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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 ...

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    EXCLUSIVE - TV's Iain Lee gets Durden-Smith job

    2003-01-08T13:16:23Z

    Outgoing Rise anchorman Mark Durden-Smith is to be replaced by former 11 O'Clock Show presenter Iain Lee, writes Luke Satchell

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    Superman Reeve in a TV return

    2003-01-08T09:50:58Z

    Paralysed Superman star Christopher Reeve is making his acting comeback. ...

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    Spandau Bully

    2003-01-08T09:48:23Z

    Hadley vows to batter BBC man Pienaar in next celebrity boxing match. ...

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    Racing Channel faces shutdown

    2003-01-08T09:42:51Z

    The future of the Racing Channel, one of two specialist stations covering rthe sport on cable and satellite televis...

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    ITV duo steal limelight with options bonanza

    2003-01-08T09:41:38Z

    The row over fat-cat pay is reignited after bumper share and option awards to bosses at hard-hit TV firms Carlton a...

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    BBC 4 proves a digital disaster

    2003-01-08T09:37:20Z

    The digital arts channel BBC 4 is pulloing in as few as 1,000 viewers for its top shows, figures revealed yesterday...

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    Just 4,000 watch BBC4 programme

    2003-01-08T09:36:45Z

    The BBC's arts and culture channel, BBC4 is attracting as few as 4,000 viewers to its main programmes, figures show...

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    Media slowdown knocks Taylor Nelson

    2003-01-08T09:34:25Z

    Market information specialist Taylor Nelson Sofres warned yesterday that it had failed to meet self-imposed targets...

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    BBC defends digital ratings as MP criticise 'bribery'

    2003-01-08T09:34:01Z

    The BBC defended its digital television channels yesterday in the face of low viewing figures and criticism from an...

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    Bathtime show's big TV splash

    2003-01-08T09:32:04Z

    A major new children's series about the adventures of bathtime toys will hit TV screens next week. ...