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Facilities survey
Broadcast is asking facilities to take part in its 2006 post-production survey, highlighting the changing face of the industry, the most successful companies within it and what concerns the sector has. The results will be published in a pullout section in January 2006. The questionnaire can be downloaded from www.broadcastnow.co.uk ...
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IBF hires Townsend
International Broadcast Facilities has recruited Andy Townsend as sales and marketing consultant. Townsend was head of DVD at the Metropolis Group for two years before becoming creative digital consultant to the Cultural Industries Development Agency for a year. He will be developing business opportunities across all divisions at IBF, whose ...
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Godden moves on
Silverglade Post Production has clinched DigiReels' Peter Godden as its facilities manager. Godden had worked at Metro Broadcast for eight years and BBC Post Production Resources before founding DigiReels, where he spent seven years as director. Godden will take charge of developing client relations.
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Foundation first
The Foundation has finished filming its children's programme Finders Keepers at the Maidstone Studios. The show, presented by Jeff Brazier, was the first to be shot in Maidstone's new 12,000ft studio, which was completed in October. The programme, for ITV1, first aired in the early 1990s, when it was originally ...
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Mobitv recruits
MobiTV, the mobile TV and radio service provider whose UK clients include Endemol and Sky, has appointed Peter Mercier in a new role as director of business development for Europe. Mercier's previous roles include acting as a consultant for ITV Digital and director of content at T-Mobile. He will oversee ...
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Red Bee campaign
Little Britain is invading the airwaves on Thursday (17 November) when the show's narrator, Tom Baker, will be BBC1 guest continuity announcer. Red Bee Media created the campaign to promote the channel's Thursday night line-up, as well as the continuity announcements and 16 teasers for Little Britain, which will run ...
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Jump goes movie mad for ITV1
Jump has designed and produced the titles and programme graphics for Movie Music Mania from ITV Productions for ITV1, which features popular performers singing songs from hit films. Ordered by ITV's Lee Connolly, the titles show film strips containing images from various films, intertwining with models of the films' logos. ...
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Queen's Sister job is Farmed out
The Farm Group has completed the post on Touchpaper Productions' drama The Queen's Sister for Channel 4. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones and produced by Kath Mattock, the two-hour drama explores the late Princess Margaret's tempestuous relationships with the men in her life. The Farm's graphic designer Barney Jordan composited ...
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BDH titles history series for C4
Rob Hifle of BDH has designed and directed the title sequence for Wall to Wall Television's new series, Not Forgotten. Ian Hislop presents the 4 x 60-minute series for Channel 4 uncovering the stories behind Britain's war memorials. The title sequence, shot on DigiBeta, centres on a single statue in ...
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First class post from Manchester
The prspect of the BBC's arrival has focused attention on the north-west's post houses, reports Kate Large.Is it possible to dodge the sky-high rents of Soho and still attract high-profile work to your facility? Can you really have your cake and eat it? With an influx of indies moving up ...
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NewsBBC defends broadband drive
The BBC's director of new media and technology Ashley Highfield has defended the corporation's drive into broadband broadcasting, claiming it is taking risks 'on behalf of the industry'.
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NewsYoomedia forecasts lossesof£1.6m for 2005
10.15am: Interactive media and games group Yoomedia has warned it will not be profit making until at least the first quarter of 2006, following protracted re-negotiations of its William Hill contract.
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NewsAOL and Warner Bros enterTV over broadband market
AOL and Warner Bros are to up the ante in the fast-developing broadband TV market with an advertiser-funded online service offering viewers access to classic shows from the Warner's archive.
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Tough trading hits VTR results
VTR Plc has reported pre-tax losses of£780,000 this year, with sales falling from£25.3m last year to£21.5m.
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Broadcast Live to launch in June
Broadcast Live - a new event which focuses on all stages of content creation, management and delivery - will launch in the summer, replacing the Broadcast Production Show.
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Evolutions sets up design and branding arm
Post-production house Evolutions is unveiling its new dedicated design and branding arm which will focus on titles, motion graphics and idents.
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Farm heads RTS list
The Farm Group has two nominations for this year's RTS Craft & Design Awards. Senior colourist Aidan Farrell, who has already won two RTS awards, is aiming for a hat trick, in the visual effects - picture enhancement category with Murder Prevention (World Productions for Five). Head of audio Nigel ...
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Rushes hires Kiddie
Rushes post-production has recruited visual effects artist Dave Kiddie to join its visual effects team. Kiddie, previously a freelancer, has worked on high-end commercials including a commercial for BBC Radio 2, Shout. He joins Rushes' 15-strong VFX team and will work as senior VFX artist on high-end commercials, using Fire ...
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London hires execs
The London Studios has boosted its post-production facility with three new management recruits, as part of an investment in improving its services. London Post's head of post-production, Soraya Robinson, joins as facilities manager, while Chris Downes comes on board as head of post-production sound, after eight years at Lynx Digital ...
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Dudley goes to Blue
Editworks has lost its general manager, Rachael Dudley, to Blue Post Production, where she has been appointed head of business development. Dudley spent 18 months at Editworks, working with clients at production companies such as Celador and Avalon. She had previously worked at Alliance Atlantis and Granada International. Dudley will ...