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Something Big Is Coming. We're Already Here.

The countdown is almost over. The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on 11th June, and somewhere in the USA, the Lightwell team is putting the finishing touches on something we can't quite talk about yet.But we will. Very soon.
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A BAFTA Win That Reflects the Moment Women's Football Has Arrived

Last night at the Royal Festival Hall, the BAFTA Television Awards handed out its Sports Coverage prize - and the winner was BBC One's UEFA Women's Euro 2025. Produced by Sunset+Vine Scotland, it beat out stiff competition from the 2025 Ryder Cup, the FA Cup Final, and Wimbledon 2025 to take home one of the night's most hotly contested trophies. It's a result that feels both right and significant - and one we're particularly proud to have played a part in.
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Our next virtual set will be...

Our next virtual set will be...

Our next virtual set project will be designs for the BBC's coverage of the UEFA European Womens Championship 2025. The tournament commences in July, but designs have already reached an advanced stage of development and we will be testing in the studio at the end of this month.
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BBC Sport World Indoor Athletics 2025 Virtual Set

BBC Sport World Indoor Athletics 2025 Virtual Set

The BBC Sport, Pres 2 Virtual Studio design has been in action once again, this time for the BBC's coverage of the World Indoor Athletics 2025. Recently, the BBC team completed a significant upgrade, moving the project from Unreal Engine 4.27 to Unreal Engine 5. This transition has brought a new level of realism and visual fidelity to the studio.
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Jim Mann talks about design and virtual production

Jim Mann talks about design and virtual production

Lightwell's founder, Jim Mann recently presented a talk highlighting the importance of design within Virtual Production, to staff and students at the University of Portsmouth's cutting edge CCIXR facility.
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Lightwell designs virtual sets and virtual production environments for major broadcasters and global sporting events. Combining architectural design thinking with deep technical fluency, we create environments that are visually compelling, editorially flexible, and built to perform live. Clients include BBC, ITV, CNA, Bloomberg, Sky, and Discovery.
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