All Technology articles – Page 569
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NewsFrank sees red for Waddell Media
Frank has created the title sequence for Waddell Media's When Sports Stars See Red, a two-hour programme which looks at what makes sports stars get angry and go ballistic.
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The Farm merges Squash into Uncle
The Farm Group's DVD arm, Squash, is moving out of its Soho premises and merging with Farm subsidiary Uncle in west London.
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New jvc cameras
JVC has launched new versions of its ProHD 100 series. The new GY-HD110 and 111 camcorders have features including simultaneous use of both eyepiece viewfinder and tri-mode LCD display, the option of switching the viewfinder to black and white display and a selectable mirror mode on a vertically flipped LCD ...
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VTR buys Clear
Prime Focus-owned VTR plc has completed its acquisition of visual effects house Clear for£300,000 in cash and around 2 million VTR shares. The move comes after Broadcast revealed the company's plans to take over the boutique last month ( Broadcast, ...
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Sky online boost
Sky has taken full control of web publishing company mykindaplace as part of the satellite group's strategy to expand its online presence and better serve teenage and over-45 audiences.
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Yomego to supply avatars for MTV Flux
Glaswegian-based interactive company Yomego - which was responsible for creating a virtual Geoff Boycott for Five's website - has been commissioned to supply 3D avatars for new user-generated content channel MTV Flux.
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Arqiva wins Nick job
Transmissions specialist Arqiva has won a five-year contract with Nickleodeon to uplink Nick Jr 2 onto the Sky platform. The channel will be uplinked to the Eurobird satellite and broadcast on the C3 transponder so pre-school children can catch up with Nick Jr shows such as ...
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Rainbow goes all HD
Rainbow Post has upgraded from a Symphony to a Symphony Nitris. It joins the Quantel eQ in the online department and has been installed primarily to work on programmes edited on Avid offline systems including an upcoming HD series for National Geographic Channel, Naked Science ...
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E-auctions for wet hire to roll out across BBC
The BBC is to expand its eBay-style auction used to select crew and kit hire firms for its preferred suppliers list to the rest of the corporation.
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Ventuz 3D launch
3D graphics software developer Ventuz Technology Group has launched a 3D content authoring and rendering package designed for TV graphics, digital signage and presentations. The range includes authoring tools for presentation creation, extensions for broadcast TV production and tools to create, schedule and update distributed digital signage systems.
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id3tv titles the Road to Hell
Id3tv has created the opening title sequence and programme graphics for Big Easy Productions' M25 - the Road to Hell, which looks at the motorway's infamous history on its 20th anniversary. Designed and produced by id3tv's creative director, Ian Carley, the sequence grades fiery, hell-like effects across the motorway footage ...
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NewsBBC lines up year-long video podcast trial
The BBC is to launch a 12-month video podcast trial that will make 30 programmes, including Newsnightand Question Time, available to download to portable viewing devices including iPods.
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NewsBT Vision confirms Universal movie deal
BT has confirmed a deal with Hollywood film studio Universal Pictures which will allow consumers to buy or rent films on its new TV platform, BT Vision, which launches in the autumn.
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NewsNTL prices quadruple-play
Cable giant NTL:Telewest has announced details of its quadruple-play offering which will include free digital TV to all customers who subscribe to its fixed-line phone service.
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NewsBroadcast blogs: why there are too many graduates
In his latest blog, location manager Malcolm Treen pleads with school leavers not to do media studies at university, arguing that the industry was already at saturation point even before productions started going abroad.
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NewsBlinkx.tv to move into user-generated content
The company behind video search engine blinkx.tv is to push into user-generated content with a website that lets users send their videos straight to the site from mobile phones.
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Bermuda contest
Bermuda Shorts is launching a bi-monthly competition, Gate, to give aspiring animation directors a chance to promote their work and direct commercials.
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Plaskow joins Beautiful TV
Beautiful TV has hired Claire Plaskow from MTV Networks UK & Ireland.