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20/08/2019

NEP Connect Supplies Production Solutions To ITV Studios

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NEP Connect has provided production solutions and fibre connectivity to ITV Studios Entertainment for reality show, Love Island.

Broadcasting daily on ITV2 from the infamous villa in Majorca, Love Island returned bigger and better than ever for its fifth series. NEP Connect delivered flawless connectivity for the production via the company's Anylive® fibre network. Anylive connects over 220+ of the UK's entertainment and sports venues and stadiums, broadcasters, network operators, channel aggregators and major switching centres.

Working hand in hand with NEP UK for production solutions, the BAFTA Award winning dating show came with a need for 24/7 connectivity. NEP Connect were responsible for the pipe of 1GB fibre connectivity internationally from Majorca to the UK into the Anylive network, providing the ITV Studios Entertainment production team with talkback, video, and internet services.

NEP Connects resilient fibre connectivity enhances the production workflows in Majorca, ITV Studios Entertainment's London editorial team had instant access to view and approve content from the villa in real-time, covering the creation of 56 programmes from the villa in Majorca, 900 miles from the UK.

Steve Kruger, Head of Technology at ITV Studios Entertainment said: "Love Island continues to be one of our flagship entertainment productions of the year at ITV and this summer we broke the 6 million viewer mark for the first time in terms of four-screen consolidated viewing. 24/7 connectivity through NEP’s Anylive fibre allowed us flexibility, meeting our UK Live transmission requirements as well as allowing us to deliver ITV Hub and international versions of the shows daily.

"This success is all made possible thanks to our continuing relationship with NEP, and their expertise of international productions that allow us to deliver this hugely popular programme efficiently."

NEP Connects Managing Director, David Meynell said: "We have a great relationship with ITV Studios Entertainment, and our Anylive fibre has already proven its production value across a vast number of their live productions, including the delivery of primetime entertainment show 'Dancing on Ice' earlier in 2019. Facilitating another hugely successful international Anylive fibre production, our media network will continue to expand globally, providing exciting new acquisition and production opportunities for end-users around the world."

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