The live broadcast, which is described as a world first, will be based on full UHD 8K, Phase-2 content, captured at high quality, and...
Media Delivery
Qwilt, Telefonica partner on content distribution system
The project is the first commercial integration based entirely on Open Caching standards promoted by the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA)
Live Production
RTVE Institute updates studio hardware to HD with help from Sony
The Institute, which trains RTVE employees as well as the local community, wanted to future proof its production technologies
Live Production
Spain’s betevé employs 5G for multi-camera news production
Once in the cloud, the various camera signals were switched using the TVU Producer remote production system
Production & Post
Mediapro to open two new virtual production studios in Spain
The company will invest €3.5 million in the Barcelona production centre, which will feature a 500 m2 studio and 235 m2 of LED paneling
Production & Post
Creating a visual effects community across Europe
TVBEurope catches up with ACCESS:VFX's founder Simon Devereux and new European chapter lead Chris Kiser to talk about the need for a European-wide organisation...
Media Delivery
Amazon, DAZN sign global distribution deal
DAZN is available through Prime Video Channels in Spain and Germany from today (19th January), and will continue to rollout globally throughout the year
Media Consumption
Spanish broadcaster RTVE employs SAPEC solutions to deliver 4K DTT broadcasts
The Sivac-ONE Media Processor module (SMP1000), received the signal sent from the IBC in Qatar via IP and fibre, decoding it so that both...
Production & Post
Netflix opens Tres Cantos production facility expansion
Tres Cantos features the first remote editing system in Spain, as well as with 30 new rooms which Netflix says will make it easier...
Media Consumption
Spain gives UHD broadcasts the green light
UHD Spain announced that the tests will take place in "practically all the provincial capitals and in some additional important cities"
Media Consumption
Spain’s RTVE set for ‘world first’ 4K DTT broadcast
Broadcaster will air around 20 matches from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 4K UHD