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Milton Keynes, UK

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October 31, 2023

Finance Director Samantha Harrison Joins Board of Non-Executive Directors at Rise

Finance Director Samantha Harrison has been appointed to the Non-Executive Directors (NED) board at Rise, a distinguished advocacy group for gender diversity in broadcast media technology.

Milton Keynes

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September 20, 2023

NEP Connect’s Helen Jeffrey, International Sales Director Shortlisted for 2023 Rise Award

NEP Connect's Helen Jeffrey, International Sales Director, has proudly been shortlisted for this year's Rise Awards alongside three of her colleagues across the NEP Group network.

Milton Keynes, U.K.

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June 12, 2023

NEP Connect Builds Out ITV’s Fleet of Eco-Friendly News Vehicles

Equipped with NEP Connect’s industry-leading connectivity solutions, 16 hybrid and battery-powered vehicles are now serving ITV’s regional, national and major event news coverage

London

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February 9, 2023

NEP sponsors the Broadcast Awards 2023

NEP had the honour of being an official sponsor for the greatly anticipated Broadcast Awards 2023 with NEP Connect’s Managing Director David Meynell presenting the Best Sports Programme Award, also sponsored by NEP. Celebrating the very best in British programming and channels. The awards recognise and reward the UK’s most ground-breaking content, creators and channels across the television industry.

Punta del Este, Uruguay

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December 2, 2022

NEP celebrates the final round of another successful season of Extreme E in Uruguay

The final round of Extreme E Season 2 took place in Punta del Este for the Uruguay Natural Energy X Prix. NEP, Aurora and Extreme E provided the technical solution for this exciting and innovative series. The success of Extreme E has resulted in a third season in the works. The series will return to destinations from season 2 – heading to Saudi Arabia, Italy and Chile. Two new destinations have also been confirmed, with the race series landing in Scotland for the first time, whilst the fourth race’s location has been teased as either Brazil or the USA, which will be taking place in September.

Milton Keynes, UK

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November 21, 2022

NEP Connect involved in the most inclusive world cup in Rugby League history!

This weekend concluded the men’s, women’s, and wheelchair Rugby League World Cups. Fans had to wait an extra year for the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the tournament will leave an impact that lasts generations! The tournament saw all the men’s and women’s teams making it all the way to the semi-finals, losing to Samoa and New Zealand, respectively. The wheelchair side managed to make it all the way to the final in what was a successful tournament both on and off the pitch.

London, UK

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November 1, 2022

NEP Connect celebrates contributions to awards winners at the Broadcast Sports Awards!

This week the Broadcast Sports Awards took place, with NEP Connect thrilled to have worked on many projects that won awards, that including our work with Sky Sports, ITV and the BBC! Winners included Best Sport Production of the Year, NEP TV Sport Moment of the Year and Sports Broadcaster of the Year!

Milton Keynes, UK

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October 10, 2022

NEP Connect involved in STEAM programme at local school in Milton Keynes

NEP Connect employees Samantha Harrison and Marley Forrester visited Hazeley Academy as part of a local outreach programme concerning STEAM; designed to inspire students towards a career within Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths!

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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September 8, 2022

Aurora Media Worldwide and NEP win two SVG Sports TV Awards for their work on Extreme E

Alongside partners Aurora and Extreme E, NEP Group win two awards related to production and sustainability at the SVG Sports Awards. At the DeLaMar Theatre in Amsterdam, Extreme E won awards in Outstanding Production Achievement – Event, and the One Planet Award for Sustainability in Sports.

Milton Keynes, UK

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July 14, 2022

NEP Connect are looking to help the unhoused population of Milton Keynes with their latest initiative: crisp packet blankets.

According to charity Shelter, 1 in 94 people in Milton Keynes are unhoused, leaving them subject to the elements each night. NEP Connect staff have been collecting their empty crisp packets in the office to recreate blankets similar to the foil ones that paramedics provide patients with. The company have then gone on to hand these blanket out to the unhoused population of Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes, UK

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June 30, 2022

NEP Connect Delivers new News Production Vehicles for ITV News!

Exciting plans have been put in place for NEP to collaborate with ITV once again, with ITV getting a new fleet of News Production Vehicles (NPV). This began with two open days hosted by NEP Connect, to welcome ITV regional news crew members.

Milton Keynes, UK

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June 16, 2022

NEP Connect celebrate World Refill Day

As part of our pledge to be more sustainable, NEP Connect is celebrating #WorldRefillDay, with all crew members using refillable bottles.

London, UK

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June 13, 2022

NEP support BBC Studios to deliver the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

NEP are proud to have worked with BBC Studios Events providing facilities for the host broadcasts operation in celebration of the prestigious Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the bank holiday weekend.

Milton Keynes, UK

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June 13, 2022

NEP’s Support Plastic Free July

NEP Connect is committed to making smart use of the earth’s resources and minimising our environmental impact. This is why we are supporting Plastic Free July! We strive to carry out our work sustainably in every sense and eliminate the use of single-use plastics at work, or during a production / event. We at NEP are in full support of Plastic Free July. We want to share this challenge with you, so you can contribute in your own way at work, home, or in your wider community! Remember: if we all see the bigger picture, do our bit, and start making small changes in our own lives, we can start seeing some incredible results for our planet.

