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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - 5D appoints MPC tech man.
British visual effects developer 5D has appointed the Moving Picture Company (MPC)'s John Bennett to the
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BBC Ventures replaces Langsdale.
BBC Ventures Group has brought in consultancy chief Ann Wilson to head its technology consultancy division, replacing Philip Langsdale who quit in May over differences of opinion about the direction of the business, writes Barbara Marshall
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BBC Ventures replaces Langsdale
BBC Ventures Group has brought in consultancy chief Ann Wilson to head its technology consultancy division, replacing Philip Langsdale who quit in May over differences of opinion about the direction of the business, writes Barbara Marshall
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Landmark pet show is its first BBC 1 order
Oxford-based indie Landmark Films has bagged its first BBC 1 commission as part of a brace of BBC orders. Ordered by commissioning executive Richard Klein, the BBC 1 programme commission is a 60-minute piece on household pets for delivery in the autumn. Aiming to explore the 'peculiar lunacy of people ...
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Thomson arm takes on Grass Valley tag
Acquisitive French group Thomson Multimedia has revealed its Broadcast Solutions division will now be known as Thomson Grass Valley following the merger earlier this year with the Grass Valley Group (GVG), writes Barbara Marshall
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Former West 1 team set up shop
The bulk of the West 1 editing team has quit to set up a new facility called Suite, writes Barbara Marshall
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NTL Broadcast hires Bennie as UK md
NTL Broadcast has appointed Tom Bennie as its first permanent UK managing director since the role was created in a restructure last year, writes Barbara Marshall
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5D appoints MPC tech man
British visual effects developer 5D has appointed the Moving Picture Company (MPC)'s John Bennett to the new role of film products manager, writes Barbara Marshall
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Digital rivals pair up
The organisers of Digital Media World (DMW) and recently launched rival Digital Arts Festival have called a truce by forming a joint-venture to run a single event. The combined event, known as Digital Arts World, will be held at Olympia in October and will feature elements from both festivals. Organisers ...
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TSI appointments
TSI has created two new roles as well as hiring Screen Subtitling sales manager Paul Newton as chief engineer. Videosonics' Dave McGrath has joined TSI Post's team of three dubbing mixers and Tyrell Avid specialist Adam Davies has boosted the engineering team
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Midnight buys Telefilm
Soho facility Midnight Transfer has bought telecine facility Telefilm from founder Peter Watson. Based at Twickenham film studios, the firm will be renamed Midnight Transfer Twickenham. Senior colourist John Kerr will remain but will be assisted by staff from the Soho base. Credits include Johnny English for Working Title Films
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Interactive vodka ad
Technology developed by Kingston Interactive (KIT) and ad agency Publicis will be trialled on an interactive ad for homeless charity the Depaul Trust next month. Dubbed 'video on demand kind of advertising' (Vodka), the pilot allows the viewer to change the narrative at certain points of the ad without leaving ...
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Free BBC course
BBC Training & Development is offering the chance to win a free, one-day new media course in return for completing an online questionnaire about its website. The deadline is 30 September. See www.bbctraining.co.uk
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Poor trading forces three outfits under.
Further evidence of continuing tough trading conditions emerged this week with the news that Innovation TK,
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Liquid Blue beefs up Pinnacle's systems.
Pinnacle Systems has added its broadcast editing system Liquid Blue to the Palladium-compatible line-up of products it will be showing at IBC in September, writes Barbara Marshall
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - F1'S DEFINING MOMENTS.
Baraka Post Production has recently completed its first major project on the new Jaleo high definition digital cinema online system - a promotional film for the Toyota Formula One team, writes Barbara Marshall
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Link develops 'holy grail' camera.
UK Firm Link Research has developed an Mpeg wireless camera system that has the shortest signal delay on the market, it claims, writes Barbara Marshall
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BIRMINGHAM FACILITY.
Neil Hillman, the sound designer on Butt Ugly Martians, has set up a new audio post
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - LIQUID APPOINTMENTS.
Liquid TV has further expanded its animation and design divisions with two appointments. Andy Tusabe has
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - NEW SESSIONS AT IBC.
The International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) is introducing two free sessions at this year's event in Amsterdam