NEP Group

NBC SPORTS SELECTS NEP GROUP AS ITS MOBILE BROADCASTING AND TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT PROVIDER FOR ITS PRODUCTION OF 2022 OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

STAMFORD, CONN., Feb. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBC Sports has selected NEP Group to provide mobile broadcasting, engineering consultation, and technical support for its production of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, from Beijing, China, February 220, 2022.

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  • STAMFORD, CONN., Feb. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBC Sports has selected NEP Group to provide mobile broadcasting, engineering consultation, and technical support for its production of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, from Beijing, China, February 220, 2022.
  • NBCUniversal provides coverage of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 2-20, featuring a Winter Olympics-record 2,800+ hours of coverage across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.
  • Similar to recent Winter Games, NBCs primetime Olympic coverage began the night before the Opening Ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 3.
  • NBCUniversal is presenting its 18th Olympic Games, 12th consecutive overall, and sixth straight Winter Games, all the most by any U.S. media company.

NEP Connect wins contract to provide ITV with environmentally friendly news gathering fleet

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

LONDON, Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading UK broadcaster, ITV, has selected NEP Connect to provide its next generation of news gathering vehicles for Regional and National ITV News coverage.

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  • LONDON, Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading UK broadcaster, ITV, has selected NEP Connect to provide its next generation of news gathering vehicles for Regional and National ITV News coverage.
  • These vehicles - built by NEP Connect, part of the NEP Group global network - will be utilised by ITV to cover live breaking regional and national news across the United Kingdom.
  • NEP Connect, an NEP Broadcast Services Company, has been delivering critical media content since 1989.
  • NEP Connect operates two Network Operation Centres located in the UK, co-located with NEP Connect teleports, which supply extensive satellite facilities to complete the connectivity offering.

Entertainment Industry Veteran Barbara Ford Grant Joins NEP’s Virtual Studios Group To Lead New Prysm Stages Business Unit

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEP Group , the leading media technology partner for content creators around the globe, announced today the appointment of entertainment industry veteran Barbara Ford Grant to President of its newly formed NEP Prysm Stages business unit.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEP Group , the leading media technology partner for content creators around the globe, announced today the appointment of entertainment industry veteran Barbara Ford Grant to President of its newly formed NEP Prysm Stages business unit.
  • NEP launched the Prysm Stages brand in late 2021 to support its growing global network of permanent stages designed for film and TV.
  • Ford Grant joins NEP from arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf where she served as Chief Technology Officer, overseeing its mixed-reality platform and IT divisions.
  • Ford Grant adds to NEPs talented lineup of virtual production leaders, led by Global President of NEP Virtual Studios, Cliff Plumer.

NEP Group Supports Identity’s Delivery of COP26 with State-of-the-Art, Sustainable Production Solutions

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Monday, December 20, 2021

Combining its global technology solutions and expertise, NEP Group can support Government events of this scale and caliber.

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  • Combining its global technology solutions and expertise, NEP Group can support Government events of this scale and caliber.
  • AnnaMcInerney, Media & Broadcast Director, COP26, said, Working with NEP Group in the planning and delivery of COP26 Broadcast Services should be considered a blueprint for collaborative and innovative agency-supplier operations.
  • Mark Bannister, COP26 Technical & Operations Director, said "Creative Technology were the ideal partner to work with in the delivery of all video across the many meeting and negotiation rooms of COP26.
  • COP26 was a true collaboration,featuringlive events, production, and broadcast teams uniting to deliver daily live coverage of discussions, negotiations, and accomplishments.

NEP Enhances Global Centralised Production Network with Second-Generation, All-4K Andrews Hub Upgrade

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Monday, December 13, 2021

First opened in 2017, the Andrews Hub is part of NEPs growing network of centralised production centres and a global production ecosystem.

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  • First opened in 2017, the Andrews Hub is part of NEPs growing network of centralised production centres and a global production ecosystem.
  • In 2017 when we launched the Andrews Hub we went to the moon and back in every centralised IP broadcast each day, said Soames Treffry, President of NEP Australia, New Zealand & Japan.
  • Our second-generation Andrews Hub is a story of continued investment and innovation in how weve built the largest-scale, 4K, centralised production complex on the planet.
  • As part of its expansion, NEP will build four new control rooms and upgrade its Network Operations Centers to meet increased demand.