Milton Keynes, UK

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June 10, 2022

NEP Connect Achieve ISO 14001 Certificate For Environmental Management

NEP Connect are proud to announced that have the ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management, as part of our growing pledge to be more environmentally conscious. ISO standards are an internationally recognised standards that promote and require best practice for management systems.

London, UK

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June 1, 2022

Eskootr Championship and NEP lead the way with a 9:16 Stream

The eSkootr Championship™ (eSC) and NEP are breaking new ground with advanced broadcasting technology for a mobile-first generation by streaming the inaugural season in 9:16 format, which means the racing action will fill the entirety of a vertical screen.

Milton Keynes, UK

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February 3, 2022

NEP Connect wins contract to provide ITV with environmentally friendly news gathering fleet

Multi-million-pound contract for eco-friendly, battery-powered vehicles gives ITV News market-leading fleet for new hybrid era

Glasgow, UK

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December 20, 2021

NEP Group Supports Identity’s Delivery Of COP26 With State-Of-The-Art, Sustainable Production Solutions

End-to-end broadcast and live event solutions bring live coverage of critical climate change Summit to millions around the world

Cornwall, UK

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July 12, 2021

NEP Group provides broadcast and live events support for Identity at G7 Summit

NEP deploys a team of 100+ and end-to-end solutions to assist Identity’s delivery of highly anticipated global event

London, UK

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January 4, 2021

EXTREME E AND NEP: A CREATIVE, ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSSED BROADCAST COLLABORATION

Extreme E, the new electric off-road racing series, has enlisted a host of broadcast partners including NEP Group, a leading technical production partner for producers of live sports and entertainment, which will provide the technology, expertise and global network to deliver the most innovative and sustainable broadcast production.

Pittsburgh, USA

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August 13, 2020

NEP Group Names New CEO

NEP announced today that Brian Sullivan will join the company as Chief Executive Officer starting August 31. Sullivan brings more than 30 years of broadcast industry experience to NEP, having previously served in executive leadership roles at media giants FOX Networks Group, SKY Deutschland AG and Sky UK.

Salford, UK

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July 9, 2020

NEP Opens Integrated Remote Production Centre at MediaCityUK

NEP UK and NEP Connect announce the launch of a new, integrated remote production centre in Manchester’s MediaCityUK complex. NEP’s teams built out the facility in time to support Sky Sports’ return to live football coverage.

Milton Keynes, UK

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December 31, 2019

NEP Connect Celebrates Multiple 2019 Milestones

NEP Connect is capping off a tremendously successful year with the news that it fibred close to 100 new venues over the course of 2019.

Milton Keynes, UK

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November 20, 2019

NEP Connect Celebrates Providing Connectivity for Top-Level Women’s Sports

NEP Connect has provided satellite and Anylive® fibre solutions to major UK broadcast clients to enable global coverage of a host of top-flight women’s sports events, including major tournaments and global championships for football, cricket and netball.

Milton Keynes, UK

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September 12, 2019

NEP Connect Announces Key New Appointments

NEP Connect (formerly SIS LIVE), the leader in critical broadcast connectivity, has announced two new appointments in key positions within the company. Effective immediately, Chris Ainger becomes Head of Technical Sales, while Jeff Hallman, is appointed as Global Network Solutions Architect.

Majorca, Spain

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August 20, 2019

NEP Connect Couples Up With ITV Studios Entertainment For Love Island 2019

NEP Connect has announced that it has provided bespoke production solutions and fibre connectivity to ITV Studios Entertainment for the summer’s biggest reality show, Love Island.

Paris, France

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August 6, 2019

NEP Connect Celebrates 10 Years of Broadcasting the Tour De France with Vsquared TV

NEP Connect provided bespoke production solutions and satellite connectivity for the 106th Tour De France bicycle road race broadcast daily on ITV4.

Bovingdon, UK

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March 11, 2019

Remote Production for Dancing on Ice

An essential technical requirement for bringing Dancing on Ice to millions of viewers each week was to install permanent media fibre connectivity.

Dublin, Ireland

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February 11, 2019

New Pro14 Rugby Connectivity Contract With Premier Sports

NEP Connect has won a contract with Premier Sports, Dublin, to provide fibre network broadcast HD connectivity services for Guinness PRO14 Rugby coverage.

London, UK

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October 9, 2018

NEP Group Acquires SIS LIVE

NEP Connect announced today its acquisition of SIS LIVE Limited, a leading provider of connectivity services.

Dubai, UAE

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November 21, 2017

Anylive And Gateway Occasional Use Service At Cabsat 2018

NEP Connect will showcase the success of recent deployments of its Anylive® connectivity network and NEP Connect Gateway Service at CABSAT 2018.

London, UK

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September 25, 2017

NEP Connect and ABS launch a dedicated platform

Broadcast connectivity expert NEP Connect & leading satellite operator ABS have launched a new NEP Connect Gateway Service solution for ABS OU services.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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July 11, 2017

IBC 2017 Preview – Anylive Expansion

Broadcast connectivity expert NEP Connect will showcase the recent deployments of its Anylive® connectivity network at IBC 2017.

