All Broadcast articles in 17 June 2011 – Page 5
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NewsRockabox moves into TV with Home series
Multiplatform indie Rockabox Media has won its first commission, from UKTV’s Home, as it kicks off a drive into TV content.
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RatingsApprentice fires ITV’s Marple
WEDNESDAY: The latest Miss Marple mystery failed to make an impact and was trounced by The Apprentice at 9pm.
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Behind The ScenesSirens, Channel 4
This comedy drama for Channel 4 took its inspiration from real-life tales from the frontline of the NHS, says director Victor Buhler.
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NewsAssimilate updates tools
Assimilate’s Scratch and Scratch Lab broadcast and digital cinema tools now offer support for Panasonic’s professional digital cameras.
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NewsColt links Sky to playout
Fibre provider Colt has used Nevion’s Ventura products to link Viacom International Media Networks’ playout hub in Camden, North London, with BSkyB in Osterley, West London.
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NewsPicture Canning buys Arri
Newcastle-based hire facility Picture Canning North has taken delivery of an Arri Alexa camera.
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Soho Media puts up £1m
Soho Media Finance has made a £1m investment fund available for start-ups and mergers.
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NewsVisual Impact adds sites
Sales and rental firm Visual Impact has opened offices in Cardiff and Bristol.
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NewsScheduling app on iPhone
Soluble Apps has launched lowcost production scheduling tool ShotList.
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NewsAvid wins Olympics deal
Avid has won a contract to supply production and distribution kit and expertise at the London 2012 Olympics.
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NewsPEC Video owners to expand rental business
Sales and rental firm PEC Video is planning to push further into the hire market following a change in ownership.
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NewsRed Bee reinvents the EPG for video platform launch
Red Bee Media has launched a next-generation video platform that it hopes will move online viewing beyond catch-up and on-demand by allowing viewers to watch live programmes via a beefed-up electronic programme guide.
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NewsRivals keen on Pepper assets
Facility bosses believe the chances of Pepper Post emerging from insolvent liquidation as a going concern are “slim to none”, with rivals seemingly keen to take on kit and staff from the Soho facility.
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FeaturesMistika Equaleyes
Stereoscopic image-matching tool, with automated geometry and colour fix.
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FeaturesThe Walton Sextuplets: Moving On
Produce titles and in-programme graphics that reflect the nostalgic nature of the show.
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FeaturesThe Choir That Rocks
Full post on the entertainment doc series about singing group Rock Choir.
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NewsBBC to apologise for Primark Panorama
Panorama’s 2008 film Primark: On the Rack contained footage that was probably not genuine, the BBC Trust has ruled.