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NewsHotCam rolls out X Factor multi-camera rig
Equipment hire company HotCam is making the multi-camera custom studio rig that it devised for The X Factor available to other television producers.
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NewsTSL and Mediasmiths lined up for Salford Uni contracts
Overbury is expected to award systems integration contracts to TSL and Mediasmiths after securing an £18m deal to fit out Salford University’s new MediaCityUK building.
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NewsMolinare embarks on first 3D jobs
Molinare has completed post-production on live action 3D feature Mortician 3D and is about to start work on editing the live action sequences for a stereo animated short called The Flying Machine.
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NewsJacobs joins Air as head of post
Former The Mews facility manager Frankie Jacobs has joined Shoreditch-based Air Post Production as its new head of post-production.
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NewsQuantel Pablo receives 3D award
Quantel has been awarded the International 3D Society’s 3D Technology Lumiere Award for its Pablo 3D colour correction and finishing system.
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NewsFM&T trainee placements up for grabs
BBC Future Media & Technology (FM&T) and Vision and Media are to provide paid trainee placements in software engineering and user experience from next year.
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NewsSony staff join CVP
Two former senior members of Sony UK’s technical team have joined broadcast equipment supplier CVP.
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NewsBehind the scenes at Calrec
Yorkshire based manufacturer Calrec has revealed exactly how it builds its audio consoles in a special behind-the-scenes promotional video.
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NewsPEC Video MD dies in bike accident
PEC Video managing director Derek Morgan, 53, has died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident on the M1 motorway.
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NewsScreen seeks 3D subtitle standard
Screen Subtitling Systems is calling for disparity information to be made available to the entire production and broadcast chain so that stereo 3D graphics and subtitles can be viewed more comfortably on 3D TV transmissions.
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NewsOTF brings post work in house
Factual producer and distributor Off The Fence (OTF) has invested £500,000 in an in-house post-production facility in Bristol.
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NewsMedia firms back 2012 broadcast centre plan
Three technology and facilities companies have given public backing to proposals to turn the 2012 Olympic Broadcast and Press centres in Hackney into a ‘district’ for creative companies after the games.
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NewsWarden quits Pepper
Pepper joint-managing director, senior online editor and former owner Shane Warden has resigned with no job to go to after more than 10 years at the Soho post house.
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NewsBennett promoted to MD of ITV resources
ITV director of Northern resources Paul Bennett has been promoted to managing director of resources for ITV Studios (ITVS), a new position that will see him head up all production, technical and facilities operations for ITVS across the whole of England.
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NewsTechnicolor upgrades for stereo 3D
Technicolor Creative Services London has upgraded its Digital Intermediate (DI) capabilities with the addition of a full stereo 3D workflow for film and TV projects.
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NewsHRA upgrades in-house storage capabilities
Fireman Sam animation studio Hibbert Ralph Animation (HRA) has increased the amount of central storage at its D’Arblay Street facility as it looks to better deal with an increased workload and the move to HD.
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NewsFifty Fifty invests in Unity and Alchemist
Soho’s Fifty Fifty Post Production has bought a Snell and Wilcox HD Alchemist frame rate converter and a 16 terabyte fibre network Avid Unity.
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NewsJCA adds Arriscan in £1m restoration upgrade
JCA has begun a £1m investment programme that will see new kit, staff and services added to its film restoration capabilities
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NewsTake 2 supplements lighting fleet with ELP deal
Camera equipment supplier Take 2 Film Services has bought £400,000 worth of lighting equipment from Elstree Light and Power (ELP).
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NewsForbidden raises £1.6m through share placement
Forbidden Technologies, the developer of the cloud-based video editing and logging platform FORscene, has raised £1.6 million through a share placement.