UK production partnership company Nest Productions has announced a new partnership with Greenred Media. Nest will supply production and company infrastructure for all company productions. Derek Drennan and Stew Batt, veteran factual entertainment producers and co-founders of Nest, are joining Greenred’s board as Managing Directors. Nest’s Marisa Erftemeijer and Floury Crum are also joining the Greenred team as Head of Production and Production Executive respectively. The partnership news comes … [Read more...] about Nest Productions partners with Greenred Media for factual content after C4 success
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Happy Accidents appoints Calamity Jane’s Meredith Willis as SVP Creative Content
LA-based film and TV studio Happy Accidents has appointed Meredith Willis as SVP of Creative Content. Working in both Los Angeles and London, Willis will oversee development and production of feature and television projects. Willis joins after a tenure as the Director of Development for Ellen Pompeo’s Calamity Jane Entertainment under a deal with ABC Studios, where she covered both scripted and unscripted television and film. Prior to that, Willis worked at Denver & Delilah for almost … [Read more...] about Happy Accidents appoints Calamity Jane’s Meredith Willis as SVP Creative Content
France Télévisions chooses Grass Valley’s next-gen Kaleido-IP Video Multiviewer to support its SMPTE-2110 Live UHD/3G Broadcast transition
Grass Valley®, the leading innovator for live production solutions, announces that French National Public TV Broadcaster France Télévisions, rebranded as france tv, has selected its next-generation Kaleido KIP-X240 IP (Multiviewer as part of an enterprise wide transition from SDI to SMPTE-2110 (ST-2110). The france tv group, which includes five national, 24 regional channels and 9 overseas channels, has taken immediate delivery of 12 KIP-X240’s as part of a three-year contract Grass Valley … [Read more...] about France Télévisions chooses Grass Valley’s next-gen Kaleido-IP Video Multiviewer to support its SMPTE-2110 Live UHD/3G Broadcast transition
Pixotope Enables Remote Intercontinental Virtual Production Workflows for E1 Series
Pixotope, the leading software platform for end-to-end real-time virtual production solutions, is breaking new ground by enabling remote real time virtual production for NEP The Netherlands (NEP), a pioneer in broadcast technology. NEP recently leveraged Pixotope to enable remote camera tracking for the inaugural all-electric speedboat race, the E1 Series. For the E1 series, Pixotope Camera Tracking was deployed on-site in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, while the graphics engine was situated remotely at … [Read more...] about Pixotope Enables Remote Intercontinental Virtual Production Workflows for E1 Series
EditShare boosts sales direction with alumnus Grant Carroll
EditShare, the technology leader that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative workflows at every stage from storyboard to screening, has appointed Grant Carroll as Senior Vice President for Sales for the Americas. He will be familiar to many EditShare users from his previous customer-facing roles in the business. In the early days of the company Carroll brought valuable experience as an editor, producer, and director, which made him ideal to connect with users and channel … [Read more...] about EditShare boosts sales direction with alumnus Grant Carroll
ITV commissions high octane espionage thriller Secret Service
ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill has commissioned thrilling espionage drama, Secret Service, from the pen of ITV News anchor, Tom Bradby. Adapted from Tom’s tense, topical novel of the same title, Secret Service, is a suspenseful, fresh-from-the-headlines story deeply rooted in today’s political landscape. Tom has collaborated with fellow screenwriter, Jemma Kennedy, (Captain Webb) to write the series which will premiere on ITV1 and be available for streaming on ITVX. Secret Service delves … [Read more...] about ITV commissions high octane espionage thriller Secret Service