All articles by Will – Page 11
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NewsWainwright & Shindler demand female voices
Last Tango In Halifax creator Sally Wainwright and Red Production Company boss Nicola Shindler have called for British broadcasters to address a lack of female drama writers.
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NewsArena looks to boost OB fleet on back of Sky deal
Arena Television will “start to look beyond its current OB truck build programme” after winning the contract to provide OB facilities for Sky Sports’ rugby union coverage.
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NewsSNK adds three suites in London facility expansion
SNK Studios is spending £500,000 expanding its Tottenham Court Road facility as its attempts to position itself firmly in the middle of London’s audio postproduction market.
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NewsA brighter picture for London studios
In the two years since Broadcast last published data on the available TV and film studio space in London, the overall picture has improved.
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NewsPinewood adds stages in boost to capital
Pinewood Studios will officially open five new sound stages this week, providing another boost to a London TV and film studio market that two years ago was said to be in ‘crisis’.
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NewsFountain Studios closure date confirmed
The date for the closure of Fountain Studios has been confirmed, with the next series of The X Factor set to be the last show to shoot at the facility.
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NewsSherlock colourist joins Technicolor
Sherlock colourist Kevin Horsewood has left Blue 2.0 in order to join Soho rivals Technicolor.
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NewsFinal Frame to open colour grading facility in London
New York’s Final Frame Post is opening a boutique grading facility in London fronted by colourist Kevin Shaw, the former technology and restoration lead at BBC Studios and Post Production (BBC S&PP).
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NewsBBC works with Ericsson to cut captioning delays
The BBC is aiming to improve the live captioning service on its programme output by reducing the delay between a show’s audio and the appearance of the related on-screen text.
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NewsMolinare completes expansion of Hoxton site
Molinare has completed an expansion of its East London-based post facility, Molinare Hoxton.
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News3 Mills Studios site faces review
The long-term future of 3 Mills Studios is under scrutiny with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) currently “looking at options” for the East London site.
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NewsKarma acquires post and DIT firm Coach House
The Coach House Studios has been sold to the live streaming and video production company Karma.
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NewsNarduzzo Too offers remote viewing service
Narduzzo Too is offering clients the chance to remotely view grading sessions after purchasing technology from Streambox.
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NewsBBC tech projects in spotlight
The government has backed a proposal for the BBC to adopt a Technology Advisory Board (TAB) and called on the broadcaster to undertake a detailed review and cost-benefit analysis of all its R&D activity.
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NewsGoldcrest claims London’s largest audio dubbing suite
It took two years to build and required the kind of structural engineering ingenuity normally seen in Channel 4’s Grand Designs, but Soho’s Goldcrest Post Production has successfully opened what it considers to be the biggest audio dubbing suite in central London.
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NewsCTV launches HD flypack service
CTV Outside Broadcast has launched a new HD flypack service called Airbox that is being made available with the same technical and production support as a full-blown OB.
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NewsTake 2 lighting arm fetches £420k
Take 2 Film Holdings’ (Take 2) lighting business has been sold by administrator KPMG to On Set Lighting for £420,000.
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NewsShoot Blue moves to Acton
Kit hire firm Shoot Blue has moved to Acton, West London after the building that housed its Finchley HQ was sold to a residential property developer.
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NewsForbidden shares jump on "most significant deal"
Shares in Forbidden Technologies jumped by as much as 19% last week after the company announced that an un-named UK broadcaster has started a 12-month paid-for proof-of-concept study using its cloud-based video editing tool Forscene.
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NewsSky News upgrades kit with Sony XDCAM camcorders
Sky News has kicked off a two-year project to replace its Panasonic newsgathering cameras with Sony XDCAM camcorders.