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NewsBBC Studioworks officially launches Kelvin Hall production hub in Glasgow
BBC Studioworks has officially launched its new purpose-built studios in Kelvin Hall in Glasgow’s West End.
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Banijay chairman joins bidders for French broadcaster M6
Banijay chairman Stephane Courbit and a group of investors have bid for France’s M6 Group following the broadcaster’s failed merger with rival French network TF1.
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Saudi Arabia’s NEOM opens studios and offers 40% production rebate
NEOM, the flagship business and tourist region taking shape in northwest Saudi Arabia, has formally opened NEOM Media Village and Bajdah Desert Studios, which together comprise the country’s largest sound stages and film production support facilities.
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Pushing the envelope of film editing
Since making the leap from TV to film for a co-editing role on Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Paul Machliss, ACE has perhaps become best known for his long-time collaboration with the film’s director, Edgar Wright.
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AWS and Filmlight showcase Colour in the Cloud workflow
VFX and editing has been possible in the cloud for a while, but colour correction presents a series of unique challenges that may just have been cracked by AWS.
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Daily News
Cloud editing is now in CNA’s DNA
Like many broadcasters, the pandemic drove Singapore-based Mediacorp to the cloud for production of its Channel News Asia (CNA). It turned to an existing supplier, Qvest, to provide cloud editing.
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Daily News
Octopus 11 lands at IBC
There’s a new look and a host of new features aimed at improving the user experience in the latest release of newsroom solution Octopus 11, which is being unveiled at IBC.
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Industry Trends
Webinar roundup - Production and post at IBC2022
Hear what production technology specialists have to say about the biggest themes at IBC2022 and the changes they’ve seen to areas such as production and post, live remote, virtual production and 5G.
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Zinc Media acquires The Edge Picture Company
Leading factual producer Zinc Media Group has raised £5m and has acquired branded content specialist The Edge Picture Company.
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Executive Interviews
The Rise Up Academy: Helping media technology resolve its skills crisis
As the industry canters towards a rush of new technologies it does so having to resolve a massive shortage of skilled people, plus an embarrassing diversity deficit. The Rise Up Academy is on the front line of these two battles, and it has opened career windows for many primary and ...
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Channel 4 sale up in the air after Boris Johnson resignation
Plans to privatise UK broadcaster Channel 4 are in doubt following the collapse of Boris Johnson’s government.
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Industry Trends
Tour de France 2022: Behind the scenes with the WBDS mixed reality Cube
Behind the scenes at this year’s Tour de France 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports used the Cube studio to enhance its coverage of cycling’s greatest show.
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Urgently needed: 21,000 more UK film and high-end TV crew (by 2025)
Film and high-end television production in the UK could be worth £7.66 billion by 2025 and requires nearly 21,000 more crew, according to research commissioned by ScreenSkills.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: The Championships, Wimbledon 2022
With more matches broadcast than ever before, some in 360-degrees and plans for an UHD HDR upgrade, Wimbledon braces for two weeks of global attention.
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Texas set for $267m virtual production, TV and film studios
Hill Country Group has announced plans to build Hill Country Studios, a virtual production, television and film studio in San Marcos, Texas.
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ITV acquires Plimsoll Productions
ITV has agreed to acquire a majority interest of 79.5% in Plimsoll Productions, the world’s largest independent producer of natural history programmes.
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Industry Trends
Evolving CDN strategies to satisfy the “content consumption boom”
Increased investment in content delivery, including multi-CDNs and open caching, remains among the most noticeable of all broadcast industry trends.
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Industry Trends
Immersive audio: consumer tech catches up with production potential
With consumers able to experience immersive audio more easily and cost-effectively than ever, demand for immersive content is continuing to accelerate writes David Davies.
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Noel Tovey named MD of Sky Studios Elstree
Sky has appointed Noel Tovey as managing director at Sky Studios Elstree, its soon to launch film and TV studio.
