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Launched in 1982, Televisual is the voice of the UK Production community.
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However, for a better experience, you can read the individual surveys, reports, features and columns online as web pages or as downloadable PDFs.
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On the Surveys page you can find all Televisual’s exclusive surveys going back five years.
Latest Issue
Summer 26
In this issue...
The best new finishing work in the UK from Goldcrest, Films at 59; The Look and many more
For Emma Moran’s comedic cold war thriller, Honey produced by Sid Gentle, the team had to recreate 80s East Berlin, much of it in Lithuania. Jon Creamer reports
Factual television producers have felt the squeeze more than most, but they’re finding new formats and funding models and exploiting their IP across digital platforms too.
Pippa Considine reports
Scientific understanding of the world’s oceans has moved on markedly since the last Blue Planet, and so has the tech available to bring it to the screen. Jon Creamer reports
24 business leaders from many of the UK’s largest post houses explore post’s role in modern production, why so much of its contribution remains commercially invisible, what needs to change now and how the business model might evolve towards a more resilient future as cloud-first workflows develop.
Pippa Considine introduces Televisual’s Production 100 survey of the indie TV sector and finds producers still searching for light at the end of the tunnel
Profiling the key superindie and studio groups
A look at the producers who really live up to the word independent
Production companies reveal the rival indie outfits they rate the highest
Indies on the best PSB and streamer customers to work for right now
Televisual’s annual showcase ofthe UK’s top production companies.
Past Issues
Summer 26
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A creative showcase of the best recent work in vfx, post, animation and graphics from UK facilities
Documentary indies Rogan, Candour, Mindhouse and 72 Films tell Pippa Considine what it takes to keep the projects rolling in tough times
Entertainment TV has seen major new hits of late, as well as some old ones. But producers have to be smart to keep the lights on . Pippa Considine reports
In uncertain times, the television studio sector is seeking out a new and varied customer base.
Behind the scenes of Open Planet’s globe trotting theatrical eco feature doc, How to Live on Earth
Five top scripted directors tell Jon Creamer about the art and craft of high-end television and film directing
Virtual production has found its place as an essential tool in the filmmaking box but, finds Michael Burns, it’s one that only works with collaboration across all departments
Our second annual survey of Post Production Supervisors finds PPSs increasingly having to balance creative ambition against financial reality
With demands increasing for even more efficiencies in post, how can new tech, infrastructure and workflows achieve this?
The colourists of four recent standout productions from Fightland to Legends explain what it took tocreate a grade that made the story shine through. Jon Creamer reports
In our first Production Leaders report, Televisual canvasses the opinions of HoPs and Directors of Production across UK television.
See the annual Televisual Village Fete, which took place on 22nd June, in pictures
Spring 26
In this issue...
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A creative showcase of the best recent work in vfx, post, animation and graphics from UK facilities
Vodcasts were once an adjunct to the main podcast action or a marketing tool for a show spin off, but now visuals are moving front and centre.
Top documentary editors behind films and series discuss how they create the perfect cut
Four of the top UK drama indies discuss creative solutions to what can be complex budgeting
How the team behind The Magic Faraway Tree created a ‘Blytopia’ to bring Enid Blyton’s fantastical classic to the big screen
The post-Covid boom, followed by the US strikes left the UK studios business all at sea but there’s a sense now that the sector is getting back on an even keel. Pippa Considine reports
Televisual’s annual list of the UK’s most hired pro cameras is now in its 20th year. Jon Creamer counts down the most in-demand models
The Look opens up to deconstruct the high-end picture post process from start to finish
The top commercials houses in the UKÂ and their thoughts on the year ahead.
The industry’s favourite directors, ads, agencies, post houses and more
Jon Creamer introduces Televisual’s exclusive annual survey of the best ad makers in the business
Winter 25
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The winners of this year’s Televisual Bulldogs picked up their awards at the winners’ dinner. See the pictures here
The best new finishing work in the UK from Company 3, Framestore, 1920, Envy, Harbor and many more
Getting a major brand on board to help fund TV shows is nothing new, but it is now an increasingly well worn route to making a budget work. Pippa Considine asks those with a head for business how it’s done.
The makers of Apple TV’s series on returning endangered animals to their habitats, explain how the show was parented to adulthood.
While the demand is still there for TV drama, budgets for scripted across the board are down. Producers are having to work smart to get their shows to screen. Pippa Considine reports
Top Production Designers who have been responsible for building the worlds of major films and TV series explain how they transform scripts into physical reality. Jon Creamer reports
Michael Burns asks the cinematographers behind movie Die My Love; Sky Atlantic’s Amadeus and long running spy thriller Slow Horses how they helped make their projects shine through
The editors behind The Ballad of Wallis Island; BBC police series Blue Lights and Sally Wainwright’s Riot Women tell Michael Burns how they created the perfect cut
Jon Creamer introduces the 38th annual Facilities 50 Survey
Which post houses do their producer clients rate most highly?
Post houses vote for the rivals they admire the most?
The technology that’s currently front of mind for post production
A snapshot of post investment and building in 2025
Who’s up and who’s down in this year’s Facilities 50 survey?
Company information as supplied within the Facilities 50 survey questionnaire
Autumn 25
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The best new finishing work in the UK from Union, Boom, Framestore, Untold Studios and many more
Neil Cross, the creator and showrunner of Sky’s new Italian-set thriller, The Iris Affair, tells Jon Creamer how the show was conceived and delivered
Factual TV has been hit harder than other genres in the current commissioning downturn so producers are having to work a lot smarter to stay ahead. Pippa Considine reports
This year’s RTS Convention brought digital viewing squarely into the mainstream discussion, but what does the momentum towards YouTube mean for producers in the UK? Pippa Considine reports
Our first post and vfx Technical Leaders survey discovers what those in charge of the tech in post and vfx houses think about cloud adoption, AI, storage and all the kit their facilities use.
A profile of ENVY and their impressive new headquarters
Pippa Considine introduces Televisual’s Production 100 survey of the indie TV sector and finds producers still searching for light at the end of the tunnel
Profiling the key superindie and studio groups
A look at the producers who really live up to the word independent
The distribution companies that indies most like to deal with and why
Indies on the best PSB and streamer customers to work for right now
Revealing the production companies that are most respected by their rivals
The showcase of the UK indies in this year’s Televisual production survey