Whisper Films Expands Use of GB Labs MidiSPACE 3RU Storage System

GB Labs Ltd, in media storage solutions for media and entertainment workflows, announced that London-based Whisper Films Ltd, the sport and live events TV production specialist, has expanded its GB Labs’ MidiSPACE 3RU storage system with an additional 64TB MidiSPACE 3RU, bringing overall storage capacity to 384TB.

The MidiSPACE 3RU systems supplied to Whisper by GB Labs reseller Jigsaw24 Ltd include all of the key features of GB Labs CORE OS, which is full of productive workflow tools designed for media production environments. Media management services for the new system are provided by The Collectv.

Whisper was established in 2010 by BAFTA-winning producer Sunil Patel, TV broadcaster Jake Humphrey, and former F1 driver and current F1 commentator David Coulthard, and is a growing TV production in the UK, with additional offices in Maidenhead and Cardiff.

In recent years, Whisper has won a raft of contracts from sports federations and established broadcasters alike. Its current sport TV portfolio includes Formula 1, the Rugby World Cup, Women’s Six Nations, SailGP, W Series, Women’s Super League, the NFL and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

Whisper post production manager Ed Veglio said: “I have seen GB Labs in other production environments that I have worked in, so when Whisper needed a large storage system that they would also be able to edit from, my previous experience with MidiSPACE 3RU made it an obvious solution. The CORE OS is cross-platform compatible; the price per terabyte is good; and theGB Labs SPACE range provides reliable storage for our long-term media.“

GB Labs CEO-CTO Dominic Harland said: “A great strength of MidiSPACE 3RU is its effortless scalability. Production companies around the world, particularly in light of the advent of 4K and 8K, are paying far more attention to their storage requirements and are finding that the GB Labs SPACE range is the most flexible, reliable, and scalable choice.“