All Broadcast articles in 29 October 2009 – Page 5
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CommentFlashForward: What next for TV
Alex Connock reports on the government’s C&binet conference on British digital creativity, revealing what Simon Fuller and Ashley Highfield had to say about the future of television.
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NewsQI to face-off against The Bill
BBC1 is to pitch panel show QI against ITV1 police drama The Bill when the Stephen Fry-fronted show returns for its seventh series next month.
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NewsSky Player rolled out on Xbox
BSkyB has confirmed it will roll out its full Sky Player service on Microsoft’s Xbox 360, giving console owners in the UK and Ireland access to live and on-demand pay TV content.
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NewsBarrett quits Ascent Media
Ascent Media senior vice president of sales David Barrett is leaving the company to ‘pursue other opportunities.’
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NewsVisual Impact orders new EX camcorders
Visual Impact has made an early investment in the new XDcam EX camcorders launched last week by Sony.
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NewsSIS LIVE secures Games contract
SIS LIVE has won the multi-million pound contract to provide production and technical facilities for coverage of the Commonwealth Games in India next year.
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NewsThe Look adds second eQ
The Look is upgrading its Quantel Max system to an eQ, a move that will give the boutique Soho facility two online suites and allow its operators to share project work between systems.
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News422 South makes multiplatform move
422 South has appointed a head of digital at it looks to expand its CG and VFX services to include work for the web, mobile and interactive.
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NewsCintel launches used TK kit service
Cintel International is hoping to help post-production facilities avoid the pitfalls of buying second hand kit with the launch of a new website selling refurbished telecine equipment.
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NewsGrass Valley sale delay
Thomson’s attempt to sell its Grass Valley subsidiary is taking longer than initially expected because of tough market conditions.
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NewsMPC adds third Cineo32 projector
Moving Picture Company (MPC) has added another Projectiondesign Cineo32 DLP projector to its Wardour Street facility.
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NewsQuantel quick to offer Red Rocket support
Quantel has released new software for its eQ, iQ and Pablo systems that, amongst other things, includes support for the Red Rocket accelerator board.
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CommentMature attitude
With Sandi Toksvig the latest presenter to take a swipe at ageism in TV, as the BBC hunts for a more mature female newsreader, Geoff Motley considers the issue.
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NewsStrictly to move for Remembrance
Strictly Come Dancing fans will need to tune in early next month after BBC chiefs announced the dance show will be brought forward to make way for coverage of a Remembrance Day event.
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Comment27 Oct, '09
“It was like using a scud missile to crack a hazelnut.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsFilm4 ups Lavender to head of development
Film4 has promoted Sam Lavender to head of development. He replaces Katherine Butler, who was promoted to senior commissioning executive in September.
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NewsC4 to explore dawn of aerial warfare
Channel 4 is to recreate the aerial battles of World War One for a 90-minute documentary from Darlow Smithson Productions.
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NewsToksvig wades into TV ageism row
The television industry does not value older women as much as their male counterparts, and women tend to get ahead by being young and pretty, comedian Sandi Toksvig has claimed.
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RatingsLife fights back against Murderland
David Attenborough’s Life helped BBC1 close the gap on Robbie Coltrane crime drama Murderland last night, with ITV1 losing 800,000 viewers in its second week.
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NewsChildren's Bafta list announced
TV presenter Richard Hammond is in the running for a Bafta after being nominated for his children’s show Blast Lab.