Facilities
BBC Studios and Post Production has four fully equipped permanent HD studios at Television Centre in central London. It upgraded its largest studio, Studio One to HD back in 2006 and supported Strictly Come Dancing, which was the first live HD entertainment show in the UK. Studio Eight followed in 2007 and acted as the hub for the global Live Earth concerts in July of that year, supporting 22 hours of live HD coverage going out to over 135 countries across the world. Studio Four was upgraded to HD in September 2008.
The latest studio to go HD at Television Centre is Studio Six, is also thought to be the UK’s first 1080p/50 Hz 3D capable TV studio.
BBC Studios and Post Production made a stereoscopic 3D Strictly Come Dancing trail for Children in Need at Television Centre. Its 3D team, along with 3Ality Digitals Stereographer Scot Steele, provided full studio and post production services for the three-minute 3D film featuring an Argentinean tango.
In 2010, BBC Studios and Post Production carried out a major technology refresh for EastEnders at its Elstree site in Hertfordshire, introducing new HD and tapeless workflows to support the show as it moves to HD in autumn 2010.
In October 2010, on the back of a successful relationship with Endemol, BBC Studios and Post Production secured a multi-million pound contract with Endemol, providing studios and post production services for Channel 4's Deal or No Deal at the Paintworks in Bristol. As part of the deal, BBC Studios and Post Production took over the lease of the studio.
In March 2011 BBC Studios and Post Production expanded its digital restoration and archive services by investing in Scanity from Digital Film Technology, a 2K film to file scanner. It also installed a new digital Media Hub facility in April 2011, providing centrally managed and highly scalable systems for global file delivery, transcoding, media storage, duplication, library digitisation and file-based quality check services. In autumn 2011 it digitally restored The Trumptonshire Trilogy for DVD and Blu-ray release.
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