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October 30, 2024
Vince Russell appointed Interim Managing Director of NEP Connect
NEP Group is pleased to announce that Vince Russell has been appointed Interim Managing Director of NEP Connect, effective immediately.
October 9, 2024
Arjan van Westerloo Appointed President of NEP UK, The Netherlands and Ireland
NEP UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Arjan van Westerloo as President of NEP UK, The Netherlands, and Ireland, effective immediately.
July 9, 2024
NEP and Wimbledon Broadcast Services Deliver Groundbreaking HDR Coverage for The Championships 2024
NEP Group’s Global Production Ecosystem is supporting The Championships at Wimbledon to deliver the world broadcast feed with IP technology, specialty cameras, media asset management, connectivity and live display solutions.
February 9, 2024
NEP Sponsors the Broadcast Awards 2024: A Night of Celebrating the Best of British TV
NEP sponsors the Broadcast Awards 2024, celebrating the very best in British programmes, channels and talent within the television industry.
January 4, 2024
NEP UK Becomes the First in Europe to Purchase the Latest Sony HDC Cameras
Featuring a new optical Variable ND filter to control the shallow depth of field for live images, NEP UK’s recent investment of the Sony HDC-3500V cameras will enhance its broadcast delivery for clients globally.
November 9, 2023
NEP Group and Broadcast Sports International’s Swetha Sridhar Wins R&D Engineer Award at 2023 Rise Awards
Three Other NEP Colleagues Shortlisted in Sales, Production Support Engineer and Rising Star Award Categories.
September 20, 2023
NEP UK’s Kath Gray, Senior Broadcast Engineer Shortlisted for a 2023 Rise Award
NEP UK is proud to announce that Kath Gray, Senior Broadcast Engineer, has been shortlisted for a Rise Award alongside three of her colleagues across the NEP Group network.
July 5, 2023
NEP and Wimbledon Broadcast Services Delivering The Championships 2023 with Expanded Ultra-High-Definition Coverage
NEP Group’s Global Production Ecosystem Supports World Broadcast Feed with Specialty Cameras, Connectivity, Media Asset Management and Live Display Solutions.
December 2, 2022
NEP celebrates the final round of another successful season of Extreme E in Uruguay
The final round of Extreme E Season 2 took place in Punta del Este for the Uruguay Natural Energy X Prix. NEP, Aurora and Extreme E provided the technical solution for this exciting and innovative series, which operate in remote locations around the world, whilst reducing the environmental impact across the entire production. This off-road racing series is designed to draw attention to climate change, using sustainable, all-electric vehicles. Collaborating with various charities and NGO’s, Extreme E dedicates each race event to a specific climate issue, with the aim to raise awareness of its environmental impact
December 1, 2022
NEP UK’s Markela Deverikou Wins Production Support Engineer Category at The Rise Awards 2022
Broadcast Guarantee Engineer Markela Deverikou from NEP UK has won in the category Production Support Engineer at the Rise Awards 2022. Hosted at the BT Sport Studios in London, the Rise Awards celebrate the phenomenal talent, skills, expertise, and achievements of extraordinary women across the broadcast technology and services industries.
November 28, 2022
Film and TV Charity asks UK industry to #TurnTheCameraAround and celebrate first ever Behind The Scenes Week!
The Film and TV Charity launches its first week dedicated to celebrating people working behind the scenes. Get involved from Monday 28th November to Friday 2nd December, using hashtags including #BTSW, #BehindTheScenesWeek, #HiddenHero and #TurnTheCameraAround. Companies already confirmed to take part include ENVY Postproduction, Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, National Film and Television School (NFTS), Aardman, Banijay UK, Rare TV, Twickenham Studios, Stage Fifty and many, many more!
