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Quantel appointment
Quantel has appointed Tom McDonald as worldwide director of market development for the firm's new line of Pro products. McDonald joins Quantel from Apple where he was worldwide product manager for Final Cut Pro. Reporting to marketing director Nigel Turner, he will be based in the United States and will ...
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3d fx licence fees cut
Softimage has introduced a low-cost permanent non-commercial licence for both XSI and 3D. The move is part of an ongoing battle between post-production software houses to expand their user bases by attracting students and educational establishments. The XSI Advanced licence is being offered at an introductory rate of $495 (£320) ...
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Branding debate
Promax UK has lined up a session to debate the issue of channel branding and packaging. Called Marketing Heads on the Block, the session will be chaired by television and radio presenter Nicky Campbell who, with BBC Wales head of comedy Gareth Gwenlan and Discovery Europe content vice-president Peter Weil, ...
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NewsPace chief Miller quits
Pace Micro Technology chief executive Malcolm Miller is to leave the beleaguered set-top box manufacturer on 1 January, writes Barbara Marshall
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NewsNDS back in the dock
News Corp subsidiary and software security specialist NDS found itself back under investigation yesterday, after its US unit NDS Americas was served with subpoenas requesting documents relating to the software piracy case brought against it by Canal Plus in March, writes Luke Satchell
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Artem Digital gains Doff as stakeholder
TSI founder Nick Doff has taken a stake in motion-capture specialist Artem Digital and has joined the firm as commercial director, writes Barbara Marshall
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TSI ditches Quantel for a Smoke
Soho post facility TSI has dumped its Quantel Editbox in favour of a brand new editing/finishing system from Discreet, writes Will Strauss
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Middx Uni offers TV studio to boost revenue
Middlesex University is hoping to attract television producers to its refurbished TV studio in north London in a bid to boost revenues, writes Barbara Marshall
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The Mill sheds 25 jobs
Top Soho facility The Mill has cut around 25 permanent jobs but denies it is in financial difficulties, writes Barbara Marshall
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Bailey Promax speech
Photography icon David Bailey is the latest name to be added to the roster of speakers at next month's Promax UK event. He will be interviewed by Vogue creative director Robin Derrick at the inaugural Promax UK Presents?session to be ...
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Red poaches SVC FX man
Post facility Red has taken on Chris Mortimer as head of visual effects. He joins from SVC where he was senior digital effects artist for five years. Before that, he spent seven years at Framestore CFC as senior editor/Henry artist. Mortimer's recent credits include the commercials BMW 'Luge' for WCRS ...
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Omnibus expands in US
British automation specialist OmniBus Systems has opened a second US office and created three new senior management positions. Former CBS executive Ashley Barretto has joined as group executive, products and will head the new office in Stamford, Connecticut. ICL technical strategy manager Ian Hardacre has joined as group executive, services ...
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Red Vision buys Flame
Graphics and post facility Red Vision has bought a high definition Flame for its Manchester base, making it the first to be installed outside London. The system was sold and will be supported by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. Red Vision will use the system initially on broadcast projects but has ...
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NewsVivendi sells Canal + Technologies
Vivendi Universal has confirmed it has sold conditional access and interactive software business Canal + Technologies to Thomson Multimedia as part of its disposal of non-core assets, writes Barbara Marshall
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Wescom invests in£3m media facility
A£3m media facility, known as the Wescom Media Centre (WMC), is due to open in west London next month, writes Barbara Marshall
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... and TWI opens Mediahouse
TWI has resurrected the former Network of the World (NOW) facility in west London and plans to open it up to third parties, writes Barbara Marshall
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Dunlop looks to grow with sales boss
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BD&A) continues its expansion with the appointment of an international sales manager just months ahead of opening a Singapore office, writes Barbara Marshall
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The Hive hires new animator
VTR Group's animation outfit The Hive has hired senior animator Martin Carroll to replace Richard Nelson who has joined Moving Picture Company (MPC), writes Barbara Marshall
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BBC airs Mammoth task
BBC MediaArc Bristol, part of BBC Resources, helped to unlock the secrets of prehistoric North America for Wild New World, a six-part documentary from the BBC's Natural History Unit (NHU)
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SVC Expands team
SVC has expanded its visual effects department with the promotion of VT assistant Ritchie White to junior Inferno/Flame artist. White is a fine art graduate who has been working on Inferno and Flame projects at SVC for a year. Credits include spots for Playstation 2, Virgin Megastore, Irn Bru and ...