{"id":1003,"date":"2014-04-27T19:34:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T19:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dgen.net\/blog\/?page_id=1003"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:16:52","slug":"tornado-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/tornado-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado (history)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.dg1to{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:0 2rem;background:#fff;border-radius:12px;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.18)}\n\n\/* Section scaffold *\/\n.dg1to-sec{border-bottom:1px solid #e4eaf0;padding:1.25rem 0}\n.dg1to-sec:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0}\n.dg1to-sh{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:.9rem}\n.dg1to-lbl{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#911c35;font-weight:500;white-space:nowrap}\n.dg1to-rule{flex:1;height:1px;background:#fad0d8}\n\n\/* Typography *\/\n.dg1to-p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.75;color:#2a3a4a;margin:0 0 .75rem}\n.dg1to-p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}\n.dg1to a{color:#911c35;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #fad0d8;padding-bottom:1px}\n.dg1to a:hover{border-bottom-color:#911c35}\n.dg1to strong{color:#1d2a39}\n\n\/* Banner image *\/\n.dg1to-banner{width:200px;height:200px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;border-radius:8px;display:block;flex-shrink:0;border:1px solid #e4eaf0}\n\n\/* Intro row: square image + quote *\/\n.dg1to-intro{display:flex;gap:1.5rem;align-items:flex-start;margin-bottom:1rem}\n.dg1to-intro-right{flex:1;min-width:0}\n\n\/* Pull quote *\/\n.dg1to-pullquote{border-left:3px solid #911c35;background:#fdf6f8;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;padding:.85rem 1.1rem;margin:.5rem 0 1rem}\n.dg1to-pullquote p{font-size:15px;font-style:italic;color:#1d2a39;line-height:1.7;margin:0}\n\n\/* Stats row *\/\n.dg1to-stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:0;border:1px solid #e4eaf0;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;margin:.75rem 0}\n.dg1to-stat{padding:.85rem 1rem;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e4eaf0}\n.dg1to-stat:last-child{border-right:none}\n.dg1to-stat-n{font-size:22px;font-weight:500;color:#1d2a39;line-height:1;display:block}\n.dg1to-stat-l{font-size:11px;color:#7a95ae;margin-top:.3rem;display:block;line-height:1.3}\n\n\/* Client list - 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Sold to Servecast 2003. D&amp;AD Best of British Design.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"dg1to-p\">Gavin founded Tornado Productions in 1999, bringing together exceptional creative and technology people. Tornado helped pioneer many of the common formats now seen in internet broadcasting: from multi-format video\/audio slidecasts and chatrooms, to 1-minute daily short-form content predating YouTube and TikTok by years.<\/p>\n\n    <p class=\"dg1to-p\">Working across music, sport, lifestyle, documentary, education, advertising and corporate communications, Tornado provided end-to-end creative and technical support &#8211; design, video, sound, production, coding, hosting and network. Clients included Shell, Rolls Royce, Cisco, Yahoo!, Channel Four, BBC and Tate Modern.<\/p>\n\n    <p class=\"dg1to-p\">Tornado raised \u00a3750K in March 2000, grew revenue year-on-year by ~50%, and sold to Servecast Ltd in 2003. Servecast was subsequently acquired by Level 3 in 2007 for \u00a322M in cash. Its branding and design, led by <a href=\"http:\/\/philpottdesign.com\/\">Adrian Philpott<\/a>, won D&amp;AD recognition as &#8220;Best of British Design&#8221;. See also the <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/webcasting-history\/\">webcasting history<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"dg1to-stats\">\n      <div class=\"dg1to-stat\"><span class=\"dg1to-stat-n\">1999<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-stat-l\">Founded<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-stat\"><span class=\"dg1to-stat-n\">\u00a3750K<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-stat-l\">Raised (2000)<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-stat\"><span class=\"dg1to-stat-n\">~50%<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-stat-l\">Revenue growth p.a.<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-stat\"><span class=\"dg1to-stat-n\">\u00a322M<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-stat-l\">Servecast \u2192 Level 3 (2007)<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Client list \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1to-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1to-sh\"><span class=\"dg1to-lbl\">Clients<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1to-clients\">\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Logica &amp; CMG: end-to-end corporate communications including their merger<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Shell Plc: end-to-end corporate communications<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Rolls Royce: internal communications and masterclasses<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Emap Plc: streaming Kiss100 and 13 other UK regional radio stations<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">RNIB: voice recognition to make searchable archives<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Merrill Lynch: communications strategy consulting and execution<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Cisco