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NewsBBC and IBM sign tech partnership deal
The BBC has signed a joint projects deal with technology firm IBM that will kick off with state-of-the art image video search technology being applied to CBeebies and CBBC content.
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NewsSigniant in UK
Digital media management outfit Signiant is to open a UK office in Manchester, headed by IT industry veteran David Nortier.
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Skyworks hires
HD aerial filming outfit Skyworks has appointed Massimo Moretti to the newly created position of archive manager. Italian-born Moretti joins from Fremantle archive sales and will be responsible for managing the licensing of Skyworks' HD aerial footage worldwide.
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RT's HD graphics
RT Software has supplied Sky Sports with a HD virtual graphics system, which was first used in coverage of rugby's Super League.
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On location - So very far from home
Lion Television swapped Scotland for New Zealand as the setting for the return of Castaway. But finding the perfect remote island was a tough challenge, as Jeremy Mills recounts.
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Veteran kit and crew hire firm goes bust
Picture Canning Company, one of the largest and oldest kit and crew hire firms, has collapsed with the loss of 30 jobs.
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NewsIn the audience
Andy Stout joined the audience at a recording of Harry Hill's TV Burpat Teddington Studios.
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Ascent VP moves on
Ascent Media vice-president of operations Keith Williams has quit to join film and audio facility Goldcrest Post as chief executive of its UK and US operations.
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Midnight Transfer targets new areas
Film rushes facility Midnight Transfer is restructuring its operations in a bid to diversify into restoration and re-mastering.
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TX: Fallen Angel: What makes a killer?
A three-part adaptation of a reverse-narrative thriller signals a new direction for ITV drama.
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Industry unites against auction
A campaign to ring-fence the spectrum that radio microphones and talkback systems operate on gained pace this week as broadcasters, lobbyists and Bectu all lent their weight to its cause.
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Viper targets 3D
Viper Pre-viz, a new pre-visualisation and pitching service, has been launched enabling creatives to quickly realize their ideas as 3D animations. 3D facilities veteran Steve Breeze will run the service, which is initially being targeted at ad agencies.
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W10 Post opens editors talent agency
West London post outfit W10 Post has become the latest London facility to launch a talent division.
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NewsOn location - Kitchen Confidential
How did Five's two-part drama set in a Glasgow restaurant manage to serve up a gourmet dish on a greasy-spoon budget? Executive producer Douglas Rae spills the beans.
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Saudi TV rebrands
Saudi TV, Saudi Arabia's national broadcasting corporation, has appointed branding consultancy Turquoise to refresh its four TV channels, including flagship channel Saudi 1 and news channel Al Ekhbariya.
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Magic parties online
Magic Lantern has developed the online component to BBC dramas Party Animalsand Life on Mars, working closely with their producers, World Productions and Kudos Film and Television.
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Lion reconstructs mummy
Lion Television's reconstruction of The Curse of the IceMummyrequired careful grading to splice recently filmed interviews with archive footage and stills taken from 1991.
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Pepper finishes off Iran film
Pepper Post is behind the online and grade for 90-minute C4 documentary Once Upon a Time in Iran, which follows a devout band of Shia Muslims as they make a pilgrimage to the holy shrine in Karbala, across the border of war-torn Iraq.
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DVB satellite service
The Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB) has approved satellite services to hand-held's (DVB-SH) specification, which addresses delivery of multimedia content and data to mobile phones and PDAs via satellite.
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Metro captures The Grey Man
The HD production of Andy McNab thriller The Grey Man, about an ordinary guy who pulls off a daring bank job, has been post-produced at Metro.