BBC Studios and Post Production Digital Media Services appoints new Head of Operations

BBC Studios and Post Production Digital Media Services appoints new Head of Operations 06 November 2014

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BBC Studios and Post Production has appointed Keith Nicholas as its new Head of Operations for its award-winning Digital Media Services division, which provides end-to-end content digitisation, restoration, remastering, compliance, storage, hosting, distribution and archive services,. Nicholas will take over from Clive Hodge, who retires from the company in early 2015.

With an extensive broadcast background spanning over 20 years, Nicholas has held senior roles with major broadcasters and media companies, including Walt Disney International where he was Director of Broadcast Operations and MTV as Head of Broadcast Technology. Most recently he managed his own broadcast consultancy business, Cayenne Media.

BBC Studios and Post Production Digital Media Services has a fantastic array of credits to their name and I'm proud to become a part of the team and take over from Clive's (Hodge) fantastic legacy. My appointment signifies a return to my spiritual home, as my career started as a transmission operator in the videotape and telecine department at BBC Television Centre, said Nicholas.

He continued: I'm excited to be involved in an area of the media industry where consumer demands and technology are constantly changing, bringing with them new opportunities and challenges for media companies.

We're delighted to welcome Keith on board as Clive's successor, said Charles Tugendhat, Director of Digital Media Services at BBC Studios and Post Production. Over the last few years, Clive has really helped put our Digital Media Services division on the map and I'd like to thank him for the contribution he's made to the company. While Clive's boots will be very big ones to fill, Keith's deep insights into the broadcast industry will be instrumental in ensuring that we continue to deliver world-class digital media services to our customers.

BBC Studios and Post Production's award-winning Digital Media Services team provides specialist media management services including digital film restoration, archiving and media handling and delivery. Recent projects include the remastering of cult classic British crime-drama, The Professionals, and the British murder mystery series Miss Marple. The company's remastering of the David Attenborough nature documentary series, Life on Earth (1979) and Trials of Life (1990) earned its team a FOCAL International Award in 2013. It also recently digitised a substantial proportion of the Imperial War Museums' collection of First World War film footage for this year's centenary.

For more information please contact:

Louise Wells or Josh Paterson at Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

bbcstudiosandpostproduction@rlyl.com / 020 7403 8878

About BBC Studios and Post Production

BBC Studios and Post Production is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC, providing world-class studios, post production and digital media services. It works with media companies and broadcasters, making content for a variety of broadcasters - from Channel 4's Winter Paralympics, ITV's The Chase and Sky's A League of Their Own, to BBC One's EastEnders, Children in Need and Strictly Come Dancing.

Its award-winning Digital Media Services team preserves, re-masters and manages content through its digital archiving, restoration and distribution services, working with content owners like Imperial War Museums to conserve and maximise the value of their material. Credits include Dr Who, The Professionals and The Queen's Coronation.

Whilst Television Centre is being redeveloped, BBC Studios and Post Production relocated its London studio business to Elstree, where it offers fully equipped HD TV studios and post production services. Its Digital Media Services team operates from a permanent, purpose-built facility at Odyssey Business Park, South Ruislip.

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