Systems: global video webcasts for IPTV<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Christian Aid: enabling global reporters to publish video easily<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Tate Modern: pioneering indexed, searchable video<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">IPIX: pioneering spherical photography and spherical video<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\">Penguin \/ Random House: podcast vehicles to market audiobooks<\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-client\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/webcasting-history\/\">Glastonbury<\/a> &#8211; broadband webcast to 700,000+ viewers; Eminem; and many more<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"dg1to-p\" style=\"margin-top:.75rem;font-size:13px;color:#546a7b\">Most important work included webcasting the UK Prime Minister&#8217;s Iraq war announcement for Number 10 (before media release), and Morgan Stanley&#8217;s disaster recovery webcasts after 9\/11.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Case studies \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1to-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1to-sh\"><span class=\"dg1to-lbl\">Selected projects<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1to-cases\">\n\n      <!-- attheraces -->\n      <div class=\"dg1to-case\">\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"dg1to-img-trio\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/attheraces.gif\" alt=\"attheraces logo\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/26_attheraces4.jpg\" alt=\"attheraces design 1\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/26_attheraces2.jpg\" alt=\"attheraces design 2\">\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dg1to-case-body\">\n          <span class=\"dg1to-case-year\">2002<\/span>\n          <h3 class=\"dg1to-case-client\">Channel Four, Sky Sports &amp; Arena Leisure &#8211; <em>attheraces<\/em><\/h3>\n          <p class=\"dg1to-case-desc\">A \u00a3300M venture between Channel Four, Sky Sports and Arena Leisure. Tornado created all visual branding materials across all platforms &#8211; TV, print, PDAs, mobiles and web. The brand mark won D&amp;AD recognition for &#8220;Best of British Design&#8221;.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1to-case-quote\">\n            &#8220;Tornado&#8217;s understanding of the brand we are creating was way ahead of the competition\u2026 a truly original and compelling identity which will help to move the sport of racing forward across the globe.&#8221;\n            <cite>David Brook, Director of Strategy and Development, Channel Four<\/cite>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- BT OpenWorld -->\n      <div class=\"dg1to-case\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1to-case-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/bt.jpg\" alt=\"BT OpenWorld - Zinestream\">\n        <div class=\"dg1to-case-body\">\n          <span class=\"dg1to-case-year\">2001<\/span>\n          <h3 class=\"dg1to-case-client\">BT OpenWorld<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"dg1to-case-desc\">Commission to &#8220;demonstrate the potential of broadband.&#8221; Tornado branded, designed, filmed, edited, coded and delivered an interactive music fanzine &#8211; codenamed Zinestream.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Logica CMG -->\n      <div class=\"dg1to-case\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1to-case-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/logicaCMGconsole.jpg\" alt=\"LogicaCMG merger announcement\">\n        <div class=\"dg1to-case-body\">\n          <span class=\"dg1to-case-year\">2002<\/span>\n          <h3 class=\"dg1to-case-client\">Logica CMG &#8211; merger announcement<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"dg1to-case-desc\">Having webcast all CMG&#8217;s AGM and interim announcements, Tornado was chosen to deliver their merger with Logica &#8211; providing the complete end-to-end solution: design, staging, sound, lighting, filming, satellite links, webcast production, streaming hosting, website creation and registration management.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Tate Modern -->\n      <div class=\"dg1to-case\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1to-case-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/tate.jpg\" alt=\"Tate Modern - interactive media\">\n        <div class=\"dg1to-case-body\">\n          <span class=\"dg1to-case-year\">2001<\/span>\n          <h3 class=\"dg1to-case-client\">Tate Modern<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"dg1to-case-desc\">A method for presenting and cross-linking hundreds of hours of interview footage. Tornado created the format, added cutting-edge voice recognition and natural language search to make video content fully searchable, then designed and built the solution.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"dg1to-case-quote\">\n            &#8220;Tornado&#8217;s combination of technical and design expertise is exceptional.&#8221;\n            <cite>Honor Harger, Webcast Curator, Tate Modern<\/cite>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Shell -->\n      <div class=\"dg1to-case\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1to-case-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/shell-003-console-v9.jpg\" alt=\"Shell AGM webcast\">\n        <div class=\"dg1to-case-body\">\n          <span class=\"dg1to-case-year\">2003<\/span>\n          <h3 class=\"dg1to-case-client\">Shell Group &#8211; corporate communications<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"dg1to-case-desc\">Annual General Meeting webcast linking multiple territories, satellite feeds, phone-in and live audience questions. Audiences ranged from investors and shareholders to the general public. Ongoing commission for all major corporate communications.