November 1, 2022
Lionesses win NEP Sport TV Moment of the Year at Broadcast Sports Awards
The winner of the NEP Sport TV Moment of the Year, voted by the Broadcast Sport readers, was won by the England Women's team after their historic UEFA Euro 2022 win, which concluded a iconic summer of women's football. In England’s first major tournament win since the FIFA World Cup in 1966, football finally came home thanks to a Chloe Kelly goal in extra-time at Wembley Stadium.
October 27, 2022
Broadcast Sport Awards 2022: NEP TV moment of the year
NEP is proud to be the official sponsor of the Broadcast Sport Awards 2022, which take place November 1, 2022 in London. A big reveal on the night will be, NEP TV Moment of the Year. What makes this award special is rather than being voted for by sports industry judges, the NEP TV Moment of the Year is voted for by you, and the readers of Broadcast Sport.
October 20, 2022
NEP UK’s Guarantee Broadcast Engineer Jonny Gate took part in a STEM Ambassadors programme.
Guarantee Broadcast Engineer Jonny Gate took part in a STEM Ambassadors programme last Thursday at Thomas Deacon Academy in Peterborough to discuss career opportunities within the Broadcast and Media industry with the students.
September 22, 2022
Kathleen Gray and Markela Deverikou nominated for 2022 Rise Awards!
Two NEP employees Kathleen Gray and Markela Deverikou have been nominated at the 2022 Rise Awards in the Product Engineer of the year category. The shortlists were revealed at an event held at IBC 2022.
September 8, 2022
Aurora Media Worldwide and NEP win two SVG Sports TV Awards for their work on Extreme E
Alongside partners Aurora and Extreme E, NEP Group win two awards related to production and sustainability at the SVG Sports Awards. At the DeLaMar Theatre in Amsterdam, Extreme E won awards in Outstanding Production Achievement – Event, and the One Planet Award for Sustainability in Sports.
September 6, 2022
NEP Group and Aurora Worldwide part of Extreme E production nominated for three awards at SVG Sports TV Awards 2022
Alongside partners Aurora and Extreme E, NEP Group has been nominated for three awards related to production and sustainability. Winners of the SGV Sports TV Awards will be announced at a ceremony at the DeLaMar Theatre in Amsterdam on Thursday 8 September.
July 14, 2022
The All England Lawn Tennis Club and NEP sign new four-year deal to deliver The Championships, Wimbledon
NEP UK is proud to continue its broadcast services partnership with Wimbledon Broadcast Services (WBS) to provide the technical broadcast delivery for the prestigious Wimbledon Championships, promising more broadcast matches than ever before.
July 1, 2022
NEP Supports Plastic Free July
NEP UK is committed to making smart use of the earth’s resources and minimising our environmental impact. This is why we are supporting Plastic Free July! We strive to carry out our work sustainably in every sense and eliminate the use of single-use plastics at work, or during a production / event. We at NEP are in full support of Plastic Free July. We want to share this challenge with you, so you can contribute in your own way at work, home, or in your wider community! Remember: if we all see the bigger picture, do our bit, and start making small changes in our own lives, we can start seeing some incredible results for our planet.
June 16, 2022
NEP celebrate World Refill Day at Royal Ascot
As part of our pledge to be more sustainable, NEP is taking part in #WorldRefillDay, with all crew members using refillable bottles onsite at #RoyalAscott2022.
June 13, 2022
NEP are proud to have supported BBC Studios to deliver the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
NEP are proud to have worked with BBC Studios Events providing facilities for the host broadcasts operation in celebration of the prestigious Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the bank holiday weekend.
June 10, 2022
NEP UK achieve ISO 14001 Certificate for Environmental Management
NEP UK are proud to announced that have the ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management, as part of our growing pledge to be more environmentally conscious. ISO standards are an internationally recognised standards that promote and require best practice for management systems.
June 3, 2022
NEP Celebrates World Environment Day
On June 5, Sweden will host World Environment Day – a reminder that we are all caretakers of this beautiful planet we call home.
