Saturday 15 th August 2020 marked 75 years since the official end of the Second World War, following the victory of Japan. To commemorate this anniversary and remember those who served in the Far East, the BBC commissioned a series of programmes, one of which was VJ Day 75: The Nation’s Tribute which was broadcast on BBC One. Following its previous work on the BBC’s coverage of the VE Day...
As part of its series of global summits, Leaders in Sport recently hosted its annual ‘Leaders Week’ conference as an online forum (for the first time), due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The physical event, originally due to take place in New York, was transformed into ‘LeadersWeek.direct/’ – a broadcast delivered by technical solutions specialist WL, from their socially distanced studio in London...
The latest episode of TPi Talks features Lee Denison discussing our SmartStage. You can watch the full episode below. The post TPi Talks: White Light’s SmartStage appeared first on White Light.
ELP, a trading division of White Light, recently supplied the lighting equipment for VE Day 75 – The People’s Celebration; a special BBC and Royal British Legion production which commemorated the 75 th anniversary of VE Day and was watched by over eight million viewers. The People’s Celebration was a programme featuring memories and music which honoured and celebrated the Second World War...
Earlier this year, WL announced that it had formed a strategic partnership with ELP. With over forty years’ industry experience, ELP has an unrivalled reputation for providing lighting technology and production management support to broadcasts and live events. Their work over the past few months alone includes BBC 1’s General Election coverage, BBC’s Young Musician of the Year, various commercials...
The May 2020 issue of TPi Magazine included a feature about our immersive presentation environment: SmartStage You can read the full article HERE The post TPi Magazine: White Light Presents SmartStage appeared first on White Light.
White Light (WL) and Gasoline Productions are proud to announce the recent launch of Brave New World Comedy; an online pilot which uses the very latest broadcast technology in order to deliver a range of virtual stand up performances which bring together audiences with some of the UK’s funniest circuit comedians. With most comedy clubs and venues temporarily closed across the UK, a void has been...
On Saturday 28th March, Jake Humphrey presented BT Sport’s Early Kick Off show from his home in Norfolk. With nationwide restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the show was broadcast by a fully remote production team using 4G technology. White Light was part of the minimal crew who worked in isolation onsite and followed a strictly structured rig schedule which allowed for timed kit...
The April 2020 issue of Light and Sound International included a feature about the industry’s response to the Global Coronavirus Crisis. Our Head of Business Development- Lee Dennison shares some insight on how WL is taking SmartStage to improve digital connectivity. You can read the full article HERE The post Light and Sound International: Global Crisis – Coronavirus appeared first on White Light...
Following the latest government announcements this week, the majority of the UK now finds themselves working from home. As such, many people are drawing on video conferencing for the first time; an exercise which can be challenging enough, without the added anxiety and pressure of the current situation we’re all facing. As a company, we are aware that one of the biggest frustrations with video...