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Sony disk cameras
Sony has used NAB to introduce two - thus far unnamed - optical disk camcorders and their associated studio, compact and mobile decks. With a choice of DV or MPEG coding, the ENG-targeted system records the original along with a frame-accurate browse ('proxy') version that can be transferred back to ...
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Microsoft attempts to take Broadcast market
Software giant Microsoft will make yet another attempt to tap into markets beyond the personal computer by proving that its digital video and audio format is a standard for professional broadcasters, writes Will Strauss
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Thomson ready to replace tape VTRs with digital recorders
Manufacturer Thomson Broadcast has introduced a digital VTR at NAB that threatens to make tape based mechanical VTRs obsolete, writes Will Strauss
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NewsUK dominates Euro promo awards
British companies dominated this year's Promax & BDA Europe awards for promotion and design, winning gold in 22 of 49 categories, writes Will Strauss
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Mixed fortunes of war for kit hirers
The London kit-hire industry is experiencing a sudden increase in work due to the Iraq war, with several companies seeing a rise in orders, writes Sam Espensen.
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Kodak cuts 18 jobs at Cinesite
Kodak has announced the closure of its digital imaging service at Cinesite Europe in London with the loss of 18 jobs, writes Sam Espensen.
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Panasonic Broadcast to close UK headquarters
Panasonic Broadcast Europe (PBE) is to close its UK headquarters, moving its sales, service and local marketing business into its national sales company in Bracknell, writes Sam Espensen.
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St Anne's brings Shakespeare up to date
St Anne's Post has completed the post on a multicultural contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, featuring Viola and Sebastian as asylum seekers. The feature-length programme will go out on Channel 4 later this year. Made by Projector Productions and executive produced by Trevor Eve, ...
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No Big Finish for M2
The proposed deal by Soho-based facility M2 to acquire a majority share in the Big Finish group, which includes commercials facility Peach and post facility Pepper, has fallen through. The chairman of M2, Bill Cullen, told Broadcast that 'after proper due diligence on the Big Finish group, we failed to ...
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Sumners buys Voom
Manchester facility Sumners has acquired the graphics and corporate company Voom, also Manchester-based and founded by former BBC graphics specialists Andy Frith and Victoria Newton in 1997. Voom's recent clients include Channel 4, Talkback and the BBC. Sumners also recently announced the creation of a specialist corporate production division, Sumners ...
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Pinnacle's new edition
Pinnacle Systems has launched the latest version of Edition 5, its mid-range video editing and DVD-authoring software. Key new features include a real-time accelerated graphics processor. The user can also author DVD right from the editing timeline and create menu structures and motion menus. Pinnacle has also announced the arrival ...
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Xytech signs IST deal
The California-based firm Xytech Systems has signed a multi-region reseller deal with London outfit IST. The two companies offer digital solutions for the media industry, with Xytech specialising in workflow management systems. IST will be running sales and support from its Soho office. Xytech chief executive Peter Tanke said he ...
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Barcud buys Picardy Media
Welsh TV and film group Barcud Derwen has paid a six-figure sum for the ownership of Scotland-based Picardy Media Group, which went into receivership at the end of January, writes Sam Espensen.
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Sony and Panasonic make staff cuts
Two of the industry's biggest kit manufacturers, Sony and Panasonic, have been forced to make a small number of job cuts in their UK operations as a result of the struggling broadcast technology market, writes Sam Espensen.
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Framestore CFC turns Japanese
Framestore CFC was invited by its client PMC to pitch ideas to Wowow, Japan's biggest satellite channel, for a 10-second channel ident, with a completely open brief. Designer Adam Parry came up with two, both of which have been adopted by the channel. The first ident is called Wave and ...
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Clear doubles in size
Clear Post Production has spent£650,000 on doubling the size of its Soho premises. According to managing director Greg Caplan, most of the money has gone on building new suites, restructuring the offices and buying kit. Clear bought more space in its Great Marlborough Street office in September last year.
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UTV buys OB truck
UTV has taken delivery of a£2m OB truck for use on light entertainment and sports shoots. The unit is built on a Mercedes Atego chassis, and has 12 cameras, a Thomson mixer and an Aston Red character generator to enhance its new graphics department. Work for the truck will include ...
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War coverage first
News crews from CNN and Sky have begun using a standard videophone system connected to a specialised tracking satellite phone antenna to shoot what they are calling 'historic images' during coverage of the war with Iraq. CNN told Broadcastthat the antenna has the ability to ...
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C200 desk launched
Audio console manufacturer Solid State Logic launched a new C200 digital production desk at this week's AES convention in Amsterdam. Based on new processing technology, the C200 operates at 48kHz or 96kHz, retaining all of its bussing capabilities at both frequencies. It also represents the latest evolution of SSL's 'knob ...