June 1, 2022
ESKOOTR Championship and NEP Lead The way With 9:16 Stream
The eSkootr Championship™ (eSC) and NEP are breaking new ground with advanced broadcasting technology for a mobile-first generation by streaming the inaugural season in 9:16 format, which means the racing action will fill the entirety of a vertical screen.
February 14, 2022
Broadcast Awards 2022. Celebrating the best of British TV.
The 2022 Broadcast Awards celebrates the best of British TV over the past year.
February 7, 2022
NEP moves to powering its whole broadcast fleet using sustainable GD+ HVO from Green Biofuels
The media technology and outside broadcast leader is implementing new GD+ HVO across its UK fleet as part of growing sustainability programme
December 20, 2021
NEP Group supports Identity’s Delivery of COP26 with State-of-the-Art, Sustainable Production Solutions
End-to-end broadcast and live event solutions bring live coverage of critical climate change Summit to millions around the world
November 5, 2021
Broadcast Sport Awards 2021: Extreme E Wins ‘Sports Production Of The Year’, Gold-Winning Dive Voted ‘NEP Sporting Moment Of The Year’
Sponsored by NEP Group, the first-ever Broadcast Sport Awards - an event reuniting the industry to celebrate an incredible year of sports productions – was held Nov. 3 at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.
November 2, 2021
Long Distance Reality TV: How ITV Studios And NEP Group Delivered ‘Love Island’ In 2021
TV tech plot twist allows shows to be produced remotely.
October 28, 2021
‘Remote Football’ By Sky Sports, NEP Group And NEP Connect Wins Outstanding Production Achievement At SVG Europe Sports TV Awards
The return of Premier League and Football League broadcasts amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020 was a welcome sign for millions of sports fans following a 100-day absence.
July 12, 2021
NEP Group provides broadcast and live events support for Identity at G7 Summit
NEP deploys a team of 100+ and end-to-end solutions to assist Identity’s delivery of highly anticipated global event
April 13, 2021
NEP’s Solution for Aurora, North One and Extreme E Tests Its Metal In Some of the World’s Harshest Conditions
Showcasing cutting-edge technology and sustainability working together.
March 25, 2021
NEP Launches New Production Centre on London’s Famed Gray’s Inn Road
NEP Group announced that they have opened a new production centre at 200 Gray’s Inn Road in the heart of London.
January 4, 2021
EXTREME E and NEP: A creative, environmentally focussed broadcast collaboration
Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has enlisted a host of broadcast partners including NEP Group, a leading technical production partner for producers of live sports and entertainment, which will provide the technology, expertise and global network to deliver the most innovative and sustainable broadcast production.
November 25, 2020
NEP's Sean Mehmet Wins Broadcast Tech Innovation Award
NEP is proud to announce that Sean Mehmet, Solutions Architect for NEP UK, has won a Broadcast Tech Innovation Award for Young Talent of the Year, Broadcasting.
October 29, 2020
NEP Team on Short List for Two 2020 Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards
NEP staffer Sean Mehmet is nominated for Best Young Talent and the NEP/DAZN team is nominated for Technical Innovation in a Sports Broadcast for the creation of DAZN's virtual production platform.
August 13, 2020
NEP Group Names New CEO
Brian Sullivan Joins The Broadcast and Live Events Leader as Chief Executive Officer
July 9, 2020
NEP Opens Integrated Remote Production Centre at MediaCityUK
NEP UK and NEP Connect announce the launch of a new, integrated remote production centre in Manchester’s MediaCityUK complex. NEP’s teams built out the facility in time to support Sky Sports’ return to live football coverage.
June 10, 2020
ITV Sport Back in the Saddle for the Return of Live Sport
Continuing to lead the way in the return of live sport over UK free to air television, ITV Sport resumed its horse racing coverage last weekend, facilitated by a host of innovative technical solutions from NEP, including the NEP Home Studio offering, that allowed for remote talent contribution and interaction, all being produced by a production team from their own homes.
