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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Ex-Mill Film staff get jobs at Cinesite.

    2003-01-09T16:40:03Z

    Nine former Mill Film employees, including former managing director Anthony Hunt, have joined rival effects house

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Compositing tool wins thumbs-up.

    2003-01-09T16:40:03Z

    Glassworks Post Production used a new 'retiming' plug-in, developed by The Foundry for Apple's Shake compositor,

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BBC UNVEILS BRIGHT IDEAS LOOK.

    2003-01-09T16:40:03Z

    BBC Broadcast is behind the brand identity for the new UKTV daytime channel Bright Ideas, which

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - QUANTEL TRAINING MOVE.

    2003-01-09T16:40:03Z

    Kit manufacturer Quantel has appointed Soho Editors as the first UK training centre for its new

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - SANCTUARY FILLS POSTS.

    2003-01-09T16:40:03Z

    Sanctuary Post has appointed a post-production manager and sales/marketing manager who will both start this month.

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - CHEERFUL SCOUT MOVES.

    2003-01-09T16:40:03Z

    Communications company Cheerful Scout is moving to Noho. The new premises in Riding House Street, W1

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - VMI BACKS TRAINING.

    2003-01-09T16:40:03Z

    Broadcast facility VMI is launching a series of free seminars and workshops in Soho, covering subjects

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - GEARHOUSE REBRANDING.

    2003-01-09T16:40:03Z

    Gravity Media Group, which owns Gearhouse Broadcast, Evolve Digital, Inertia Productions and Inertia Events Solutions, is

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    TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - MTV spends #1m to refit studio.

    2003-01-09T16:40:02Z

    MTV Broadcast Services is spending more than #1m overhauling its studio facilities in Camden, writes Sam Espensen. The majority of the money will go on refurbishing 70 lighting hoists across its two main studios.

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    Nicholas Lyndhurst joins Murder in Mind

    2003-01-08T14:27:01Z

    Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst is to star in the third run of BBC 1 thriller Murder in Mind. The 8 x 60-minute series, which is due to air later this month, will also feature TV presenter Jamie ...

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    Facilities struggle to shift used FX kit

    2003-01-08T14:24:18Z

    An influx of second-hand high-end editing and FX equipment swilling around the UK facilities market as a result of company closures is failing to attract buyers because of manufacturers' red tape, writes Sam Espensen.

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    MTV spends£1m to refit studio

    2003-01-08T14:23:38Z

    MTV Broadcast Services is spending more than£1m overhauling its studio facilities in Camden, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Compositing tool wins thumbs-up

    2003-01-08T13:58:15Z

    Glassworks Post Production used a new ?retiming' plug-in, developed by The Foundry for Apple's Shake compositor, on a new commercial for mobile phone company Orange.

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    Ex-Mill Film staff get jobs at Cinesite

    2003-01-08T13:57:34Z

    Nine former Mill Film employees, including former managing director Anthony Hunt, have joined rival effects house Cinesite Europe. Also among the recruits is Jose Granell, previously director of miniature effects, now visual effects supervisor/director of models. The new recruits were among staff left without jobs when Mill Film closed for ...

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    BBC unveils bright ideas look

    2003-01-08T13:56:47Z

    BBC Broadcast is behind the brand identity for the new UKTV daytime channel Bright Ideas, which launches on 15 January. The lifestyle channel consists of four programme genres - food, home, garden and miscellaneous (health, beauty and travel). The idents from BBC Broadcast reflect these genres and will run alongside ...

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    Quantel training move

    2003-01-08T13:55:57Z

    Kit manufacturer Quantel has appointed Soho Editors as the first UK training centre for its new generationQ product range and its Legacy Systems. Training available will include eQ and the PC-based QEdit Pro plus Legacy's Hal, Editbox and Paintbox. Soho Editors' Brian Cantwell said: ?GenerationQ is catching on fast, and ...

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    Sanctuary fills posts

    2003-01-08T13:55:05Z

    Sanctuary Post has appointed a post-production manager and sales/marketing manager who will both start this month. Louise Townsend, formerly with Diverse and Telecine, will manage post projects throughout the facility, while Jason Elliott, who was at Squash DVD and LipSync Post, is to develop new business for Sanctuary's editing, ...

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    Cheerful scout moves

    2003-01-08T13:54:19Z

    Communications company Cheerful Scout is moving to Noho. The new premises in Riding House Street, W1 will occupy five floors and forms part of a£500,000 investment. The company will now be a ?full-service facility', with multimedia and TV development arms. New personnel will be hired for in-house editor positions, development ...

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    VMI backs training

    2003-01-08T13:53:12Z

    Broadcast facility VMI is launching a series of free seminars and workshops in Soho, covering subjects from DV shooting and sound/radio microphones to Digi-Beta shooting and lighting and editing techniques. The sessions are available on a first come, first served basis and will be a mix of seminars and hands-on ...

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    Gearhouse rebranding

    2003-01-08T13:51:35Z

    Gravity Media Group, which owns Gearhouse Broadcast, Evolve Digital, Inertia Productions and Inertia Events Solutions, is to rebrand all of its businesses under the Gearhouse Broadcast name. Gravity Media Group chief executive John Newton insisted that the decision was made ?to make it easier for the group's clients to understand ...