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    Facilities hit by£5m kit thefts

    2003-11-13T08:30:00Z

    The facilities industry has had more than£5m worth of equipment stolen in London over the past 12 months, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Tragic loss at Clear

    2003-11-12T14:59:21Z

    Clear Facilities director Damien Raymond-Barker lost his two-year battle with cancer last week. He was 33 and is survived by his partner, Tanya Johnson, head of production at Red, and his two-year-old son, Max. Damien was an integral part of Clear and its chief executive, Greg Caplan, said: 'He was ...

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    EPG wins RTS award

    2003-11-12T14:58:49Z

    The 2003 RTS Award for Technical Innovation has been won by the Vista (virtual human interface for a set-top box agent) project, an electronic programme guide (EPG) that aims to improve visually impaired and elderly viewers' access to digital TV. It has become apparent that viewers who are elderly or ...

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    Management buy out Oasis

    2003-11-06T11:14:14Z

    Following months of speculation a management team has bought out Oasis Television in a multi-million pound deal.

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    Shriek sounds out Sky Movies

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    Shriek music and sound design has produced the soundtrack for Sky Movies' new idents. Shriek joined a five-way pitch, which required a new non-Hollywood approach. Sky commissioner Paul Butler said that he chose Shriek because 'it came up with something unexpected, and has produced a series of highly creative scores ...

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    McMillan forced into receivership

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    McMillan, one of the UK's largest equipment suppliers, was this week forced to call in the receivers. Blair Nimmo and Neil Armour of KPMG Corporate Recovery have been appointed joint receivers at the request of the directors, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Gabriel gig is Done and Dusted

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    Peter Gabriel's latest concert, Growing up Live, was filmed by Done and Dusted using 26 HD cameras from three main angles - above, below and eye level. This was to give the impression of heaven, hell and earth. The complicated post work was done at The Farm. The offline was ...

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    Outsource in LA deal

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    ITV voice production company Outsource Media has entered into a partnership with US audio facility group LA Studios. The deal gives Outsource exclusive use of its West Coast studios, while LA Studios will have access to Outsource's new facility in Sheffield, which it moves into this week. The company does ...

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    Corinthian move

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    Corinthian TV has hired a new chief technology officer from the BBC. Paul Wilcock began his career at Granada in the 1980s and was head of operations

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    Management finalises deal to buy Red Post Production

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    The management of Soho's Red Post Production has completed a deal to buy the company, writes Will Strauss.

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    Promax awards

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    Changes to the way the Promax UK Awards are judged have brought an end to the BBC's dominance of the design and branding category. Amendments were made to both the make-up of the judging panels and the awards categories and the result saw this year's Gold awards being shared out ...

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    Leitch defers agm

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    Leitch Technology has rescheduled its annual general meeting after receiving a vote of no confidence from shareholders. According to Leitch, the company does not have to postpone the AGM but has chosen to do so because it 'gives an opportunity to see the argument that these shareholders are presenting'. The ...

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    Blunt animated after double act

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    Canned Heat is the first of two S4C commissions for Blunt Pictures, a division of Siriol Pictures set up to produce adult animation. It is described by the producers as 'a humorous exploration of prejudice and intolerance featuring animated cans of soup which prove that despite our differences, we all ...

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    M2 founder Cullen set to step down

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    The founder of M2 Television, Bill Cullen, is expected to finalise a deal this week in which he will step down as a company director, writes Sam Espensen.

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    Nokia pushes for 'mobile' TV

    2003-11-05T14:32:23Z

    Telecoms giant Nokia is urging television producers and broadcasters to buck up their ideas and start providing unique content for mobile phones.

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    BBC dominance of Promax ended

    2003-11-03T15:36:50Z

    Changes to the way the Promax UK awards are judged have brought an end to the BBC's dominance of the design and branding ceremony.

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    Red cuts eight support jobs

    2003-10-30T08:30:00Z

    Red Post Production has been forced to make eight staff redundant.

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    MTV signs OB Crew

    2003-10-30T08:30:00Z

    Scottish TV and Grampian TV Resources have won the contract to provide outside broadcast facilities for the MTV Europe Music Awards. The team will deploy extensive digital OB equipment, including WiCam digital wireless cameras supplied by McMillan, to help put together content in the run-up to the event, as well ...

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    Two join Blue Post

    2003-10-30T08:30:00Z

    Senior editor Dan Goldthorp has joined Blue Post Production. Goldthorp, whose credits include the documentary series Jamie's Kitchen, Would Like to Meetand How Clean is Your House?,joins after a spell as a freelance editor and 18 months at TSI. His ...

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    Clear buys Avid set

    2003-10-30T08:30:00Z

    West London post house Clear Cut Pictures has purchased seven Avid Media Composer Adrenaline systems and an Avid Unity LAN share storage and network system. The equipment was purchased directly from Avid and will be supported by the manufacturer. The systems will be added to the facility's three Symphony systems, ...