studios

The race to space: Another studio heads to space

Space 11 Corp has already created its first zero-gravity show, Galactic Combat, where MMA fights take place in parabolic flight and zero-gravity outer space

Production & Post

The final (production) frontier? World’s first studio in space announced

Space Entertainment Enterprise (S.E.E.), a UK-based media company, is developing SEE-1

Business

TVBEurope January/February 2022 issue released

Our first issue of 2022 focuses on sustainability within the media industry

Business

Studio Babelsberg joins TPG’s global studio platform

TPG Real Estate Partners has officially purchased the historic German studios, which recently played host to The Matrix Resurrections

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

Pinewood expansion approved by local council

Development project will result in a £355 million boost to the UK economy and create over 3,500 jobs if given final approval

Production & Post

BFI: UK studio sector set for £900 million investment

Over £131 million was spent on new production facilities across the UK during 2017-2019, with a further investment of £785.4 million planned

People

Elstree Studios’ managing director steps down

Morris's tenure has seen Elstree become the home of both Strictly Come Dancing and The Crown

Production & Post

Another new TV and film studio to open in London

Space includes offices and workshops on site, and will house the largest single studio space (27,000 square feet) that Troubadour has created in London...

Production & Post

BBC Studioworks to operate Kelvin Hall TV studio

The multi-camera studio will offer "state-of-the-art gallery suites"

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...

Production & Post

Plans for £70 million Littlewoods Film Studios move forward

Liverpool City Council believes the facility could create around 4,000 new jobs

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

Business

Scotland’s Wardpark Studios sold to Dagenham Studios’ owner

Facility is home to TV series Outlander

Production & Post

ARRI, Plazamedia partner to test new standards for virtual TV production

Companies are working together on optimising mixed reality for TV applications using ARRI’s camera and lighting systems

Production & Post

World’s largest fully-encapsulated virtual production volume to open in the UK

Winnersh Film Studios expects to begin welcoming production in 2022

Production & Post

Shepperton Studios set for further expansion, renews agreement with Netflix

Brings one million square foot of new production accommodation to the facility

Production & Post

Home of Hammer horror to expand production space

Development will include nine sound stages and create 3,000 news jobs

Production & Post

Twickenham Film Studios’ planned expansion gets go ahead

Site will be extended by approx. 19,000 sq ft

Production & Post

Vizrt announces ‘world’s first’ fully-equipped virtual studio-in-a-box

Solution includes a Panasonic PTZ camera which can be controlled using NDI

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

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

Netflix, Aviva Investors partner to expand Longcross Studios

The partnership is “expected to significantly increase the breadth and calibre of production facilities,” said the two companies

Production & Post

Germany’s Studio Babelsberg to expand, invest in new technologies

Studio Babelsberg is one of Europe's biggest studio facilities, with 21 sound stages

Live Production

Celebro plans 80 new TV studios, partners with Quicklink for studio-in-a-box capabilities

New studios in Paris, Brussels and Moscow are set to debut soon

Production & Post

‘Pop-up’ film and TV studio gets go-ahead

New studio in Hoddesdon is thought to already be in use

Business

Dagenham Studios owner acquires two Irish facilities

Both studios are expected to continue under their current brands, with staff remaining on board

IP Migration

ARRI puts the spotlight on broadcast studio lighting networks

Software will work with contemporary studio facilities with both IP-based and DMX-controlled lighting systems

Production & Post

UK’s largest independent virtual production facility opens its doors

Films and high-end TV productions can head to MARS for virtual production

Production & Post

New £700 million UK TV and film facility announced

Development is expected to create over 4,500 permanent jobs and contribute more than £300 million annually into the local economy

Production & Post

London welcomes more studio space

London North Studios is the latest in a long line of new studio complexes either to have recently opened or currently in development

Live Production

Discovery enhances the Cube for Tokyo 2020

Studio has been updated to include newly-released 3D Zoom software to allow viewers to see wider and more spectacular panoramic views of Cube locations