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NEP Group Releases Supershooter 6, its latest IP-Powered, Next-Gen Mobile Unit

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The innovation of NEP Mobile Units like Supershooter 6 is born out of an intimate understanding of what todays live sports and entertainment content creators need.

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  • The innovation of NEP Mobile Units like Supershooter 6 is born out of an intimate understanding of what todays live sports and entertainment content creators need.
  • Supershooter 6, a single unit with a support unit as needed, is similar to Supershooter 5, featuring NEPs TFC Control System.
  • Supershooter 5, released in May, 2021, was the first fully IP mobile unit to be powered by TFC.
  • In addition, NEP mobile units Supershooter 1, TS2, Supershooter 29, EN1 and NCPXI are slated for upgrades.

NEP’s newest mobile unit, SRT3, revs up with 2022 NASCAR season

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Friday, February 18, 2022

Implementing NEPs SRT3 for the 2022 NASCAR season has been a successful collaboration between our production teams and NEPs talented team of broadcast engineers, said Steve Stum, Vice President, Operations and Technical Production, NASCAR.

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  • Implementing NEPs SRT3 for the 2022 NASCAR season has been a successful collaboration between our production teams and NEPs talented team of broadcast engineers, said Steve Stum, Vice President, Operations and Technical Production, NASCAR.
  • SRT3 debuted at NASCARs inaugural Clash at the Coliseum race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 6, 2022.
  • NEPs Platform Control (TFC), part of NEP Groups global production ecosystem, is the proprietary software solution behind NEPs latest mobile units, like SRT3.
  • All new NEP mobile units are outfitted with TFC, including Supershooter 6 and Supershooter 61, due out later in 2022.

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.

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 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.

Lucid Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Lucid Air Wins 2022 MotorTrend Car of the Year

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Monday, November 15, 2021

Peter Rawlinson, CEO & CTO of Lucid, said, "We are tremendously excited by our accomplishments in our first quarter as a publicly traded company.

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  • Peter Rawlinson, CEO & CTO of Lucid, said, "We are tremendously excited by our accomplishments in our first quarter as a publicly traded company.
  • We were also pleased to receive independent validation by the EPA of our industry-leading range of over 500 miles for the Lucid Air.
  • In the third quarter of 2021, Lucid significantly strengthened its balance sheet through the closing of the de-SPAC reverse merger + PIPE, bringing approximately $4.4B onto Lucid's balance sheet.
  • The Company's first car, Lucid Air, is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design underpinned by race-proven technology.

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.