October 31, 2019
NEP UK launches education awards as part of a growing scholastic programme
NEP UK has announced the launch of the NEP UK Education Awards, designed to highlight and reward nascent engineering talent in the UK. The awards scheme, which offers prestigious money-can’t-buy prizes including an entry-level position at NEP UK and mentorships.
October 14, 2019
NEP UK helps power up The Circle with over 135 cameras
Read this article from SVG on how NEP UK played a role as key technical partner for the second series of Studio Lambert’s social media reality TV show The Circle for Channel 4.
May 22, 2019
The Royal Wedding in High Dynamic Range
Read this story from the BBC's blog on coverage of the Royal Wedding.
May 16, 2019
NEP delivers broadcasting milestone
NEP Group, the world’s leading outsourced technical production partner for premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, has achieved a milestone in sports broadcasting with the successful live, remote production from Sydney of the IAAF World Relays 2019 held in Yokohama, Japan (11-12 May).
February 11, 2019
NEP Connect announces New Connectivity Contract with Premier Sports
NEP Connect (formerly SIS LIVE), the UK’s fastest growing provider of media fibre connectivity with its Anylive® fibre network, announced that it has won a contract with Premier Sports, Dublin, to provide fibre network broadcast HD connectivity services for Guinness PRO14 Rugby coverage.
February 6, 2019
By Royal Appointment
Read this exciting article about NEP UK's support of two Royal Weddings in TVB Europe
November 12, 2018
NEP Student Day
Read an article about NEP UK's Student Day from Kit Plus Magazine.
October 24, 2018
Guest Comment: What is involved when NEP supports a host broadcaster?
Read this article from SVG about what NEP does to support major events for host broadcasters.
October 15, 2018
NEP UK Student Open Day 2018 a resounding success
Read this article written by Heather Mclean for SVG Europe.
October 9, 2018
NEP Group Acquires SIS LIVE
NEP Group, a worldwide outsourced technical production partner supporting premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, announced today its acquisition of SIS LIVE Limited, a leading provider of connectivity services and a subsidiary of UK-based Sports Information Services (“SIS”).
October 2, 2018
NEP’s work to increase diversity within its ranks driven by students
Read this article by Heather Mclean written for SVG Europe.
August 31, 2018
Smashing the WTA Tour
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is the global leader in women’s professional sport with more than 2500 players representing nearly 100 nations competing for a record $ 146 million in prize money. The 2018 WTA competitive season includes 54 events and four Grand Slams in 30 countries. In 2017, the WTA was watched around the world by a total TV audience of 500 million – with host broadcast services provided by NEP UK.
July 26, 2018
NEP UK's Richard Lancaster Reflects on the Wimbledon Championships Project
Richard Lancaster, Technical Project Manager, NEP UK reflects upon his year-long journey reflecting on the scale and new technologies of this years game.
July 11, 2018
Live from FIFA World Cup: NEP UK Supports Fox Sports US Efforts
NEP’s presence at the World Cup extends across a wide number of clients and at the IBC it’s Fox Sports US, Fox Sports Brazil, and Telemundo who are relying on the remote production services provider as the backbone of their technical facilities.
July 10, 2018
Live from Wimbledon: Host broadcaster “pacing like an expectant father” as coverage goes in-house for the first time
Read this article from SVG Europe: NEP UK provides coverage of the Wimbledon tennis Championships producing the event fir the first time and bringing all coverage in-house for the first time.
July 3, 2018
NEP UK Makes Wimbledon SMPTE 2110 Compliant
Read this article from in TVB Europe about how we made this year's Wimbledon SMPTE 2110 compliant.
July 3, 2018
Wimbledon 2018 Tech Innovations Revealed
Read this article written by Broadcast about the tech innovations we launched for Wimbledon 2018.
June 25, 2018
CT Appoint New Head of Broadcast
Benjamin Tompsett joins the Creative Technology London team as Head of Broadcast.
