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    Part of the Brit pack

    2007-02-14T08:00:00Z

    Executive producer Helen Terry on the excitement and challenges of putting on the live coverage of tonight's Brit Awards.

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    Rough Cut - Follow the leader

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    It's no bad thing for the BBC to be first in the market with new services - especially for those who follow, argues Gideon Summerfield.

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    Carlyle Group buys up The Mill

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Soho post-production facility The Mill has been bought by private equity firm the Carlyle Group for an undisclosed sum.

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    Grass Valley delays Infinity launch again

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Grass Valley has announced further delays to the release of its long-awaited Infinity tapeless camcorder, which is designed to record high-definition footage to hard disk or compact Flash media.

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    BBC buys fourth HD truck for sport contracts

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    BBC Outside Broadcasts plans to invest several million pounds in a mobile HD control room and a fourth HD OB truck following increased demand for HD content from its biggest client, BBC sport.

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    BT Vision poaching

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    BT Vision has poached MTV UK and Ireland managing director Michael Barry to become its director of programming.

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    SafeNet venture

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Data security company SafeNet has linked with digital broadcast systems provider Cardinal Information Systems to launch a mobile TV digital rights system.

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    New Locomotion job

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Visual effects specialist Locomotion has hired former Adstream new media chief Craig Roy as head of digital media.

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    Abbott for St Anne's

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Soho post house St Anne's has hired Toby Abbott as production director. Abbott's 15-year track record includes positions as head of production at Blue Post and One Post, and he has spent the past nine months as executive producer at Rushes.

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    Producers found Us3

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    Three producers from T4, CD:UK and MTV have founded Us3 Productions to make music videos, DVD extras and documentary content for cross-platform delivery. It was founded by MTV production manager Darren Emerson, T4 producer Greg Allan and CD:UK and MTV producer Ashley Cowan and makes its debut next month with ...

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    Virgin Media eyes big spenders

    2007-02-08T08:00:00Z

    NTL:Telewest today officially rebranded as Virgin Media and at the same time launched a new top-end media package for£85 a month.

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    IMG acquires German mobile company

    2007-02-05T16:41:00Z

    Sports and media giant IMG has acquired German mobile TV company Nunet.

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    Drama editors of the future

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Editor Paul Knight's advice for budding drama editors is: 'Don't shy away from putting yourself in the frame for jobs - I have got my breaks by being persistent. Nothing will get handed to you on a plate.'

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    TX - Monster mayhem

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Costing£1m an episode, ITV's latest Saturday drama is an ambitious mix of fantasy and emotion.

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    Station handles worst weather

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    The Station has created animated titles and graphics for Britain's Worst Weather, a new Pioneer Productions series for Channel 4.

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    Life on Mars gets a 1970s edge

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Red Bee Media has created a promotional campaign for the second series of BBC drama Life on Mars.

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    Firecracker documents mania

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Firecracker Films has produced and post-produced Mania, a 3 x 60-minute series of experimental documentaries for Channel 4.

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    Johansen joins ATG

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Systems integrator ATG Broadcast has hired Søren Johansen as deputy director. Johansen, a former electronics engineer, previously worked as managing director of installation specialist Dansk Video-Tec.

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    Dubbs adds four

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Soho facility Dubbs has expanded its team by four following a deal to provide all post and digital media services to Flextech and increased demand for HD broadcast, Blu-ray and HD-DVD work.

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    The Club hires Eves

    2007-02-01T08:00:00Z

    Post-production company The Club has hired Promax-nominated visual effects specialist Alec Eves as a senior compositor. Eves spent the previous 12 years at the BBC, where his work included titles and promos for programmes including Newsnightand Panorama.