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Racing camera
BBC Outside Broadcast's special camera team has developed a new camera set-up for horse-racing. The system, dubbed the 'starting stalls camera', is mounted on the moving part of the starting gate. The cameras are set to be used on BBC2's coverage of racing from Goodwood this Wednesday and Thursday (18 ...
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Mobile freeview
French technology group Thomson is due to launch a handheld TV that will allow people to watch Freeview digital channels on the move. The handset is expected to be on display at the German technology show Internationale Funkaustellung in September and will be available in UK stores in time for ...
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Blue in A Company of Soldiers
Blue has completed post-production on BBC4 Storyville documentary A Company of Soldiers. The 90-minute piece, produced by October Films, follows a US army division around Baghdad for a month. Dubbing mixer Matt Skilton's biggest challenge was dealing with footage from when the production team came under ...
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Suite posts Secrets of Sistine
Suite has post-produced Secrets of the Sistine Chapelfor ZCZ Films and Channel 4. Presenter and director Waldemar Januszczak reveals the hidden meaning behind one of the most famous pieces of art in the world, taking him from the Vatican to Texas to Jerusalem. Colourist Jim Hogan ...
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Woof and Hothouse brand BB
Branding agency Woof and special effects company Hothouse FX have teamed up to produce the promos for this summer's Big Brother. One thousand Big Brotherfans were invited to a secret east London location to grab their part of£100,000 of prizes after winning ...
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Man with a plan
Andy Duncan had his doubters when he took over as Channel 4 chief, but a year on he can point to groundbreaking programmes, a more ambitious multichannel strategy and greater profitability. But can he provide the kind of inspirational leadership that the likes of Isaacs and Grade could? By James ...
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Striking a blow for BBC staff
Union boss Gerry Morrissey knows the planned strikes at the BBC could be unpopular with the public, but he says that the future of the corporation is at stake.
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Breaking out of the box
As the phone operators eagerly await 3G's killer app, the opportunities to create content seem perfect for the current generation of digital-literate animators, writes Ruth Fielding
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Trash course
Forget university and highbrow art - you'll learn more by watching downmarket television, says Steven D Wright.
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ITV's ultimate tussle
ITV has been criticised for lacking clout in Westminster circles, but it is winning its battle with Ofcom to reduce its£200m a year fee for its analogue slot, which it describes as a
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The talent spotters
Next week, Broadcast and Skillset will unveil the winner of the company development award, which is given to the organisation that has done most to nurture new talent. Broadcast
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Bristol gets a grip on animation
How has Bristol managed to establish itself as an internationally recognised centre for both the production of and training in animation? By Michael Burns.
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Finding local solutions
Commercial radio needs to pool resources locally in order to challenge the national dominance of the BBC, says Paul Robinson
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Island of lost souls
ITV's 50th anniversary has prompted much gleeful disdain of its current output.
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NewsC4 unveils£188m for buying spree
Channel 4 has amassed a war chest of£188m and plans to use the bulk of it to fund a buying spree of other companies.
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NewsUS buys again from UK
British producers strengthened their grip on US network schedules this week with the BBC, RDF Media, Ricochet and Granada all picking up recommissions.
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NewsStrike forces Today and Newsnight off air
The BBC is preparing to pull its two flagship news programmes, Todayand Newsnight, off the air on Monday as thousands of staff walk out on strike.
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NewsLygo is C4's top earner
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has emerged as the broadcaster's highest paid executive, pulling in£589,000 in 2004.
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NewsGoodwin to go it alone
Daisy Goodwin, who quit her role as Talkback editorial director this week, looks set to start her own independent production company after admitting she did not want to work for anyone else.
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NewsSky One kicks off sports doc series
Sky One is to inject more sports programming into its schedule with a new long-running documentary strand, which will include profiles of some of sport's biggest stars.