London, UK

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June 6, 2017

NEP Connect Selected For UK Election

NEP Connect announced that a total of 26 of its ‘ad-hoc’ SNG vehicles will be despatched for multiple UK broadcasters for live coverage throughout the day.

Ireland

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May 31, 2017

Racing Ahead In Connectivity Stakes

NEP Connect today announced that it has further extended its Anylive® connectivity network to 25 horse racecourses throughout Ireland.

Milton Keynes, UK

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March 23, 2017

Transform Your Corporate Events

Technology has changed the way we socialise, the way we consume news and now it’s changing the way we organise and attend major corporate events.

Somerset, UK

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February 15, 2017

In Tune With Glastonbury

NEP Connect will connect the headliners as well as hundreds of additional artists to the rest of the world at Glastonbury.

Milton Keynes, UK

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February 15, 2017

Top Tips For Effective Event Production

There are multiple elements needed to make an event successful. But if there’s one thing that successful events do have in common – it’s good connectivity.

Milton Keynes, UK

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December 13, 2016

NEP Connect Seeks Undead In Old Haunt

NEP Connect provided connectivity & streaming services for production company North One Television’s support of W, the entertainment channel of UKTV.

Milton Keynes, UK

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November 15, 2016

Streaming Media Europe 101

NEP Connect (formerly known as SIS LIVE) has made it into Streaming Media Europe’s 101 list.

Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia

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September 7, 2016

Expansion Into Asian Market

NEP Connect has announced a partnership with Telstra, a leading telecommunications and technology company, to expand their connectivity network in Asia.

Milton Keynes, UK

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August 4, 2016

Connectivity For Input Media

NEP Connect (formerly known as SIS Live) has installed a 1GB fibre network for leading sports production company Input Media.

Milton Keynes, UK

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July 21, 2016

UHD Connectivity For Sky Sports

NEP Connect (formerly known as SIS LIVE) is to provide Ultra High Definition fibre connectivity for Sky Sports Ultra HD coverage of the Premier League.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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July 18, 2016

Anylive Network At IBC 2016

NEP Connect (formerly known as SIS Live) will announce the further expansion of its ‘anylive® fibre network’ at IBC.

Milton Keynes, UK

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July 12, 2016

Festival Wifi & Streaming

The festival season is upon us across the UK and Europe. Organisers will need to look out for festival wifi services and streaming opportunities.

Salford, UK

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April 5, 2016

Partnering With Babcock

Leading broadcast connectivity supplier, NEP Connect, has signed an agreement with the media services arm of Babcock International Group.

Milton Keynes, UK

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March 3, 2016

5 Business Uses For Live Streaming

If you haven’t thought about using this highly effective medium before, then it’s time you did. Here are several business uses for streaming.

The Middle East

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January 21, 2016

Middle East Connectivity

Leading broadcast connectivity expert NEP Connect has significantly increased its portfolio of connectivity resources in the Middle East.

London, UK

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December 22, 2015

Sky Sports World Darts

NEP Connect has stepped up to the oche and extended its venue connectivity portfolio with TV coverage of the William Hill World Darts Championship.

London, UK

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May 13, 2015

General Election 2015

NEP Connect was relied upon by the UK’s main news broadcasters to provide uplink facilities for their general election coverage.

Milton Keynes, UK

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February 4, 2014

Major Satellite Deal with Sky Sports

NEP Connect is pleased to announce its new agreement with Sky Sports News for the provision of satellite capacity for its news gathering operations.

Milton Keynes, UK

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November 14, 2013

Ka Band SNG Contract With ITV & ITN

Leading connectivity expert NEP Connect (formerly known as SIS LIVE) has signed new contracts with ITV and ITN.

Milton Keynes, UK

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September 6, 2013

Ultra HD/4K Uplinking For Sky

NEP Connect (formerly known as SIS LIVE) has been working with Sky to explore & develop the technology used to transmit ultra HD (4K) video via satellite.

Milton Keynes, UK

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August 15, 2013

92Live with Sky Sports

Sky Sports News HD embarked on an ambitious mission to broadcast live from every one of the 92 premier & football league club grounds in the united kingdom

Milton Keynes, UK

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January 16, 2013

New Contract With European Tour Productions

NEP Connect has signed a new contract with European Tour Productions to provide worldwide satellite services for their golf coverage.

Salford, UK

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November 7, 2012

Increased Presence At MediacityUK

NEP Connect announces this week its increased presence at MediaCityUK as the latest developments to its facilities come online.

London, UK

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August 7, 2012

Broadcast On The Move With FTV

NEP Connect (formerly known as SIS Live) has been working in a collaborative venture with France televisions sports department.

London, UK

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July 13, 2012

The First Ever Hd Stream Of A Live Classical Concert

NEP Connect (formally known as SIS Live) produces the first ever HD stream of a live classical concert.

Salford, UK

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August 5, 2010

NEP Connect Set For Salford MediaCityUK

NEP Connect (formally known as SIS Live) announced plans to relocate its london operation to mediacityuk at salford quays.

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