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    Autocue sold for£2m

    2005-06-06T13:41:26Z

    Autocue International, the company that owns the 50-year old Autocue prompting business, has been bought out by private equity company Root Capital for around£2m.

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    BBC Resources sale put on hold

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's offer to put a sale of BBC Resources on hold for two years following last week's strike has been welcomed by the industry but has rekindled concerns over BBC sweeteners.

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    Lime sees colour of M2's money in£750,000 set-up

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    M2 financial director John Tadros is pumping over£750,000 into vfx start-up Lime.

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    BBC tapeless trials near final hurdle

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has confirmed that the lucrative preferred solutions slots being battled over by Sony and Panasonic are still open to competition.

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    BB producer award

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    Big Brothersenior producer Melissa Brown was among those honoured at the Broadcast Young Talent Awards at the National Film Theatre last week. Head of More4 Peter Dale presented Brown - who has been employed as a senior producer by Endemol on flagship shows such as Big ...

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    EPGs to boost radio

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    The digital radio handheld market will change the way radio operates within three years and may bring subscription radio stations within five, said industry chiefs last week. Electronic programme guides (EPGs) similar to Sky+ will be available on handheld devices within 12 months and will open up new ways for ...

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    Win free HD Day

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    Visitors to this week's Broadcast Production Show, which has pre-registered more than 20,000 delegates, can win a day's free equipment and crewing from kit supplier Infinite Vision. The company will be work with manufacturer Panasonic to produce high-definition footage at the show.

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    Digidesign launch

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    Digidesign is launching the Icon D-Command console this Monday (6 June). The smaller format addition to Digidesign's Icon control surface family will be on show at the Courthouse Hotel, Great Marlborough Street, W1. The new version of ProTools, launched at NAB, will be shown for the first time in the ...

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    Input footie win

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    Input Video has won the creative sports sequence of the year award for the Chelsea versus Arsenal game build-up that it produced for Granada Sport. The game, which was billed as 'London's biggest derby ever' saw the teams clash in the quarter finals

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    Emap creates sexy look for FHM

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    Emap Performance Design along with creative agency UP has produced the identity package for the FHM music TV channel. The spots, which feature female models in suggestive poses while assuming male-centric jobs, were designed to fulfil FHM's core values: 'sexy, stylish and useful'. The promo was shot in a studio ...

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    Sixfootsix produces ITVi promo

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    Sixfootsix has designed and produced a promo and branding package to push ITV's interactive games service. The newly created logo is used in each sequence tying itself in with the games that the red button service can provide, such as pool, darts and solitaire. Characters from the games also interact ...

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    Aquarium dubs Beethoven

    2005-06-02T08:30:00Z

    Aquarium has completed audio and online post on BBC documentary drama Beethoven. The 3 x 60-minute series, presented by conductor Charles Hazlewood, follows eyewitness accounts of Beethoven's life and legendary compositions. Audio recordings of Beethoven playing alongside an orchestra were made on set and passed on ...

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    Extra£220m for BBC new media...

    2005-06-02T07:50:52Z

    The BBC is planning to spend around£220m a year, well over half of the money saved by its proposals to cut 3,780 jobs, on new media projects and digital services.

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    Enteraction unveils quiz channel venture

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    Enteraction TV, the company behind Thomas Cook TV and London TV, is launching a channel dedicated to live quiz shows, games and puzzles.

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    Digital volunteers

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    The Community Channel is launching an interactive service to mark the Year of the Volunteer. Viewers will be able to source information about local volunteering opportunities by pressing the remote control red button and entering their postcode. Originally built by Sky Interactive, the service has been redeveloped and expanded by ...

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    Root6 new manager

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    Dan Germain has joined Root6 Technology as inter-national channel manager for ContentAgent-XR, the company's new encoding platform which was launched with Microsoft at NAB last month. Germain has previously worked for UK manufacturer Quantel and in product manager roles for Avid products in Europe.

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    Mobiles added to mix in BBC download trial

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    BBC viewers will be able to programme their computers to download TV shows using their mobile phones, through new technology being trialled by the corporation.

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    Dyke firm in running for BBC Broadcast

    2005-05-25T09:17:42Z

    The race to buy BBC Broadcast has been narrowed to four bidders, leaving Apax Partners - the company advised by Greg Dyke - with a strong chance to take over the corporation's promotion and distribution business.

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    Love Island goes mobile

    2005-05-20T10:10:43Z

    Footage of ITV's ratings disaster Celebrity Love Islandis to be offered to mobile phone users next week, as part of a new TV service from Orange.

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    Mobile freeview

    2005-05-19T08:30:00Z

    French technology group Thomson is due to launch a handheld TV that will allow people to watch Freeview digital channels on the move. The handset is expected to be on display at the German technology show Internationale Funkaustellung in September and will be available in UK stores in time for ...