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Blomeley Communications Inc is an award winning Full Service media production company with headquarters located in Ottawa Canada. We provide a range of production services to broadcast and enterprise clients worldwide. With over 20 years experience Blomeley is a recognized leader in multi-platform media development and implementation drawing from our expertise in the areas of broadcasting, internet television, and interactive digital media. We present the latest proof of our commitment to a fully integrated experience – one of the most comprehensive media service portfolios available. Everything Blomeley offers is designed to provide you with a continuum of media services and products to meet your requirements.
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Production Services Summary:
• Broadcast- We provide broadcasters/telcos/cable operators with what ever they need for live and recorded broadcasting including but not limited to; producers, directors, camera ops, post production, program production, and multi-platform integration etc.
• Video- Enterprise and Corporate Video is a staple of the production services business. We have produced hundreds of corporate videos, events, and commercials for clients at all levels of government and business. Our ‘idea-to-delivery’ customer service methodology ensures client satisfaction. We also provide clients with individualized services such as location shooting, editing, graphics, media creation, and equipment rentals.
• Internet- Webcasting, Streaming, On-Demand Video, Podcasting, Website design, development and implementaiton are all services we provide our clients. Blomeley was one of the first companies to work on video for presentation on the internet, working on project teams with Digital Equipment and Microsoft in the ’90s /early 2000s. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics we implemented one of the first ‘cloud’ remote editing methodologies.
• Mobile- Another first, Blomeley has worked with clients such as Bell Canada and pharma industry visionaries for over a decade to create video and interactive media for delivery via mobile applications, networks and devices. We now apply this experience developing apps and media for a broad range of large and small clients.
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Business Activity Overview • Facilities • Webcasting & Streaming • Blomeley Media Solutions
Business activity overview:
Broadcasting
For over two decades, Blomeley has provided world class production services (including: producing, directing, shooting, editing, webcasting, streaming, video conferencing, and equipment rentals) to International and North American Broadcasters including but not limited to: Fox Sports, NHL, ESPN, Turner, ABC, NBC, TSN, CTV, Discovery, CBC, BBC, TWI London, TVB Hong Kong, NHK Japan, Finnish Broadcasting, Tokyo Broadcasting, and Malaysian Television. Blomeley has also produced a variety of television programs and series on contract for producers and broadcasters including ESPN, Discovery Channel, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Life Network, TVOntario, NHL Network, and CTV Sports to name a few. Recent activity includes providing on location producer and camera services to NBC Universal/Versus for NHL broadcasts in NHL cities.
Internet Television
Blomeley Communications is a recognized leader in Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), Internet Television (ITV) and Video-On-Demand content production and application development. Our partners and clients in the development and implementation of streaming video programming and internet television applications include Sympatico.msn.ca, Akimbo Systems, BMG Music, the NHL Network, as well as Enterprise clients including Bell Canada, Federal Government, Purdue Pharma and Pfizer. As early as 2003 Blomeley pioneered ‘video-on-the-internet’ development with programs seen worldwide via internet, cable, satellite, and wireless platforms. Recent advancements include our VOD secure server application VODPort1 developed in partnership with Bell StartCast; Direct-To-User (DTU) interface application software development for enterprise and entertainment markets; and mobile device app develpment and implementation. Whether you are a broadcaster, an enterprise client, or a public sector agency/department, Blomeley Communications brings its unique experience in both the television production industry and interactive digital media to our client’s online initiatives. Recent activity includes the producing and implementation of online ‘How-To’ videos for internet television leader ‘TruckGuysTV’.
Interactive Digital Media (IDM)
Blomeley is immersed in the development, production and implementation of interactive digital media content and systems. Our clients range from corporate, government, education, and entertainment entities. We were leaders in Cloud Computing with the development and implement of remote control video editing and distribution technologies at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Bell Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee. We produced the international award winning and best selling National Film Board interactive CD-ROM game ‘Stardate 2232,’ produced for the Canadian Federal Government. Stardate 2232 was the primary online tutorial for potential immigration candidates. Other notable digital media projects include webcasting for the Canadian Space Agency, and distant learning applications for Schoolnet, Purdue Pharma, Pfizer, and numerous U.S. and Canadian Federal Government Departments. Blomeley has also produced an interactive catalogs for Monroe Shocks, SHL Computer Innovations (now EDS), and ‘The Adventures of Whoo’ a series of interactive children’s stories. Blomeley is also the facility of choice for computer games producer Artech Digital Entertainment and Hasbro Interactive, producing promotional and integrated video content for internationally renowned games such as Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Monopoly, and Qbert. Recent activity includes the production and delivery of Le Cordon Bleu education videos for implementation by Delmare Cengage Learning’s distant learning online tool ‘CourseMate’.
