Articles by Adrian Pennington
Recoupling: Love Island series 4

ITVX: X marks the spot

Six months from launch and ITVX has bucked the trend to be a successful new AVOD led streaming service, reports Adrian Pennington.

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The Qstech TV H27 Pro offers multiple options for high-end TV studios

Qstech offers TV studio with swift assembly

A versatile TV studio solution able to provide multiple options, including background screen, creative screens and more, will be on show from Qstech.

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MK/IO offers VOD and live streaming, encoding and packaging services

MediaKind’s one-click MK/IO ready to stream

MK/IO, a complete streaming solution built on Microsoft Azure, will be unveiled at IBC.

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StreamHub helps fuel the most demanding productions

Live video contribution over 5G with Haivision

The latest updates to Haivision’s portfolio of video encoders and transmitters will be showcased in Hall 2. These include the Haivision Pro series of mobile video transmitters which enable contribution over any network, including internet, satellite, 4G and 5G.

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Behind the Scenes: The Hundred

The Hundred, the ECB’s 100-ball-a-side competition, aims to carry over momentum from The Ashes as it commences this week. Adrian Pennington takes to the crease to uncover the inside story.

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Pixar’s Elemental Lays Foundation for AI Powered Workflow

New Pixar animation Elemental is the Walt Disney Company’s most technically complex feature film to date and required a new data storage pipe that lays the foundation for use of AI, reports Adrian Pennington.

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Behind the Scenes: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

For a machine-tooled $290 million stunt-fuelled blockbuster it comes as a surprise to learn that the latest Mission: Impossible instalment was made with improvisation and experimentation at its core, reports Adrian Pennington.

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(L-r) Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, and Tom Hanks on set of Asteriod City

Behind the Scenes: Asteroid City

For a film as singularly American as Asteroid City, Wes Anderson chose to base his latest film in Spain, writes Adrian Pennington.

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 Behind the Scenes: FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand features a number of production firsts including volumetric ‘datatainment’, fully remote live matchday hosting, and a stream dedicated to TikTok – but it is all in HD, reports Adrian Pennington

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Centre Court in prep for the first match of the day

Behind the Scenes: Wimbledon 2023

The Championships, Wimbledon 2023 may feature more UHD and High Dynamic Range coverage than ever this year but it’s the volley of editorial firepower being served up that is the real story of the Championship’s technical production, writes Adrian Pennington.

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