NEP Group Launches Production Centers in Los Angeles and New York

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEP Group , the leading media technology partner for content creators around the globe, has launched two new production centers in Los Angeles and New York.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEP Group , the leading media technology partner for content creators around the globe, has launched two new production centers in Los Angeles and New York.
  • The new facilities join existing NEP production centers in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, advancing the companys position as the global leader in Centralized Production.
  • NEP Production CenterLos Angeles and NEP Production CenterNew York, are innovative, flexible, and scalable facilities providing clients with more production options to create and tell their stories.
  • NEP production centers enable clients to increase utilization of their top talent and crews by giving them centrally located facilities to use, like those in Los Angeles and New York.

NEP Virtual Studios and Trilith Studios Announce the First Prysm Stage, A Premier Virtual Production Facility Coming to Atlanta, Georgia

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEP Virtual Studios and Trilith Studios today announced a new state-of-the-art virtual production facility coming to Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEP Virtual Studios and Trilith Studios today announced a new state-of-the-art virtual production facility coming to Atlanta, Georgia.
  • The Prysm Stage at Trilith Studios is being built from the ground up for virtual production, led by world-class talent including entertainment industry veteran and Global President of NEP Virtual Studios, Cliff Plumer, virtual production pioneers Lux Machina Consulting (LuxMC), Trilith Studios President and CEO Frank Patterson, and Trilith Studios Director of Creative Technologies, Barry Williams.
  • NEP Group recently announced the formation of NEP Virtual Studios after acquiring LuxMC, Halon Entertainment and the Prysm Stages brand, accelerating its strategic vision for virtual production.
  • NEP Virtual Studios is committed to building a global network of permanent stages that are designed and operated by LuxMC, one of the industrys leading virtual production specialists.

Creative Technology’s Acquisition of Bright Group Approved to Move Forward

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

This approval allows the deal to move forward, and it is intended to close in the next few days.

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  • This approval allows the deal to move forward, and it is intended to close in the next few days.
  • Following a brief transition period, Bright Group will rebrand as Creative Technology and be integrated into Creative Northern Europe.
  • Learn how we are helping clients bring their creative visions, content, live sports and entertainment to life at nepgroup.com .
  • Bright Norway is also a prominent provider of system integration and offers AV equipment sales and distribution.

Long Distance Reality TV: How ITV Studios and NEP Group delivered ‘Love Island’ in 2021

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

ITV Studios has created some of the most popular brands in entertainment television worldwide, and their hit franchise, Love Island, is no exception.

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  • ITV Studios has created some of the most popular brands in entertainment television worldwide, and their hit franchise, Love Island, is no exception.
  • Since its debut in the UK in 2015, ITV Studios has brought the Love to multiple countries, expanding the brand around the globe.
  • ITV Studios once again tapped longtime media technology partner and reality TV veteran NEP Group to provide end-to-end broadcast solutions to handle the facilities and infrastructure for its U.K., U.S. and Australian productions.
  • For Love Island U.K., to navigate a slew of logistical demands, NEP and ITV Studios introduced a plot twist to the usual production plan a fully remote environment.

NEP Launches New Virtual Production Business Segment, Acquires Prysm Collective, Lux Machina and Halon Entertainment to Accelerate Market Footprint

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEP Group today announced the launch of a new virtual production business segment, to be called NEP Virtual Studios, bringing on board industry leaders in real-time production with the acquisition of Prysm Collective, Lux Machina and Halon Entertainment .

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  • PITTSBURGH, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEP Group today announced the launch of a new virtual production business segment, to be called NEP Virtual Studios, bringing on board industry leaders in real-time production with the acquisition of Prysm Collective, Lux Machina and Halon Entertainment .
  • At the same time NEP was targeting opportunities to expand its existing virtual production business, Plumer was building a coalition of creative production and technology specialists to deliver a streamlined virtual production solution.
  • It was clear that joining forces would accelerate the path forward for NEP, Prysm, Lux Machina and Halon together.
  • Prysm Collective, Lux Machina, Halon Entertainment and NEP all share significant experience with Unreal Engine integration.