Your Country Needs You - BBC Post Production supports Eurovision
December 2008
BBC Post Production is supporting BBC One’s Your Country Needs You which will find the act to represent the UK in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow in May. Entrants were scrutinised by Andrew Lloyd Webber and a team of music industry professionals who have picked and mixed the artists in order to put together a shortlist of six acts, who will appear on Your Country Needs You.... Click to read more
Two Sound Nominations for BBC Post Production at RTS Craft and Design Awards 2007/2008
November 2008
BBC Post Production has been nominated for an award in both sound categories at the annual Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft and Design Awards, which recognise the work of professionals behind the scenes in programme production.... Click to read more
Grading World War II: Behind Closed Doors
November 2008
BBC Post Production has edited and graded a new compelling documentary series for BBC Two, called World War II: Behind Closed Doors. Drawing on material available since the opening of the archives in Eastern Europe, it provides a new approach to the most secret and dramatic events of the Second World War.... Click to read more
Making Waves - Unique Workflow for New HD and 5.1 Science Series
October 2008
BBC Post Production is supporting a new major science series called Oceans, which is being made in HD with 5.1 sound, for the BBC and Discovery. The eight 60 minute programmes will transmit on BBC TWO in late 2008/early 2009, with deliverables for BBC Worldwide and Discovery.... Click to read more
October 2008
BBC Post Production has graded British Style Genius, a landmark documentary series for BBC Two, which takes a fascinating look at what makes British fashion and style so distinctive – and so influential.... Click to read more
Big Cat Live - Supporting multiplatform working in Kenya
October 2008
BBC Post Production is supporting Big Cat Live, described by Neil Nightingale, Head of the BBC Natural History Unit, as “the BBC’s most ambitious ever live international wildlife event”, which will go out on BBC One, bbc.co.uk and CBeebies this autumn.... Click to read more
September 2008
BBC Post Production, part of BBC Resources Ltd, the commercial facilities arm of the BBC, supported multiplatform coverage for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympic Games. Staff from BBC Post Production as well as BBC Studios worked with BBC Sport and Siemens to create a multiplatform orientated facility, within the dedicated International Broadcast Centre (IBC).... Click to read more
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross goes HD in New Studio Four
September 2008
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross will be the first high definition production to be recorded in BBC Studios' new HD Studio, Studio Four. The show is returning for an autumn run starting on Friday 5th September 2008 and will go out in standard definition on BBC One and in high definition on BBC HD, the UK's first free-to-air high definition channel.... Click to read more
Ready Steady Cook moves to BBC Studios
August 2008
Ready Steady Cook is moving to BBC Studios at Television Centre for the first time. The 20th series will be recorded in Studio Two, one of BBC Studios' smaller studios, which is home to CBBC's Smart, Blue Peter and Crime Watch.... Click to read more
New 5.1 Sound Mixing and Monitoring at BBC Studios
August 2008
BBC Studios, part of Resources Ltd, has installed a new 5.1 HD sound mixing and monitoring area. It successfully completed its first live transmission on Saturday 9 August for the BBC One show Last Choir Standing.... Click to read more
New CEO of BBC Resources appointed
July 2008
The BBC has today announced the appointment of Mark Thomas as the new Chief Executive of BBC Resources Ltd.... Click to read more
BBC Post Production edits Bupa Great Capital Run for Five
July 2008
BBC Post Production is editing filmNOVA’s coverage of the Great Capital Run for Five. The event takes place in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday 20 July, when over 11,000 runners are anticipated to take part... Click to read more
BBC Resources on track for Olympic coverage
June 2008
BBC Resources, the commercial facilities arm of the BBC, is partnering BBC Sport to provide coverage for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympic Games. It has been working with BBC Sport and Siemens to design a multiplatform orientated facility within the dedicated International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and will be providing staff from BBC Post Production and BBC Studios, as well as working with SIS Outside Broadcasts, formerly BBC Outside Broadcasts, to deliver coverage from Beijing....Click to read more
April 2009
BBC Post Production has graded the compelling new five-part thriller, Criminal Justice, made by BBC Drama Production for BBC One. It was shot and post produced in high definition to ensure it is future proof and to support international sales. It will transmit in standard definition over five consecutive days at the end of June.... Click to read more
Collaborative Working Made Child’s Play – Childrens Village moves towards tapeless HD
April 2008
Technology, content and the way content is consumed is evolving rapidly. With this in mind, BBC Childrens needed short-term workflow improvements, to enable greater collaborative working and improved multi-platform ability, before long-term revolutionary changes are introduced. And the improvements needed to be cost-effective....Click to read more
BBC Studios upgrades a third studio to HD
April 2008
BBC Studios, part of Resources Ltd, is upgrading a third studio to HD, to support its entertainment production customers. Following the successful upgrade of Studio One and Studio Eight to high definition, it is investing nearly 2 million pounds in HD cameras, lenses, vision and monitoring equipment for Studio Four.... Click to read more
BBC closes deal for Outside Broadcasts
April 2008
The BBC has announced today that it has completed the sale of the Outside Broadcasts division (“BBC Outside Broadcasts”) of its wholly-owned commercial subsidiary, BBC Resources Ltd, to Satellite Information Services Ltd ("SIS").... Click to read more
BBC Post Production gives second life to historic Scottish film
March 2008
BBC Post Production, part of BBC Resources Ltd, has transferred 420 hours of original film onto high quality digital videotape, bringing 2800 titles from the National Library of Scotland's master collection into public access for the first time. ....Click to read more
BBC announces successful bidder for BBC Outside Broadcasts
March 2008
The BBC has announced its selection of SIS as preferred bidder for the Outside Broadcasts division of commercial subsidiary, BBC Resources Ltd (“BBC Outside Broadcasts”), subject to contract.... Click to read more
