SOHONET TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR PINEWOOD STUDIOS EXPANSION

In addition to continuing to supply campus-network services to Pinewood Group’s studios in England, Wales and the US, Sohonet is expanding its services to support Pinewood Studio’s £200M Development Framework and the Group’s expansion plans globally.

Pinewood is a driving force behind the booming production and post production industry and a global destination for film, television, commercial and video game production.  Since the beginning of their partnership with Sohonet in 2001, Pinewood has used Sohonet’s cutting-edge Ethernet and VDSL technology and lead the way in innovating and driving the growth of digital production and tapeless workflows for productions enabling internet speeds 1600 times faster than previously reached.

Pinewood has been a pioneer in implementing cutting edge technology, and uses Sohonet’s suite of connected cloud services for the benefit of its customers. Pinewood is now also installing Sohonet’s ClearView suites at multiple locations. This remote collaboration solution, will empower customers to stream the highest quality 4k video in real-time for editing, color grading, digital intermediate and approvals and includes an integrated network and customized hardware design. Pinewood also deploys Sohonet’s FileRunner and FileStore products for large file transfers with automatic download capability and secure storage solutions.

Pinewood’s Director of Technology, Darren Woolfson said of the renewal, “Our long-term partnership with Sohonet ensures that we remain at the forefront of digital asset management, storage and delivery for the film and TV community.  We recognise Sohonet’s ability to accommodate the increasing demands of the media industry across the UK and worldwide which allows us to meet the production needs of our customers.”

Damien Carroll, Chief Operations Officer for Sohonet said, “As Pinewood expands its services both domestically and internationally, Sohonet is thrilled to continue to support this growth by supplying world-class connectivity, production grade WiFi and network support services on campus to both Pinewood and its customers.  Sohonet’s expanding range of production services provides Pinewood and its customers access to an exciting range of flexible tools for remote collaboration and file delivery, in addition to providing access to next generation security solutions and cloud storage platforms.”

Sohonet offers a range of services for the media and entertainment industry that enable clients to manage, store and transfer valuable and critical content quickly, securely and effectively – all backed up by unrivalled technical support. To learn more, please visit us at www.sohonet.com.