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Mobile networks are stifling interactivity, says Endemol
Big Brother producer Endemol is accusing British mobile networks of holding back the development of interactive services in the UK because their networks are not up to the job, writes John Oates
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Timera adopts Easy approach
A new Soho facilities house believes the 'no frills' approach, flight company Easy-style, could be the way forward for the UK's unpredictable post-production market, writes John Oates
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Clever FX for BBC's In Deep
The Machine Room's Smoke editor John McLaren made clever use of a dilapidated utility cupboard in the Wardour Street facility when putting together a title sequence for the second series of BBC 1 drama In Deep. He shot falling cement and rusty shelves from inside ...
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Component expands
Soho facility Component is expanding its graphics operation by adding some extra kit and taking on more workspace. The department now has a seat of Alias Wavefront's Maya 3D software and an additional Avid DS suite. Head of graphics Simon Pyke said 'a combination of Maya and Mental Ray was ...
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Avid discounts Editing
Manufacturer Avid is offering users of competitive video editing systems a discount of up to£500 if they migrate to its Xpress DV software. Customers who provide proof of ownership for any qualified product - including Apple's Final Cut Pro, Pinnacle Liquid and all Media 100 products & will be eligible ...
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Graphics at resolution
In a major departure for the company, post house Resolution has launched a dedicated graphics department called Resolution Creative. Former Lambie Nairn employee Nicola Mills - who worked on the BBC News re-brand, Invasion Earthtitles for the BBC and the Sci-fi channel's fifth birthday celebration ...
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Ex-Sky boss joins DITG
Former BSkyB head of new media John Swingewood has agreed to join the board of the Digital Interactive Television Group (DITG) and has made breaking down the barriers preventing the growth of interactive television his first mission. 'Interactive television is still in its infancy and there are currently too many ...
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AOL head vows there will be no 'silly deals'
Richard Parsons, AOL Time Warner chief executive, yesterday distanced himself from the media giant's acquisitive pa...
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Gannett set to win SMG newspapers
The board of SMG, the Scottish media group, is today expected to approve the sale of its flagship newspaper titles,...
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Freeview unfazed by predecessor's plans to recover set-top boxes
Freeview, the successor to ITV Digital, has brushed off concerns that its roll-out may be set back by the planned r...
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TV's Frost to rescue the stricken Newsplayer
Sir David Frost has rescued online newsreel company Newsplayer with a£310,000 bail-out. ...
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Return set-top boxes or pay£39.99
Grant Thornton, the administrator overseeing the liquidation of ITV Digital, has asked former subscribers to return...
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NewsCorp seen as a bidder after Hughes setback
Speculation mounted last night that The News Corporation would launch a bid for Hughes Electronics, the US satellit...
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BBC to launch poll for Britain's best-loved book
The search has begun to identify the most popular book in history in a project that aims to transform Britain into ...
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Hey It's IDS and the gang on speed
Iain Duncan Smith belatedly enters the world of satire when he makes his debut appearance on the hit animated serie...
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Geldof denounces BBC Two's 'stitch-up'
The BBC's much-trumpeted and expensive review of political programmes has dissolved into a welter of recriminations...
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New chapter in BBC drive to popularise culture
The hunt for the greatest Briton is to be followed by the search for the nation's best-loved books ...
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If this is public-sector broadcasting, I'm a Buddha
Once you start developing programmes from the focus group, public-service values become irrelevant ...
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Newsplayer shares sink despite Sir David Frost's£300,000 lifeline
Sir David Frost has thrown a£300,000 lifeline to Newsplayer ...
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Sir David gives NPG a£300,000 lifeline
TV presenter Sir David Frost is prepared to wait for more than£300,000 owed to him by online media outfit Newsplay...