BBC Resources secures three series deal for ITV1's Alan Titchmarsh Show
December 2007
BBC Resources Ltd has secured a three series deal with SpunGold for ITV1’s Alan Titchmarsh Show.... Click to read more
World First Webstreaming Project for Eurostar
November 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts has supported a live webstreaming project for Eurostar France. A first of its kind, it involved live interaction between the French public and the Eurostar 'Your Personal Experts' (YPE's) team on the streets of London.... Click to read more
BBC Outside Broadcasts pioneers new ways of working with Final Cut Pro
December 2007
In response to the increasing demand from programme makers for totally tapeless working environments, BBC Outside Broadcasts has developed the X-Trailer, an HD capable, reliable, cost effective and fully integrated mobile post production and transmission solution. It is based on Apple's Final Cut Studio and XSan technologies, combined with EVS's XT2 disc based production server system.... Click to read more
November 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts has moved their Manchester office to The Pie Factory, the forerunner to the mediacity:uk site at Salford Quay.... Click to read more
November 2007
BBC Post Production, part of BBC Resources Ltd, is launching a new consultancy service, to provide practical guidance and advice to programme makers outside of the BBC. It is opening up access to twelve of its top design team, who collectively have nearly 250 years of experience, designing and managing facilities and workflows across all platforms.... Click to read more
BBC Outside Broadcasts goes Electric
October 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts, part of BBC Resources Ltd, is capturing the BBC Electric Proms, the five-day rock and popular music festival, which takes place in Camden, north London, this week.... Click to read more
BBC Outside Broadcasts supports Premier League All Stars - live HD and 5.1
September 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts is supporting Premier League All Stars, the new major live football event series produced by North One Television for Sky One. The show will bring together Premier League legends, celebrities and fans representing all 20 Premier League Clubs playing in their kits and competing for a charity prize fund which will be donated to a charity of the winning club’s choice.... Click to read more
That Mitchell & Webb Look Goes HD
August 2007
BBC Post Production, part of BBC Resources Ltd, has won editing work on the new series of That Mitchell & Webb Look, which is being made in High Definition.... Click to read more
BBC kicks off sales process for BBC Resources
August 2007
The BBC has announced today that the process for the sale of its commercial subsidiary, BBC Resources Limited, has begun and an advertisement is to appear in the Financial Times, Times and UK trade magazine Broadcast on Thursday, 16 August. The sale is subject to the necessary approvals by the BBC’s Executive Board and the BBC Trust....Click to read more
BBC Post Production invests in new non-linear equipment to support tapeless workflows for BBC Sport
August 2007
BBC Post Production, part of BBC Resources Ltd, has invested in new non-linear equipment to support its customers in BBC Sport as they move towards a tapeless workflow in a fast-turnaround environment. The first production to benefit from the investment will be Match of the Day, which starts this month.... Click to read more
BBC Resources supports the largest HD broadcast in media history
July 2007
BBC Resources is supporting 22 hours of live high definition coverage of the Live Earth concerts taking place on 7 July, which will go out to over 135 countries across the world. Its new HD studio, Studio Eight, at Television Centre in London is acting as the hub for the operation, where content will arrive and be packaged up by BBC Resources for different international broadcasters.... Click to read more
June 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts is supporting St Kilda - A European Opera - an ambitious and innovative arts project that will connect the remote Scottish island of St Kilda by live satellite link to simultaneous performances in five different countries.... Click to read more
Falklands 25th Anniversary Coverage Innovation in a Tractor Shed.
June 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts is building a fly-away production gallery in a tractor shed at San Carlos on the Falkland Islands this month, to capture and link live pictures and sound for a Remembrance Service on 17 June, to mark the 25th anniversary of the conflict....Click to read more
BBC Resources Completes Second HD Studio at Television Centre
June 2007
BBC Resources Ltd is delighted to announce the completion of a second high definition studio at Television Centre in West London. Studio Eight, comprising 8,000 square feet, has been upgraded to HD to sit alongside Studio One, the UK’s first major high definition studio.... Click to read more
BBC Outside Broadcasts' HD Plunge Cam wins RTS Sports Innovation Award
May 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts’ Special Cameras team has won the Sports Innovation Award at the RTS Television Sports Awards for designing and building the world’s first motorised HD Plunge Camera.... Click to read more
BBC Outside Broadcasts delivers historic coverage from new Wembley in HD
May 2007
Whilst it was not the first time Chelsea and Manchester United had met in a FA Cup Final, Saturday 19th May was an historic occasion for the tournament: It was the first ever FA Cup Final captured at the new Wembley Stadium and the first ever FA Cup Final to be broadcast in high definition (HD).... Click to read more
BBC Outside Broadcasts sets the pace for marathon coverage
April 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts is using four mobile cameras on motorbikes: two covering the men's elite race and two on the women's. A further two motorbikes will carry reporters equipped with radio mics and talkback facilities, to report on the race as it progresses.... Click to read more
BBC Outside Broadcasts Lead the Pack - Tackling Six Nations in HD
February 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts, part of BBC Resources Ltd, is supporting BBC Sport’s host coverage of the RBS Six Nations 2007. The Northern Hemisphere's annual showcase rugby event takes place over five weekends in February and March, when England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy compete to be Six Nations champions going into 2007’s Rugby World Cup.... Click to read more
BBC Outside Broadcasts celebrates 25 years of innovation - The dish which changed TV
January 2007
BBC Outside Broadcasts’ UKI-1, Europe's first purpose built transportable earth station, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The three metre satellite dish, weighing 3.3 tons had a massive impact on live television.... Click to read more
Dinosapien - New ways of working for Dinosaurs!
January 2007
BBC Post Production London has won editing, grading, finishing and sound work on 15 half-hour episodes of Dinosapien, a new children’s high definition co-production for BBC Worldwide and CCI Entertainment. The broadcast partners are the BBC and Discovery Kids (US).... Click to read more
