UK broadcast postproduction house Radiant Post has announced the opening of a new facility in Manchester. Radiant North promises the region’s independent production and network TV sector dedicated picture post, finishing and audio creative services.
The new 8,000sq-ft facility is located within a property that is being developed as part of Allied London’s Enterprise City – a media, tech and creative cluster in the heart of Manchester City. It will provide full postproduction services, including onsite and remote offline, online and grading using Media Composer Symphony and DaVinci Resolve along with Atmos Dubbing Theatres and V/O facilities. It will also be offering production space for long and short-term hire.
The move was precipitated in 2021 when Radiant Post opened a pop-up facility in Deansgate to provide the post production on BBC One shows Fraud Squad Series 4 and Moment of Proof Series 2, for longstanding client Brown Bob Productions. With the successful completion of these series and repeat and new commissions for Brown Bob among other clients, Radiant is cementing its presence in the city.
‘With the continuing push for programming in the Nations and Regions, more and more of our clients either already have a regional office or are looking to set-up outside of London,’ says Radiant Post Director and owner, Ben Plumb. ‘It is a move that we have been planning for some time and was initiated by requests from clients wanting to be served with the same quality, team approach and friendliness of Radiant Post but closer to home.’
Radiant Post worked with suppliers ERA on the IT Infrastructure connecting the facility to its data centre and London facilities. The fit out will be to highest standards and with AKA for bespoke desk design. The facility is currently under construction with full opening planned at the end of 2022.
‘Manchester has, and still is, undergoing significant change,’ Plumb continues. ‘It is vibrant and progressive and somewhere we look forward to calling home. It’s also an exciting opportunity to design and build a new facility with remote and flexible working in mind.’
‘We would like to be the first to wish Radiant Post a happy move to Manchester,’ says Brown Bob Productions co-founder and CEO, Nicki Gottlieb. ‘Having worked with Ben and his team over many years and many successful projects it is an absolute pleasure to continue our relationship with its new venture in the heart of Manchester’s enterprising creative scene.’
Radiant North is the sister company to both Radiant Post Production and Rapid Pictures, two distinguished and long-established brands in UK post, based in Shepherds Bush.
