Broadcast solutions company Gravity Media has appointed Róisín McKeniry as Head of Technology and Paul Sykes has been appointed the role of Chief Facility Engineer (Westworks Project).

Both will be key technical leads for The Production Centre, in London (White City), working with engineering and technology leadership as well as the project engineering, post production and Production Centre teams based in London.

McKeniry joins Gravity Media from Timeline / BT Sport Stratford where she was responsible for the technology provision and delivery from the facility. She will lead the team of Engineers at The Production Centre, London (White City) ensuring the studios, production galleries and workflows are designed, operated, and supported for live deliveries .

Skykes has been instrumental in the build phase of the new facility and will continue to drive the systems integration as the facility develops and more services come online. He has worked with Gravity Media since 2013, a Systems Integration engineer and more recently as the Head of Systems Integration for Gravity Media in the UK.

Gravity Media has also recruited Martin Deutsch as Broadcast Engineer. Martin also joins Gravity Media from the Timeline / BT Sport team at Stratford where he was the Lead MCR Engineer supporting the facility.

Nick Symes, Director – Technology commented: “We are delighted to announce we are expanding our team at our newest London home The Production Centre, White City. Róisín, Paul and Martin all bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise and will continue to help us build and operate our fantastic new Production Centre, ensuring we continue to successfully deliver for our customers across the ever-changing media landscape.”

Pippa Considine

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