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Number 10 -->\n      <div class=\"dg1to-case\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1to-case-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/pmq-image.jpg\" alt=\"Number 10 - Prime Minister's Questions\">\n        <div class=\"dg1to-case-body\">\n          <span class=\"dg1to-case-year\">2003<\/span>\n          <h3 class=\"dg1to-case-client\">Number 10<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"dg1to-case-desc\">Working closely with Westminster Digital, Tornado provided webcast hosting, delivery and reporting for Number 10 during critical announcements &#8211; including the Iraq war announcement, delivered before it was released to the media.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Penguin -->\n      <div class=\"dg1to-case\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1to-case-img\" src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/w\/tornado\/penguin-console.jpg\" alt=\"Penguin - Nick Hornby\">\n        <div class=\"dg1to-case-body\">\n          <span class=\"dg1to-case-year\">2001<\/span>\n          <h3 class=\"dg1to-case-client\">Penguin<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"dg1to-case-desc\">An innovative interactive format &#8211; filmed, designed, built and delivered &#8211; for marketing books, including defining a business model to support ongoing production. Commission included a production featuring Nick Hornby.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Eminem \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1to-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1to-sh\"><span class=\"dg1to-lbl\">Eminem &#8211; in concert &amp; backstage<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/em2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1to-wide-img\"\n           src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/em2.jpg\"\n           alt=\"Eminem in concert - Tornado webcast\">\n    <\/a>\n    <p class=\"dg1to-img-caption\">Tornado webcast: Eminem in concert and backstage<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Testimonials \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1to-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1to-sh\"><span class=\"dg1to-lbl\">Testimonials<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1to-testimonials\">\n      <div class=\"dg1to-testimonial\">\n        <blockquote>&#8220;Yahoo! has found Tornado&#8217;s services to be top-notch. Tornado is a professional, experienced entity and a valued partner.&#8221;<\/blockquote>\n        <cite>Yahoo! Broadcast<\/cite>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-testimonial\">\n        <blockquote>&#8220;I would recommend them to anyone undertaking a project involving streaming media of any size.&#8221;<\/blockquote>\n        <cite>Emap Plc<\/cite>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-testimonial\">\n        <blockquote>&#8220;Tornado processes, staff, technology and above all customer focus all operate at the highest level.&#8221;<\/blockquote>\n        <cite>Loral Cyberstar<\/cite>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 Brand \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1to-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1to-sh\"><span class=\"dg1to-lbl\">Brand &amp; design<\/span><span class=\"dg1to-rule\"><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"dg1to-brand\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Tornado01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dg1to-brand-img\"\n             src=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Tornado01.jpg\"\n             alt=\"Tornado brand - D&#038;AD Best of British Design\">\n      <\/a>\n      <div>\n        <p class=\"dg1to-p\">Tornado&#8217;s branding and design, led by <a href=\"http:\/\/philpottdesign.com\/\">Adrian Philpott<\/a>, won D&amp;AD recognition as &#8220;Best of British Design&#8221; &#8211; a distinction shared with the <em>attheraces<\/em> brand mark created for the Channel Four \/ Sky Sports \/ Arena Leisure venture.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"dg1to-p\">Tornado always broke new ground in combining design and technology into usable communication &#8211; winning business from companies 100\u00d7 its size, and keeping it.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- \u2500\u2500 CTA \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 -->\n  <div class=\"dg1to-sec\">\n    <div class=\"dg1to-cta\">\n      <p>See also: the full history of webcasting and streaming media<\/p>\n      <div class=\"dg1to-cta-links\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/webcasting-history\/\">Webcasting history \u2192<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/archives\/\">From the vaults \u2192<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/overview\/biog-gavin-starks\/\">Full biog \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornado Productions &#8220;Combine the intelligence of the Internet with the power of Broadcasting&#8221; Founded 1999. Sold to Servecast 2003. D&amp;AD Best of British Design. 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