Website and Portal Development
Blomeley has been a leader in interactive web content development for over 15 years, beginning with the development of Computer Based Training (CBT) applications for Digital Equipment Corporation (now Hewlett Packard) in 1990. Today, as a leading edge internet television producer, the development and creation of web interfaces and intricate website infrastructures has become an everyday, expected pre-requisite for our company.With years of television production and web content development experience, Blomeley looks at every website and internet content project with the end user in mind. Our focus is to build web sites and portals that will attract and keep visitors engaged.Blomeley helps clients achieve their online goals with dynamic and cost effective internet savvy production services, including the integration of traditional video or media presentations within web and internet opportunities.Current activities include web portal development and management, streaming video portlet integration, video conferencing and a range of web-based applications. These activities have been performed for such clients as Sympatico.MSN.ca, Purdue Pharma and other international pharmaceutical and medical firms, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Schoolnet, the Canadian Space Agency, the Canadian Public Service Commission and various other U.S. and Canadian enterprise and government entities. Recent activity includes the early stage development of a internet home for the multi-platform radio show ‘Good-Better-Best’.
Enterprise Production/Corporate Video Production
When it comes to enterprise or corporate video production, Blomeley does it all. Since our inception in 1988, Blomeley Communications Inc. has produced hundreds of video productions for an assortment of clients. Blomeley offers full service, an ’idea-to-delivery’ methodology ensuring customer satisfaction on a range of corporate, government, and consumer end-user videos; including training, marketing, and information-based productions. Our unmatched contribution to the process of making the video includes conception, writing, shooting, designing, music, editing, and distribution.Blomeley also provides independent ancillary production services to independent producers, institutional producers, and broadcasters worldwide. These services include location shooting, editing, graphics, webcasting, camera rentals, equipment rentals, and duplication. Recent activity includes productions for the Canadian Library of Parliament.
Mobile TV
Mobile TV is a natural fit for the on-the-go lifestyles of customers in North America. People want information at all times – with no questions asked. Through PDAs and Mobile Phones, both business professionals and the average consumer have been able to do just this, staying connected through wireless access to email, corporate data, phone, communications services, web and organizer features. This environment has been – and will continue to be – popular with people with busy schedules.Now, there is a new element to the handheld device – Mobile TV. Mobile TV is just like a direct-to-home broadcast service, with the only difference being the size of the screen and the mobility it offers. Because it is capable of playing downloaded or streamed video, this market is perfectly suited for interactive digital media. It offers a familiar and simple user experience with an easy to use Electronic Service Guide (ESG) and channel up- and down buttons to enable a viewing experience similar to a big-screen TV.Recognizing Mobile TV as the way of the future, Blomeley has developed the ability to customize PDA and Mobile phone applications for a variety of devices including Blackberry, WinMobile, SmartPhone and the common cell phone. Through Blomeley’s Mobile TV solution you can enhance the productivity of your organization by pushing video, data and text out to where it’s needed most — your mobile workforce.Everything Blomeley does is “All Access – On-Demand.” We will give your company the means to meet the needs of one person or an entire enterprise to any scale, in any industry, at any time. Recent activty includes mobile apps for and with Tradewind Networks.
Facilities
Our fully integrated state-of-the-art production facility presents a variety of technical and production format configurations. We provide our clients with a complete range of capabilities: from straight news-style cutting, tape to tape, to leading edge digital image manipulation. All of our equipment meets broadcast standard specifications and is networked for easy file transfer and cross platform requirements.
Fiber Optics for Playout and Media Distribution
Blomeley facilities provide a complete seemless workflow environment from a video archive library with online database, to internal XSAN connectivity between each edit suite and workstation, to terabytes of drive space and servers…and finally, if required, all internal work can be directed to internet and broadcast destinations worldwide via our full broadband fiber optics. Coming soon, live internet broadcasting directly from our studios.
Final Cut Pro HD
The Blomeley facility typically has 3-4 FCPHD suites busy on a daily basis. With native support for virtually any format, Final Cut Pro allows us to edit everything from DV, IMX, uncompressed SD and HD video and mastering to HDV, XDCAM HD, DVCPRO HD, and uncompressed HD. Unlike other solutions, Final Cut Pro acquires HDV media and keeps it in the original format, with no generation loss. Clients can output via FireWire back to an HDV camera or deck, or transfer their native HDV to DVD Studio Pro. Furthermore, tapeless workflow support with Panasonic P2 compatibility allows high-speed ingest and editing. You can view and browse P2 devices, then transfer the files you need directly into the Final Cut Pro Browser.
