All Technology articles – Page 203
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NewsTV industry pays tribute to Pat Stimpson
Soho has been paying its respects to freelance producer Pat Stimpson who passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 49.
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NewsPinewood launches TV production arm
Pinewood Group has recruited the producer of Fortitude, The Enfield Haunting and The Last Kingdom to lead its newly-formed TV production company.
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NewsBBC S&PP shows off refurbished TVC
BBC Studios and Post Production (BBC S&PP) is to begin taking studio bookings for the revamped Television Centre (TVC) from this summer.
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NewsFive Arrows Media Finance rebrands as Paragon Bank
Five Arrows Media Finance has rebranded as Paragon Bank.
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NewsIABM appoints new head of training
The International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) has appointed Andy Jones to the position of head of training.
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NewsAbsolute outsources IT to ERA’s hosted service
Visual effects house Absolute has outsourced the production IT requirements for its Poland Street office to ERA’s hosted services.
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NewsSam acquires workflow firm Mantrics
Sam (Snell Advanced Media) has completed its acquisition of Italy-based workflow and asset management firm Mantrics.
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NewsEricsson launches TV data toolkit
Ericsson has launched a data analysis toolkit to help broadcasters and video on demand platforms aggregate and analyse data about viewing habits.
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NewsBectu battles MPC for recognition
Bectu is prepared to go to the government’s Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to get union recognition at visual effects house MPC, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsIgloo Post takes delivery of Quantel Rio 4K system
Soho wildlife specialist Igloo Post has installed a Quantel Rio 4K with Neo panel. The boutique facility took delivery of the SAM-manufactured kit last week.
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NewsBFI preserves film archive using DFT Scanity scanner
The BFI National Archive has installed a DFT Scanity HDR film scanner at its Conservation Centre in Berkhamsted to assist with the ongoing digitisation of the UK’s fi lm and television archive.
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NewsClear Cut switches offline suite to Avid Symphony
Clear Cut Pictures has converted an offline suite at its Bloomsbury facility to an Avid Symphony online and grading suite (pictured) capable of working in both HD and Ultra HD.
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NewsFoundry’s Mari team to be recognised with award
The development team behind Mari, The Foundry’s texture painting software, will be honoured at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Scientific and Technical Awards next month.
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NewsEMA and MovieLabs release specification
The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) and MovieLabs have released the Media Manifest Delivery Core (MMDC) specification, a simplified schema for the delivery of online media assets related to feature films and TV shows.
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NewsNetworking bid to help women in non-craft roles
A networking and discussion group for women working in non-craft roles in television has been launched.
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NewsBase Media migrates data for Loft London
Base Media Cloud has helped digital media and post firm Loft London move its ongoing content and media projects from Chiswick to a new site in St Johns Wood.
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NewsThe Getaway Car, BBC1
Design, animate and produce the branding and graphics for a new Saturday night show in which five couples go head to head on a series of driving and quizzing challenges.
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FeaturesJericho, ITV
Complete conform, grade and VFX, and deliver the 8 x 60-minute drama about a shanty town in the Yorkshire Dales that springs up around the construction of a railway viaduct in the 1870s.
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NewsTracey Ullman’s Show, BBC1
Complete offline and picture post for Tracey Ullman’s 6 x 30-minute sketch show.
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NewsTVT adds Steele to management team
TVT has made two additions to its management team with Andy Steele and Hayden Punter joining the Chiswick-based media services firm.