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Gravity Media’s Watford premises are located in a modern business park two miles south-west of Watford town centre, and just 20 miles from the heart of London. Watford serves as a base for UK members of our senior management team and alongside our Southwood facility is home to the UK Equipment Rental Inventory, the Systems Integration team, and the Projects, Media Services, Engineering, Operations and Logistics teams. The building is also used by a number of critical support functions, such as Business Development and Finance, and includes Gravity Media’s primary UK warehouse and workshop space.   With so…

The final weekend of June saw the return of fans to Twickenham Stadium for the ultimate Premiership Rugby Final. Harlequins took home the Premiership Championship for the first time in nearly a decade, following an exhilarating game against the Exeter Chiefs.  The atmosphere was thrilling, and clubs and broadcasters delivered was has now been characterised as: ‘one of the greatest games of…

The Austria Grand Prix was held at the Red Bull Ring and took place over 71 laps on Friday 25 to Sunday 27 June.   The Gravity Media travelled to Austria following the French Grand Prix as they teamed up with Whisper again for the inaugural W Series race of the season! The team was in Austria where they supplied outside broadcast facilities including our remote operations flypack for the W Series world feed,…

The purchase addresses demand across the global rental market London, United Kingdom, 29 June 2021 – Gravity Media– the leading provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors – has enhanced its inventory of the highest-quality lenses from Canon in preparation for the upcoming global bumper season of…

Joe Skelly, Gravity Media’s Server Engineer in the UK, recently caught up with Ravensbourne University to discuss his exciting career at Gravity Media and how his time at Ravensbourne shaped him into the competent professional he is today.  When choosing a degree to study, Joe was set on aeronautical engineering, but a chance encounter changed his life forever. Joe got talking with a lecturer at Ravensbourne on the BSc (Hons) Digital…

London, United Kingdom, 25 June 2021 – Gravity Media – the leading global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors has been appointed by The British & Irish Lions rugby as technical partner for the big screen production at the Vodafone Lions 1888 Cup, which takes place…

Gravity Media’s Production Centre in Manchester offers ‘at home’ and hybrid remote production and support services for live programmes and pre-records. Located just 10 minutes’ walk from Manchester Piccadilly, the facility comprises a large, three-tier production gallery, sound control, two-person VO booth, two large edit suites and a dedicated production area. It is also connected directly…

Andrew Musgrave and Ryan Lester have joined the business development team in Australia to uncover growth opportunities and drive client satisfaction Sydney, Australia, 23 June 2021 – Gravity Media– the leading global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors – has made two additions to its business…

The French Grand Prix was held at the Circuit Paul Ricard and took place over 53 laps on Friday 18 to Sunday 20 June.  The Gravity Media travelled to France following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as they supplied outside broadcast facilities including our remote operations flypack for the Channel 4 highlights show alongside Whisper covering the seventh race of the season.      You can now catch up on the unmissable Sunday evening highlights show here before we meet in Austria this coming weekend.   To find…

Gravity Media teamed up once again with Telstra Purple and their creative agency partner Imagination to produce the Telstra Purple Realise Cloud event on May 26.  Telstra Purple is the largest Australian-owned technology services organisation, providing services and solutions for businesses around the world.  Telstra Purple Realise Cloud is an invitation-only event that brings together leading experts in their fields as well as best in class partnerships, to unlock the best outcomes for businesses.  Hosted from Telstra’s Customer…

Roger Wedlake, Gravity Media’s Technical Director, Post-Production, explains why Avid shared storage systems remain the first choice for the broadcast and post-production industry.   “Gravity Media was already using Avid storage when I joined in 2008, so I have seen three generations of Avid shared storage: Unity (launched in 2006), then ISIS, and now the current provision, NEXIS, which came out in 2016. Unity was a fibre connection, requiring multiple fibre options connecting to a central fibre switch alongside the copper connections. ISIS jettisoned fibre in…

On Saturday 5 June, Gravity Media assisted the multi-award-winning production company, Artemis Media, with an Australian television first, Australia’s Biggest Singalong! – a two-hour live event broadcasted on SBS (Special Broadcasting Service), NITV (National Indigenous Television), and SBS On Demand.  Australia’s Biggest Singalong gave Australian audiences the opportunity to get together with friends or family to sing to their heart’s content, alongside special guests, choirs, and vocalists all around the country.  Guided by Pub Choir Director,…