June 5, 2018
Love is on the air… with a record 3.4m viewers
ITV2 and outside broadcast partner NEP UK's season premier of LOVE ISLAND has largest audience ever at a record of 3.4 millions viewers that tuned in for their reality TV fix.
June 3, 2018
NEP UK's Support of ITV Racing Coverage Suited this Classy Investec Derby, won by Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum’s Masar
Read this article by The Telegraph on ITVs Racing Coverage.
May 30, 2018
NEP UK and Itv continue their trusted partnership with BAFTA Award-Winning Love Island Reality Series
NEP UK provides collaborative fixed rig and production gallery solutions for fast-paced dating reality show
May 30, 2018
NEP UK to Provide Fixed Rig Services for Love Island
Read this article from Broadcast Now about our work on hit ITV2 series for fourth year running
May 10, 2018
NEP UK Unveils 2110-Compliant Broadcast Vehicles
Read this article by TVB Europe about Venus and Ceres, which both been built with Arista switches
May 10, 2018
NEP UK unveils its first SMPTE ST 2110-compliant IP-based OBs
Read this article from SVG Europe abotu Venus and Ceres.
May 10, 2018
NEP Unveils OB Vehicles, Venus and Ceres
Read this article from Broadcast Now about our new Venus and Ceres OB trucks.
May 9, 2018
NEP UK UNVEILS SMPTE ST 2110 COMPLIANT IP-BASED BROADCAST VEHICLES
Read this article from TVB Europe about our new 2110-compliant ob trucks.
May 4, 2018
Rise Announces Key Industry Figures for its Inaugural Mentoring Scheme
OBStv's Anna Patching joins RIE mentoring mentoring scheme. RISE is a not-for-profit advocate group for gender diversity within the broadcast, manufacturing and services sector who have created this programme for females to mentor female's in the industry.
April 12, 2018
Live from Aintree: NEP prepares RF for ITV’s Grand National
The long-term relationship between ITV and NEP UK fosters long term investment in broadening RF technologies and providing tri-motion cameras for use at ITV's coverage fo the Grant National Festival.
April 11, 2018
Live from Aintree: ITV Guides the World’s Favourite Horse Race to the Finish
NEP UK proivdes 94 transmission dates for ITV's Grand National on Saturday 14 April. It’s the nation’s favourite horse race and the most watched in the world – with the re-run of the same race, which is aired shortly after the winner crosses the line, a close runner-up.
April 4, 2018
PyeongChang perspective: How NEP supported Discovery and Eurosport for Winter Games 2018
SVG Europe spoke to Donald Begg to discuss the service provided by NEP to Discovery and Eurosport for the PyeongChang Winter Games in February.
March 27, 2018
NEP Showcases Innovative Solutions Supporting Discovery’s Inaugural Olympics Coverage at NAB 2018
NEP Group, the leading worldwide outsourced technical production partner of premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, is exhibiting at this year’s NAB Show, weeks after successfully supporting multiple clients, including Discovery and its leading sports brand Eurosport, at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
March 15, 2018
NEP UK creates first Super-Slow live camera
Uses 4K equipment from Grass Valley and Vislink
March 15, 2018
NEP UK Creates First Super-Slow Live Camera
Read this article from TVB Europe about how we deployed our new Super-Slow live camera for ITV's coverage of the Cheltenham Festival.
March 7, 2018
NEP UK covers IAAF World Indoor Championships with Filmnova Sport Productions
NEP UK's Kevin Orwin spoke to SVG about NEP UK’s coverage of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham which showcased our success in winning the contract from the local organising committee for Host Broadcast facilities and that we were selected as OB and facilities supplier to provide all pictures and sound.
March 7, 2018
NEP UK covers IAAF World Indoor Championships with Filmnova Sport Productions
Read this article by SVG Europe on our coverage of the IAAG World Indoor Championships with Filmnova Sport Producitons.
