All Broadcast articles in 13 December 2002 – Page 4
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Chrysalis film follows Smiths frontman
Channel 4 has ordered a fly-on-the wall documentary on former The Smiths frontman Morrissey from Chrysalis Television. The 60-minute show will feature backstage access to the singer's recent world tour and footage of him at home in Los Angeles. Morrissey, who has not given a substantial television interview since the ...
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HTV commissions Welsh travellers series
Einstein has been commissioned by HTV to make a 6 x 30-minute series about travelling show people in Wales called Carousels and Candy Floss. HTV director of programmes Elis Owen commissioned the programme, which will be executive produced by Jim Manson. Producers are Phil Rowlands ...
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Sony shifts focus from UK TV market
Manufacturing giant Sony has delivered a chilling message to other broadcast technology developers by declaring that it doesn't make as much money as it used to from selling television kit to the UK and that it will now focus more on other industry sectors, writes ...
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Televideo pays£1m-plus for CBF Media
Yorkshire-based outside broadcast company Televideo has paid more than a million pounds for rival OB specialist CBF Media, writes John Oates
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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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RatingsOliver's army keeps on growing
Chef Jamie Oliver once again managed to serve up a TV treat as his five-part series closed with an audience bordering on 6 million viewers, writes Jon Rogers
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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...