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BBC spruces up star rooms
BBC Studios has finished the first phase of its redesign of the 'work and relaxation areas' at TV Centre in a bid to attract high profile celebrities to the BBC, writes Sam Espensen.
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Bed count is a winner at Carlton
How many different beds have you slept in? That's the subject of 77 Beds, a short film by Alnoor Dewshi. The film stars Ben Whishaw, whose character, Ishmael, decides one sleepless night to count all the beds he has ever slept in. The film is ...
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C4 shows US lady serial killer
Nick Broomfield's latest documentary follows the life of Aileen Wuornos, America's first female serial killer. The film premiered at the London Film Festival and is to be shown on Channel 4 next year. Both theatrical and broadcast versions were posted at Oasis Television. Rob Burchell did the grade and said ...
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BBC locates the body's visitors
Body Snatchers is a gruesome three-part series made by the BBC exploring the relationship between man and the parasites that attack our bodies. Directed and produced by Alice Harper, the series is full of specialist photography by David Barlow, who won the Lennart Lisson Award ...
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Discreet updates
Discreet has announced new versions of its Inferno, Flint and Flame effects systems. The releases will be available at no extra cost to clients with valid Level 1, 2, or 3 Discreet support service contracts when the versions are shipped early next year. The company has also entered a partnership ...
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Oasis editor moves
Editbox editor Richard Lawrence has left Oasis Television and moved over to Molinare as senior compositor/editor. Lawrence, who will be working with Avid DS HD as well as Editbox, already has work lined up with Discovery and MTV. Lawrence was at M2 Television before joining Oasis.
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S4C chooses Pro-bel
Welsh broadcaster S4C has placed an order with switcher and router manufacturer Pro-Bel for new presentation switchers. The system will be used for S4C's digital service, which goes out on both Freeview and Sky. In addition, S4C has bought a router which will be used on its analogue terrestrial service. ...
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Animation entries
The British Animation Awards is calling for entries. The fifth year of the event will be held at a new location, The Shaw Theatre in Bloomsbury. The awards will feature five new categories - best TV/film graphics, best music, best use of sound, best comedy and the writer's award. There ...
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Sanctuary recruits
Sanctuary Post has hired four staff members this week. Simon O'Connor and Simon Kotowicz both join as senior Avid DS and Flame operators, with backgrounds in all genres of TV. In the graphics department, Peter Dunphy will be doing 2D and 3D DVD design. His credits include menus for ...
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McKerlie quits The Farm after two months
Andrew McKerlie, whose move from the BBC to facilities operation The Farm caused concern within the industry, has left the company after less than two months.
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MBO team takes over at Oasis TV
Following months of speculation, a management team has finally bought out Oasis Television in a multimillion pound deal, writes Sam Espensen.
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Facilities hit by£5m kit thefts
The facilities industry has had more than£5m worth of equipment stolen in London over the past 12 months, writes Sam Espensen.
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LPC opens Sci-Fi playout suite
The London Playout Centre (LPC) has invested a seven-figure sum in a new playout suite dedicated to the UK and South African Sci-Fi channels, writes Sam Espensen.
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St Martin's wins idents work
Cartoon Network has teamed up with post-grad animation students from Central St Martin's College to produce four indents for the channel this November. Cartoon Network provided funds for the college to buy Flash and After Effects packages. Out of 30 idents, four were selected and the students divided into four ...
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Atomic Arts brings past to life
Atomic Arts has followed on from its work on Discovery's Nefertiti Resurrectedwith more than 30 CGI shots for Channel 4's Seven Ages of Britain, which starts on 15 November at 20.00, produced by Wildfire TV. Atomic's animators used Discreet 3ds Max for rebuilding the period ...
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Wilde animations for X-mas
Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding's Lupus Films has produced 3 x 24-minute animations based on the short stories of Oscar Wilde, to be transmitted on Channel 4 over Christmas. The Nightingale and the Roseis the first episode of Wilde Storiesand ...
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Alchemist for dubbs
Soho duplication facility Dubbs has invested more than£130,000 on an Alchemist Platinum Ph.C standards converter, along with a Sony HDW-2000P/I VTR to meet an increased demand for HD transfers. Dubbs financial director Julie Redmond explained that 'with the Alchemist converter constantly in use it made sense to upgrade to the ...
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New job for mixer
Hackenbacker Audio Post Production has hired re-recording mixer David Humphries, who has almost 30 years of experience. His credits include Shackleton and Longitude and he was previously at DB Post and also freelanced. Hackenbacker has recently been doing audio post for Garth Marenghi's ...
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Pinnacle CEO quits
Pinnacle Systems' Kim Fennell has resigned as the president and chief executive of the manufacturer. Current board member Charles Vaughan has been appointed as Pinnacle's interim president and chief executive while the board searches for a successor. The resignation follows the announcement of first quarter 2004 results in which the ...
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Tragic loss at Clear
Clear Facilities director Damien Raymond-Barker lost his two-year battle with cancer last week. He was 33 and is survived by his partner, Tanya Johnson, head of production at Red, and his two-year-old son, Max. Damien was an integral part of Clear and its chief executive, Greg Caplan, said: 'He was ...