AKA Design has been awarded the studio furniture contract for The Farm Group’s new 25,000 sq ft facility in the heart of Manchester. ‘Farm Manchester’ will open this October, offering editing, sound, VFX and grading, with AKA providing all of the studio furniture.

Audio specialist tube uk delivered sound systems to a diverse mix of over 30 shows, site specific installations and one-off performances in a variety of venues across the city throughout the 18-day Manchester International Festival 2017 (MIF17).

Blackmagic Design today announced that Manchester City Football Club has integrated a solution featuring Blackmagic Design infrastructure products to handle all aspects of video production across its Academy Stadium, which is located at its elite training and youth development facility, the City Football Academy.

 MediaCityUK-based dock10 has announced a deal to acquire 100% of the shares of 422, the long established Manchester based post production and vfx business. The deal excludes 422s sister company based in Glasgow, serving the Scottish market, which will stay under its existing independent ownership and will re-brand in the coming months.

Editors Keys, the recording and editing equipment company based in Manchester will be moving to a new location based at The Royal Exchange Offices in St Anns Square.

The move to the grade II building is an exciting and interesting move for the local business who are happy to be moving their company to building with a wealth of history and character. Originally a cotton exchange building in the 18th century the royal exchange building was a main attraction for all traders to come and trade in textiles and cotton.

Manchester today takes a significant step closer towards providing a unique integrated and united TV and film production service proposition, as The Space Project and dock10 announce details of an ambitious new collaboration.

Pro Motion Manchester will be opening its doors on 2nd March 2015 as a forward-thinking facilities house servicing all digital content and shooting needs for the North of England. Run by directors Alain Lolliot and Jessica Reese, the facility will provide a wide range of technical training courses and events, along with digital equipment, crew hire and 24/7 support, supplying an all-round solution.

 EditorsKeys Ltd; one of the North Wests top editing and recording manufacturers has been nominated for the 2014 E-Commerce Business of the Year award at this years Digital Entrepreneur Awards held at the Palace Hotel on the 9th October.

 Providing shortcut keyboards for recording, editing and design, EditorsKeys clients include the BBC, ITV and other well known companies, EditorsKeys proves to stand out after being selected from hundreds of nominees across the country to be shortlisted amongst four other E-Commerce business finalists.

BVE North 2013, the broadcast and production technology event in the North of England, reported good feedback from exhibitors and visitors alike at the third annual event held at Manchester Central during 12-13 November 2013. 1,581 visitors attended the show, with 203 returning for the second day.

dock10, the MediaCityUK-based media services provider,

has appointed renowned sound mixer Mark Briscoe to the newly created role of Head of Audio.

Rosco VIEW enables the studio to balance the exposure through the window in order to feature the iconic Manchester backdrop outside their new set.

(Manchester, UK) ITVs BAFTA award-winning Granada Reports recently relocated their studios into the UKs new MediaCityUK in Manchester.  According to Programme Director Mike Sergeant, The relocation of the ITV Granada Reports News Studio from its Quay Street site to the 4th floor of the Orange Tower in MediaCityUK presented a fantastic opportunity to feature the view over Salford Quays to the Lowry Theatre and the Imperial War Museum as an iconic backdrop to our Regional News Programme.

dock10, the MediaCityUK-based media services provider, has appointed Emma Riley as Head of Business Development as the facility continues to expand.

Emma joins from Sunset & Vine where she held the position of Head of Production Technology and brings her 10 years of production experience at companies such as Mentorn, ITV, BBC and RDF to the Manchester based company.

BVE North, organised by i2i Events Group, is returning to Manchester Central on 12-13 November 2013, with big plans to bring more broadcast technology and kit manufacturers to the exhibition than before.

The free seminar programme will be enhanced by a brand new stage showcasing newly launched products and the industry latest news and expertise.

dock10, the MediaCityUK-based media services provider, continues to extend its post-production services with a newly-created second dubbing suite and an exclusive arrangement with the highly respected senior dubbing mixer Mike Stewart.

Systems integrator Dega Broadcast Systems is installing 130 Crystal Vision up and down converters and other interface modules into BBC Norths new buildings at MediaCityUK, with the modules purchased as part of Degas contract won through competitive tender.

With over 2000 BBC staff already based on the site, the BBCs three buildings Bridge House, Dock House and Quay House form a new creative hub for the BBC in the North of England for production, technology development, training and digital media. The divisions that are based in Salford include BBC Childrens, BBC Sport, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Learning as well as the BBCs regional and local programming for the North West and departments from BBC Drama, BBC Entertainment and Comedy and Future Media & Technology. BBC Breakfast will arrive onsite by April 2012. MediaCityUK is owned and managed by The Peel Group.