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NewsFormer Mill man to head-up Golden Square Nuke team
Senior VFX artist Rod Norman has left The Mill in order to head-up a new Nuke division at Golden Square Post Production.
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NewsJCA launches digital QC department
Media management services facility JCA is launching a file-based quality control (QC) department based around Tektronix Cerify.
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NewsCinewessex adds Avid DX suites
Cinewessex has added new Avid Nitris DX suites to its Winchester facility in order to meet an increasing demand for HD post-production services.
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NewsOmneon sold to Harmonic for $274m
Harmonic is to buy the video server and storage company Omneon in a deal worth $274m.
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NewsNew Smokes for VTR North
VTR North is adding two Autodesk Smoke systems to its Leeds post-production facility.
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ITFC appoints senior operations director
ITFC has appointed former BSkyB programme director Lesley Marr to the new role of senior operations director.
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NewsTechnical producer for Hackenbacker
Audio post house Hackenbacker has recruited Dolby’s Chris Sturmer to the role of technical producer.
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NewsBBC looks to swing the ratings
BBC News will use a string of technical innovations to try to attract more viewers when the major broadcasters go head to head with their general election coverage tonight (6 May).
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News3D firm to launch in north-west
RTS Award-nominated director Reg Sanders is to launch a stereoscopic 3D production and consultancy company in the north-west after successfully completing test shoots for ITV.
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NewsPrime Focus returns salaries to former levels
Prime Focus is to reinstate the full salaries of all the UK staff that took a pay cut last year.
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NewsVisual Impact wins £1.5m Sky Sports order
Visual Impact has been awarded a £1.5m contract to supply camera kits to all freelance crews working for Sky Sports.
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NewsAP picks Colt for new London studio
Business communications and IT managed services company Colt is providing HD connectivity for AP Global Media Services’ new studios in central London.
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NewsSmall print spells trouble for pro video DSLR users
Filmmakers hoping to use video-enabled DSLR cameras for professional shoots are being warned that if they do so, they may have to pay royalties for using the camera’s video codec.
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NewsArena snaps up ITV Sport OB gig
Arena TV has been awarded a two-year contract to provide outside broadcast facilities for ITV Sport’s coverage of the Champions League and England football Internationals.
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News422 upgrades for stereo 3D
Manchester’s 422 is to upgrade the software in its Smoke, Maya, Flame and Lustre suites to the 2011 versions so that it can provide stereo 3D services.
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NewsSky Sports opts for Quantel sQ
Sky has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ integrated production system that it will use to produce content for Sky Sports News.
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NewsFoundry begins Storm unveiling
The Foundry has begun to release initial information about Storm, the company’s new on-set workflow assistant.
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NewsGlobelynx network extended to The Hague
Globelynx, the fixed camera network company, has selected Colt to provide news feed distribution over Ethernet between London and The Hague, using Nevion technology.
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NewsIBS plans mics and comms course
The Institute of Broadcast Sound (IBS) is to stage a one-day training event later this month on the basics of radio mics, transmitters, receivers and mic placement.
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WRN unveils new media centre
WRN Broadcast has revealed details of its soon-to-be-completed £1.4m media centre, which it hopes will help it to compete with the big UK playout operators.