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Formerly the production arm of The Poker Channel Ltd, Emblaze Productions launched in April 2007 to produce sports, poker and entertainment programming for television networks worldwide, including Eurosport and Sky Sports. Emblaze Productions also distributes and syndicates programming globally.

Emblaze Productions is headed up by James Hopkins, formerly the Head of Programming and Production at The Poker Channel Ltd of which he is a founding member.

With over 400 hours of poker programming under its belt, the Emblaze production team is widely recognised as being the world's leading poker production specialist.

Find out more about our team below, or drop us a quick email for a discussion about your next video production project.

Chris Johnson - Senior Editor

Chris Johnson has worked in the broadcast industry for 6 years, during which time he has worked on a variety of projects and formats, including live sports broadcast, channel content production, corporate video production, children's programming and fly-on-the-wall documentary. Chris' work has been aired on numerous broadcast platforms, including Sky Sports, Five, Showtime, FSTV, and the Poker Channel.

Latest News
11/05/2010
Emblaze Productions becomes Emblaze Productions HD. Clients now have the option for their productions to be delivered in High Definition (HD) or Standard Definition (SD), or both.
10/05/2010
Emblaze Productions and FullTiltPoker, the world’s 2nd largest online poker site, announce a 3 years sponsorship deal confirming FullTiltPoker as event sponsors of the Million Dollar Cash Game for seasons 5,6 & 7. Million Dollar Cash Game is one of Emblaze’s premier poker productions. Shows will air on Sky Sports in January 2011, 2012 & 2013.
11/05/2010
Emblaze Productions announces an online video distribution deal with Dizzy Heights (UK) Ltd, ensuring exposure for online video production is maximised, including on YouTube, MySpace and all other social networking sites.
01/04/2010
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) commissions Emblaze Productions to produce a TV Advert promoting ticket sales for the Emirates Airline London Sevens, Twickenham, May 22nd and 23rd 2010.  The advert airs on Sky.
27/03/2010
J.G Associates confirmed as Emblaze Productions’ set and lighting operations team for all events. This is an agreement that enters its 4th year reflecting the consistent high levels of service provided by J.G Associate in a deal that sees them manage set design, build, rigging and de-rigging of events, lighting and all operational crewing.   
22/03/2010
Coca-Cola (GB) commissions Emblaze Productions to film and produce a short film promoting their support of Earth Hour 2010.
01/03/2010
Emblaze announces imminent production of ‘15 Years of the Heineken Cup’, a 3 part series sponsor co-funded by the ERC and Heineken Ireland. The series will air on Sky Sports throughout the summer 2010.