Adobe Premiere Pro HD
We have two Premiere Pro HD based workstations. The Adobe Creative Suites are a core component of our online internet based production environment allowing us seemless productivity and workflow for projects that are destined for the internet or other digital media applications and video-on-the-internet environments. As such we run PremiereHD units daily supported by the Adobe Creative Suite applications. Each suite has realtime multiple server connectivity, and of course realtime access to a complete range of standard internet and electronic print platforms, making the workstations equally indispensable for digital media development.
Sony HDCam
World standard HDCam studio editing, playback and mastering. Our HDCam units have Digital Betacam and MPEG IMX formats legacy playback and are capable of recording and playback HDCAM 1080/59.94i, 50i, 25PsF, 29.97PsF, 23.98PsF and 24PsF formats HDCam is excellent for documentary and news productions. The great majority of our television shows are mastered to HDCam.
Panasonic DVC Pro HD
From field recording to nonlinear and in-studio editing, the AJ-HD deck is an invaluable solution for location based HD production. The DVCProHD deck was also the first production-quality high-definition video player/recorder with available IEEE 1394 FireWire interface making it ideal for use with Apple’s Final Cut Pro HD editing system or equivalent.
Linear Editing – BetacamSP
Blomeley’s linear editing facility includes a SONY BetacamSP Broadcast News Cut component configuration including a PVW2800 BetacamSP player/ recorder, a PVW2650 BetacamSP player with dynamic tracking, an edit controller and Leader NTSC Waveform and Vector scopes.
2D/3D Animation and Graphic Creation
Animation and graphics created in the Blomeley production facilities have been seen worldwide. Our work can be found in a complete range of applications including computer games, web sites, videos, television commercials, and television productions. Our artists work in both the service business environment and in-house on a variety of Blomeley productions and R&D initiatives.
Green Screen In-house and Location Production
Our expereince shooting with green screen goes back to the days of large scale ‘blue’ chromakeyand ‘green studio’ productions in the CJOH and CFTO studios. Today Blomeley crews can quickly set up and shoot green screen related productions at client locations and/or in our own facility. Our innovative post production editors and artists utilize green screen technologies regularly.
HD Location Production and Video Shooting
Our crews have thousands of hours of expereince recording everything from bad weather for the Weather Network, to interviews with government officials, to live sports for NBC. We shoot anything, anywhere, and we shoot in any and every production format. In-house we have P2 HD cameras ensuring quick response capabilities and cost effective production, if needed. Our crews have travelled the globe to shoot for our clients.
Webcasting & Streaming
Blomeley Communications has been providing webcasting and streaming services to our clients for well over a decade starting with one of our first high profile contracts, the Canadian Space Agency, and before that with satellite based BTV work for Canada Post and HRDC. Today we service a full range of clients on a full range of web related video-on-the-internet requirements such as webcasts, webinars, streaming and events. Virtual events are quickly becoming an essential component to any integrated communications strategy. With our combined experience in multi faceted areas of broadcasting, corporate production, and the internet television we strive to ensure our production team meets and/or exceeds on the execution of the our clients’ vision.
To ensure that we provide our clients with the very best in webcast technology and customer service Blomeley Communications has partnered with The Streaming Network, one of Canada’s recognized leaders in event webcasting, virtual management and video conferencing solutions.
The Streaming Network /Blomeley partnership boasts the most robust feature set allowing event organizers to plan and execute dynamic and interactive webcasts events and webinars without the need for customization and additional costs.
Please feel free to contact us for a quote and/or to inquire how we can help meet your webcast, virtual event, or streaming needs.
For more information on our partners The Streaming Network click here: www.thestreamingnetwork.com
Blomeley Media Solutions
Blomeley Media Solutions (the production services element)
Today’s proliferation of media gathering and creation technologies, and the exponential growth of delivery/distribution capabilities has subsequently created a range of challenges and sometimes problems for clients looking to take advantage of this new market era. As noted in the Blomeley Media Solutions section of this website our idea of being a solutions provider is a hybrid of the traditonal software type of ‘software solutions provider’ (delivering a product or widget that fixes or fulfills a need) and a television or event producer that has the flexibilty to draw from several resources to creatively deliver a program (audio/video/graphics/story etc) that reaches and holds an audience.
More often than not, we are required to create any number of hard products or services: i.e. software, applications and/or web sites, video, audio, graphics, and technology. The Blomeley production team has the skills and resources to meet all of these needs. Some clients have certain internal resources and capabilities but still need our services for hire, while others want a full solution.
We offer ‘idea to delivery’ services and individualized services.