All Facilities articles – Page 314
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FeaturesLiquid Bomb Plot
Full post on the doc examining how the police and MI5 stopped the UK’s largest-ever terrorist plot in 2006.
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NewsFirst for Blackmagic as Thunderbolt strikes NAB
Blackmagic was among a handful of firms to demonstrate products featuring high-speed input/output technology Thunderbolt at last week’s NAB in Las Vegas.
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KIT Digital buys Ioko
IP video company KIT Digital has acquired video technology firm Ioko for $79.4m (£48.8m).
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NewsRed Bee strikes gold
Red Bee Media picked up five gold awards at last week’s PromaxBDA Europe Awards for brand promotion, advertising and design in Europe.
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NewsSecond firm in running for Pinewood
A second firm has expressed an interest in acquiring the studios group Pinewood Shepperton.
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NewsThe Farm to share US X Factor
The Farm will provide the finishing services for the upcoming US version of The X Factor, with the show’s production firm, Fremantle Media, completing the offline edit.
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NewsInvestment in United pays off for Lipsync
Lipsync’s financial investment in BBC2 drama United helped the post house cope with tight deadlines and a limited budget, according to the facility’s head of VFX.
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NewsThe Look moves into 3D
Boutique facility The Look has added a Mistika 2K finishing system (pictured) to its set-up as it prepares to move in to 3D post-production.
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NewsThe Mill plans expansion in wake of Barclays deal
The Mill has outlined plans for further international growth following its sale to Barclays Private Equity in a deal that values the business at £119m.
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NewsAshburner to chair WRN
Broadcast services company WRN Broadcast has appointed current technology director Tim Ashburner to the position of chairman.
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NewsBrown makes Nice move
Senior VFX artist Anthony Brown has joined Nice Biscuits Post Production from Smoke and Mirrors.
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NewsThe Mill appoints two producers
The Mill has recruited two VFX producers, with Rachael Trillo and Carl Phillips joining the London facility.
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NewsMore 3D cameras launched at NAB
Panasonic, Sony and JVC all released single-body 3D camcorders at NAB last week in a bid to make the acquisition of 3D images easier and more affordable.
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Snell supports TAS app
Snell has partnered with The Application Store (TAS) to show how its Morpheus automation system can be used to push metadata to additional screens via apps on tablets and mobile devices.
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NewsOB firms line up for royal wedding
NEP Visions has landed the plum role of exclusively covering the royal wedding ceremony from inside Westminster Abbey - but the event is so large that nearly all the UK’s OB firms are involved, with SIS LIVE claiming to be supplying more facilities than any other.
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NewsAppeal tribunal overturns Rocket/Ilab ruling
Former Rocket Post Production (RKT) and Ilab staff will have to restart their claims for unfair dismissal, non-payment of wages and statutory redundancy pay.
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NewsBBC Studios and Post Production recruits Hall
BBC Studios and Post Production has appointed Peter Hall as head of finance.
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NewsBluebolt headcount rises
VFX firm BlueBolt has grown from a staff of six to a team of 30 after securing a contract as the lead VFX vendor for HBO series Game Of Thrones.