BBC Studios expands digital transformation

BBC Studios has moved more of its post and creative workflows into the cloud. 

As part of an expansion of its digital transformation partnership with 7fivefive, the company’s post-production and content-based workflows are now being moved into the cloud - using AWS cloud services and Adobe software. 7fivefive provided provided strategic consultation, designing and implemented the solutions. 

This will allow creative teams to manage resources and work across different time zones.

The system is designed to dynamically scale active resources, with automated controls that aim to enhance productivity. Virtual workstations can be provisioned and optimised based on real-time requirements, allowing users to self-serve. Different teams receive customised resources that cater to specific creative tasks, across editing, graphics, colour grading, compliance, and branding.

Tim Burton, managing director of 7fivefive, said: “We are extremely proud to continue our long-standing partnership with BBC Studios, providing the technology, insights, and strategic support that helps to power its cloud-first approach to post-production infrastructure. These workflows enable creative teams to focus on the task at hand, whilst the complexity of integrated cloud resources is handled via an intuitive interface. Our shared commitment to innovation ensures that they are well-equipped for the challenges of tomorrow’s media landscape.”

Emma Ellis, creative services technology manager, global technology at BBC Studios, added: “7fivefive’s cloud expertise and practical insight has been key in helping us modernise our creative technology stack and post-production workflows, allowing us to implement meaningful optimisations with confidence and efficiency. These enhancements have increased flexibility across our creative teams, allowing seamless access to remote editing resources and global media content from anywhere. This shift has not only introduced additional operational efficiencies, but has ensured we can continue delivering high-quality, engaging content to our audiences worldwide.”

Adam Jakubowski, VP of technical operations, global technology at BBC Studios, added: “The collaboration with 7fivefive has played a key role in our cloud trajectory. We have scaled virtual post-production workflows over the past 5 years, and adaptive resource allocation continues to provide significant cost and workflow efficiency gains. The flexibility of this solution means we can respond to evolving business and industry needs and enhance the autonomy and agility of our creative teams.”