Former Doctor Who VFX Company, The Mill, Goes Into Administration
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VFX studio The Mill, which provided visual effects for Doctor Who
from the revival of the series in 2005 until 2013, has gone into
administration and closed down.

Launched in 1990, the company produced visual effects for around
150 episodes of Doctor Who and associated shows, Torchwood and
The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The move follows its parent company, Technicolor Creative Studios
UK Limited, filing for administration on 24th February 2025.
Technicolor owned several leading visual effects studios including
MPC and Mikros Animation as well as The Mill, though the
appointment of administrators relates only to the UK side of the
business. BBC News reports that the company's directors were
unable to find a buyer, and that the majority of the more than 440
people employed in the UK have now been made redundant. Joint
administrator Nick Holloway said:

"The economic headwinds which are affecting companies right
across the creative industries have proved too challenging
to overcome, which has led to Technicolor's UK business
being placed into administration today."

The legacies of the Covid shutdown in production and the lengthy US
writers' strike, together with a fall in advertising revenue, have
caused a major slowdown in the industry. As has been been widely
reported, established UK broadcasters, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and
Sky, have all cut production budgets, and new commissions from
streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon have not been enough to
take up the slack. The Guardian has also reported that market
pressures have led to UK independent production companies
struggling to stay in business, with widespread job losses and the
closure of a number of established names including RDF and Label 1.

The Mill will always have an important place in twenty-first century
Doctor Who's history (including designing the 2005 title sequence)
and we wish all those affected by this sad news of its closure well.



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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

Former Doctor Who VFX Company, The Mill, Goes Into Administration
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VFX studio The Mill, which provided visual effects for Doctor Who
from the revival of the series in 2005 until 2013, has gone into
administration and closed down.

Launched in 1990, the company produced visual effects for around
150 episodes of Doctor Who and associated shows, Torchwood and
The Sarah Jane Adventures.

The move follows its parent company, Technicolor Creative Studios
UK Limited, filing for administration on 24th February 2025.
Technicolor owned several leading visual effects studios including
MPC and Mikros Animation as well as The Mill, though the
appointment of administrators relates only to the UK side of the
business. BBC News reports that the company's directors were
unable to find a buyer, and that the majority of the more than 440
people employed in the UK have now been made redundant. Joint
administrator Nick Holloway said:

"The economic headwinds which are affecting companies right
across the creative industries have proved too challenging
to overcome, which has led to Technicolor's UK business
being placed into administration today."

The legacies of the Covid shutdown in production and the lengthy US
writers' strike, together with a fall in advertising revenue, have
caused a major slowdown in the industry. As has been been widely
reported, established UK broadcasters, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and
Sky, have all cut production budgets, and new commissions from
streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon have not been enough to
take up the slack. The Guardian has also reported that market
pressures have led to UK independent production companies
struggling to stay in business, with widespread job losses and the
closure of a number of established names including RDF and Label 1.

The Mill will always have an important place in twenty-first century
Doctor Who's history (including designing the 2005 title sequence)
and we wish all those affected by this sad news of its closure well.

<https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2025/03/10/former-doctor-who-vfx-company-the-mill-goes-into-administration/>

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Your Name wrote:

The Mill will always have an important place in
twenty-first century Doctor Who's history (including
designing the 2005 title sequence) and we wish all those
affected by this sad news of its closure well.

I remember back in 2005 when I first saw that new Doctor Who
title sequence when the Christopher Eccleston series launched. I
was well impressed, it brought a tear to my eye to see the
TARDIS flying through the vortex and hear that thundering new
theme interpretation... Doctor Who was back on the TV and it
looked so modern. It was like a dream come true.

Incidentally, it was twenty years ago this month when "Rose" was
broadcast. Twenty years!!! How time flies...

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In article <xn0p350w813avr2000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

Your Name wrote:

The Mill will always have an important place in
twenty-first century Doctor Who's history (including
designing the 2005 title sequence) and we wish all those
affected by this sad news of its closure well.

I remember back in 2005 when I first saw that new Doctor Who
title sequence when the Christopher Eccleston series launched. I
was well impressed, it brought a tear to my eye to see the
TARDIS flying through the vortex and hear that thundering new
theme interpretation... Doctor Who was back on the TV and it
looked so modern. It was like a dream come true.

Incidentally, it was twenty years ago this month when "Rose" was
broadcast. Twenty years!!! How time flies...

And a good company goes down :-(
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