March 1, 2018
Court on Camera
In November 2004, cameras were allowed into an English courtroom for the first time, that experiment led to cameras being allowed into the Supreme Court. NEP's Bow Tie TV Managing Director, Duncan Smith, talks to TVB Europe about coverage of the highest appeal court in the land.
February 14, 2018
NEP UK Appoints Business Managers
Read this article by Broadcast Now.
February 7, 2018
NEP UK further strengthens client development with two senior hires
-New hires signify company’s sights of global market expansion –
January 26, 2018
NEP Group takes RTS to the Races with Equinox Outside Broadcast Truck
Read this article by Live Production about how we used Equinox outside broadcast truck for all UK horse racing television coverage.
October 25, 2017
NEP UK Student Open Day 2017 - Giving Broadcast a Brighter Future
The future of broadcasting lies in the hands of today’s young talent. It is the responsibility of the industry to nurture, train and develop this pool of future broadcasters, and this is what NEP UK firmly believes.
September 26, 2017
NEP Bow Tie awarded contract by Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Agreement will see NEP Bow Tie deliver Broadcast & Audio-Visual maintenance, plus Managed Services at the highest appeal court in the land-
July 11, 2017
NEP appoints Keith Lane as VP. Client Services
Appointment will see Keith lead the strategic development of NEP's Discovery / Eurosport relationship.
April 6, 2017
Screen Scene dominates the Irish Film and Television Awards' VFX nominations
Dublin based postproduction facility's work nominated for five gongs in this year's awards
July 1, 2016
NEP UK presents four new UHD outside broadcast trucks
Pacific, Aurora, Caspian and Sargasso all to make debut before end of 2016.
June 17, 2016
NEP Acquires Broadcast Solutions Group
Brings Pan Asian Broadcast Services Leader into NEP Worldwide Network
April 29, 2015
NEP acquires outside broadcast / recordlab
This transaction brings one of Europe’s leading providers of solutions for outside broadcast, studio production, ENG, news crews and post production into NEP’s worldwide network of brands.
March 31, 2015
SONY, NT LIVE and Vue International join hands
From next month, Vue International audiences around the UK will exclusively be able to watch the acclaimed National Theatre Live production Behind the Beautiful Forevers – projected in Sony Digital Cinema 4K for the highest ...
October 2, 2014
NEP VISIONS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF BROADCAST FACILITIES
From small but confident beginnings with its first OB vehicle, Visions Mobiles 1, Visions has become the UK’s largest supplier of OB facilities, covering such prestigious events as multiple royal weddings and Olympic Games, and a ...
June 5, 2014
ROLL TO RECORD GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
NEP company Roll To Record, the world leader in robotic camera systems and semi-permanent studio installations, is once again working with production company Twofour to provide the fixed rig technical hardware, planning and ...
Feeding the World with World-Beating Athletics Coverage
In August last year, London hosted the IAAF World Championships. With dozens fo track and field heats and finals taking place each day, and broadcasters from all over the world requiring coverage of athletics from their own counties, this was a complex job for the host broadcaster. Overseeing the planning, positioning and operation of around 100 cameras in the stadium for Sunset+Vine was GTC member Tim Moses. Last November, the team were delighted when their work was awarded the RTS Craft Award for Multi-camera Work and Time has been nominated for a GTC award for Excellence for his organisational skill in co-ordinating the camera coverage of this major event. Here he examples just a little of what went into the planning and supervision.
HDR and The Challenges Around Producing a HJDR Workflow
Major technical changes such as UHD, HDR and IP are driving big changes in the outside broadcast market. Michael Burns reports with NEP UK's Rob newton, Chris Cannon contributing.
In The Spotlight… Kathleen Gray, Guarantee Broadcast Engineer for NEP UK
Women in Film and TV had an interview with NEP UK's Kath who shared some words of wisdom and the impact that winning Young Technologist of the Year Award had on her, read her interview here – well done Kath!