
Adrian Pennington
Adrian Pennington is a journalist specialising in film and TV production. His work has appeared in The Guardian, RTS Television, Variety, British Cinematographer, Premiere and The Hollywood Reporter. Adrian has edited several publications, co-written a book on stereoscopic 3D and is copywriter of marketing materials for the industry. Follow him @pennington1
Latest articles by Adrian Pennington

Even in the Cloud, Managing Assets Doesn’t Get Any Easier
By Adrian Pennington published
No one size fits all in the new world of managing assets in the cloud

NBC’s Olympics Coverage Honed From Decades of Tech Experience
By Adrian Pennington published
Network uses advances in IP, HDR to up their game

Industry’s Move to Cloud Masks Complexity
By Adrian Pennington published
Vendors stress importance of IP management tools and services

Time to Check on the Machines
By Adrian Pennington published
AI/ML tools are improving and increasing in use but are not yet, and perhaps will never be, the magic bullet for all media cases

Camera Makers Emphasize IP, 4K Capabilities
By Adrian Pennington published
COVID has meant fewer new product launches, renewed commitment to remote production

SMPTE ST 2110 a Success in Review
By Adrian Pennington published
IP video over transport standard needs to continue to evolve to remain relevant

All the New TV Smarts from CES 2021
By Adrian Pennington published
Virtual event still had some surprises

Virtual Production Can be Real for Everybody—Here’s How
By Adrian Pennington published
Virtual production helps break down silos of production

Has Remote Production Changed Production… Forever?
By Adrian Pennington published
“It’s taken a pandemic to open the eyes of those not convinced about remote working. Our collective experience will change way we work forever.”

Does the Screen Matter for Live Sports?
By Adrian Pennington published
Sports rights are now a target of social media players just as much as extending the reach of sports properties onto OTT platforms is a strategy of sport franchises and broadcasters.

The Missing Link: Where is RF for 4K?
By Adrian Pennington published
At the risk of restating the obvious, 4K is four times the size of 1080p video, which is a huge amount of data to transfer across a wireless link.

Net-Cam catches World Cup goal action
By Adrian Pennington published
Specially designed remote mini-cameras have been installed in the goals at each of the 10 tournament venues for host broadcaster HBS.
World Cup delivered to big screens in 3-D in South Korea
By Adrian Pennington published
Ericsson encoders are delivering 3-D as MEPG-4 AVC to cinema audiences.

BBC analyzes match incidents with LiberoVision
By Adrian Pennington published
The Libero graphics tool provides realistic virtual replays and enhanced telestration.

IDX recharges World Cup gear
By Adrian Pennington published
The portable power manufacturer set up a service center in Johannesburg.
Delatre feeds match data to the world
By Adrian Pennington published
For the third consecutive FIFA World Cup, deltatre is providing official technology and operational solutions for data gathering and management.

Aldea, Input Media team for World Cup
By Adrian Pennington published
Aldea and Input Media will come together to offer unilateral transmission and production facilities for broadcasters in Cape Town.
ITN to stream World Cup
By Adrian Pennington published
Multiplatform, global sports channel Outdoor Sport Channel will provide live video streams of the 2010 World Cup, produced by ITN Productions.

Experienced directors line up for World Cup duty
By Adrian Pennington published
The names of the seven directors for the HBS-produced World Cup matches have been announced.

EVS workflow central to host broadcast
By Adrian Pennington published
EVS technology is vital to HBS’ World Cup production and includes innovations in remote browsing, graphics and super-high-speed cameras.

Soccer City nets $5 million digital signage kit
By Adrian Pennington published
The World Cup Final stadium is being outfitted with an HD digital signage video system and two giant outdoor LED screens.
Camera Corps fields 80 Q-Balls at World Cup
By Adrian Pennington published
Camera Corps is supplying remote cameras, tracking systems and support systems to cover the 2010 World Cup.
BBC outlines World Cup coverage
By Adrian Pennington published
The BBC will deliver unprecedented crossplatform coverage of the World Cup, but it will use a reduced crew.
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