BBC Studios empowers global teams with 7fivefive’s cloud-first strategy

7fivefive, a media systems innovation and integration company, is enabling the BBC Studios Global Media & Streaming team to scale its virtual infrastructure.

As part of this collaboration, 7fivefive is delivering the remote editing backbone that supports post-production and content-based workflows. To help realise the global media company’s cloud-first vision, 7fivefive is also working in tandem with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the selected cloud provider.

The partnership between 7fivefive and BBC Studios has guided digital transformation which

began in 2020. 7fivefive’s cloud expertise now underpins the Global Media & Streaming

teams’ post-production process, enabling creative teams to manage resources efficiently

whilst collaborating across different time zones.

Throughout the project 7fivefive has provided strategic consultation, designing and implementing solutions that maximise responsiveness and reduce overheads.

As the media industry shifts to the cloud, BBC Studios has already embraced a framework

that ensures the speed, flexibility, and cost effectiveness of its post-production operations

over the long-term. The system is designed to dynamically scale active resources, with automated controls that enhance productivity. Virtual workstations can be provisioned and optimised based on real-time requirements, empowering users to self-serve without compromising on performance.

Different teams receive customised resources that are best suited to specific creative tasks,

across editing, graphics, colour grading, compliance, and branding.

The latest phase of the project, which runs through to 2028, harnesses the capabilities of Adobe and AWS within a unified cloud environment. Regional departments can transition between projects, access secure content from anywhere, manage allocation, and act on data-driven insights.

Predictive cost metrics and automated budget management are based on detailed analytics.

This ensures that business objectives are met without compromising on creative quality or

operational goals.

Adam Jakubowski, VP of Technical Operations, Global Technology, BBC Studios, said, “The collaboration with 7fivefive has played a key role in our cloud trajectory. We have scaled virtual post-production workflows over the past five years, and adaptive resource allocation continues to provide significant cost and workflow efficiency gains.

“The flexibility of this solution means we can respond to evolving business and industry needs and enhance the autonomy and agility of our creative teams.”