Last night, following its hugely popular preview on BBC Three (Online), the transmission pilot for the BBC’s new comedy entertainment show Bamous was aired on BBC1. Developed and produced by Spirit Studios, the episode was filmed within a dedicated xR studio, in a ground-breaking new departure for terrestrial television broadcast. As renowned global leaders in deploying innovative xR solutions...
As a company, White Light is proud to have established itself as one of the leading technical suppliers to the broadcast industry. From the coverage of the Winter Olympic Games and UEFA Euro Championships to the more recent BBC Proms and Festival of Remembrance, as a company, we have proven that we are able to work on a range of projects and deliver the exact technical solutions required...
Our xR journey began back in 2018, when we first unveiled our pioneering SmartStage – an immersive, mixed-reality production solution. At the time, this technology had already been utilised by Discovery Eurosport, in the form of ‘The Cube’, seen on their international coverage of the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games . The journey has since continued with intense R+D and has seen our Innovations...
As one of the leading suppliers of technical solutions to the broadcast industry, WL has continued working closely with its clients over the past few months to ensure it delivers high-quality broadcasts while still adhering to government guidelines and regulations. One of these includes ITV Sport, specifically with its coverage of both the UEFA Nations League and Guinness Six Nations Rugby...
Cornwall in order to honour Her Majesty’s armed forces as well as the nursing profession. Having worked on the BBC’s coverage of the Proms, VE and VJ Days, ELP, a trading division of WL, was called upon to supply the lighting production on this occasion. Whereas the Festival of Remembrance is normally a live event with a sold-out audience and featuring a multitude of artists on stage together, the...
To facilitate their client BDO’s first ever fully virtual global conference, creative consultancy Fusion Comms produced a ground-breaking new digital delivery format. The BDO RETHINK Festival, which is traditionally held as a bi-annual face-to-face leadership event, was instead broadcast to a global audience on Monday 2 November and Wednesday 4 November 2020. As a renowned leader in pioneering xR...
Like many iconic events, the BBC Proms, which turned 125 years old in 2020, has had to undergo a significant re-conception in format due to COVID-19. Once again returning to its home at the Royal Albert Hall, the extraordinary season this year combined live performances with archive footage of past festivals. However, for the first time, no guests were in physical attendance for the live shows and...
Having worked on the show’s previous series, White Light recently supplied the technical system to run all the visual content on the latest socially distanced series of The Russell Howard Hour. The company also helped create the technical set-up of the show’s newly built lockdown studio, ‘Your Questions Room’. WL has worked on The Russell Howard Hour for the past two years, having initially being...
The #WeMakeEvents campaign aims to raise awareness around the current plight of the live entertainments sector and its urgent need for financial support if it is to support the Covid-19 crisis. Last month, it was announced that it would be steered by a collective of industry trade bodies, businesses and freelancers; all working in collaboration with each other. Over the past few weeks, the team...
Under normal circumstances, our Innovations team would currently have been over in Amsterdam, showcasing at IBC for the third consecutive year. However, like so many other 2020 events, the show has had to undergo a complete transformation and has been going ahead as on online showcase this week . Traditionally, IBC welcomes the leading broadcast, media, and entertainment professionals from around...