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Evolutions buys Vivid
Evolutions Television has bought Vivid Post Production in its first major move since Simon Kanjee led a management buyout last December.
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VoD holds little appeal, says study
Broadcasters and channel owners could be pursuing the wrong technologies to attract new customers, which may spell trouble for Freeview and IPTV companies.
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Lime hires flame op
Lime has poached Flame operator Paul Marangos from vfx house The Mill as the M2-backed company attempts to establish itself in the high-end market. Senior Flame operator and visual effects artist Marangos will start at Lime on 1 June and work on commercials and broadcast work, including idents and graphics. ...
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Promotion opening
Equipment company Promotion Hire has been opened up for business by ex-Video Europe staff. Joint owners Duncan Martin and Miles Standish will launch the company from Monday when Standish has completed his notice period at Video Europe. The Kennington-based company will offer broadcast production and post-production kit. It is currently ...
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Le Grys moves on
Frontline Television has appointed Phillipa Le Grys from duplication facility TC Soho to work in new business development. Le Grys had previously worked for Design Weekmagazine.
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Pepper VFX move
Covent Garden facility Pepper has appointed senior vfx artist Dolores McGinley to replace freelance vfx artist Jamie Russell. McGinley will work on Flame creating visual effects for drama, film, title sequences and commercials. She has been freelancing for the past two years and has worked on projects including ...
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Focal awards
BBC documentary series The Power of Nightmareswon the award for the best use of footage in a current affairs production at Monday night's Focal Awards. Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11,another production looking at the after effects of the attack on the World Trade ...
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MPC takes on two
The Moving Picture Company has appointed two vfx operators, Emmy award-winning operator Ludo Fealy and compositor Franck Lambertz. Fealy joins from fellow Soho vfx house Glassworks where he won an Emmy for his contribution on TV miniseries Dreamkeeper. Fealy starts next week. Lambertz has recently worked ...
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Murphy's Law post Farmed out
The Farm Group has posted the new series of Murphy's Law, Tiger Aspect Productions' police drama for BBC1. Produced by Jemma Rodgers, the series features James Nesbitt playing undercover copper Tommy Murphy who targets criminals by infiltrating underground crime rings. Colourist Aidan Farrell graded the series ...
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BDH films celebs teaching skills
BDH has produced a series of short films called Celebrity Life Skillsfor Channel 4's editor of daytime, Mark Downie. The 5 x 5-minute one-offs show celebrities using household items to teach viewers how to disable an assassin or land a plane, for example. Antonio 'Huggy Bear' ...
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Skin creates new look for poker
Skin has designed the brand identity for the new GameInTV channel Pokerzone. Designer/director Matt White aimed to create a look that would appeal to both the poker player and the casual viewer and would stand alone as a television brand by avoiding the clichéd images of face cards or green ...
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Commercial stations fight back against BBC gains
Commercial radio stations are planning to band together for a series of high-profile cross-network events to take on the BBC, after new Rajar figures showed the corporation opening up its lead, writes Geoff White.
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DJ Coleman raps former bosses
Axed Heart 106.2 breakfast DJ Jono Coleman has hit out at his former bosses after new Rajar figures showed that in his final three months at the Chrysalis-owned station he piled on 224,000 listeners.
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Baker: 'ratings not top of mind' for Sky One
James Baker has defended his performance as Sky One controller after the channel's ratings performance was publicly criticised by chief executive James Murdoch.
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ITV strike ends after new offer
ITV's£2.5m offer to striking workers has paid off after union members voted to end industrial action and accept improved pay.
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NTL in bid to woo Freeview customers
NTL is putting more channels into its cheapest TV package to help it compete with BSkyB and Freeview for low paying customers.
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BBC1 draws clear on election night
The Labour Party may have won last week's election with a smaller majority, but BBC1 was well clear of rivals with its rolling coverage.
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2005 young talent
Broadcast has unveiled the shortlist for its 2005 Young Talent Awards. Judges said entries have been of an incredibly high standard this year especially in the best young producer category where Endemol's Melissa Brown will battle it out with Patrick Furlong of Optomen TV, Nigel Hilditch of Pilot Film & ...
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Gavin to head Odeon
BBC Worldwide former chief executive Rupert Gavin has landed the chief executive's job at Odeon and UCI, Europe's largest cinema chain. The news comes 10 months after Gavin left BBC Worldwide amid speculation he would launch a bid for the BBC's commercial arm. He begins in mid-June.
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Second series for Vegas comedy
Johnny Vegas's comedy Idealwill get another series after being recommissioned as part of a series of orders for BBC3. Vegas will be back on screens next year as small-time dope dealer Moz in the comedy, a co-venture between BBC Comedy North and indie Baby Cow Productions. ...