All articles by George Bevir – Page 74
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NewsThe Farm wins £10m MediaCityUK post contract
The Farm has won a £10m contract to provide post production services at BBC North’s MediaCityUK sites.
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NewsRed's Epic-X camera delayed by Japan quake
High-end camera firm Red is the latest broadcast equipment manufacturer to be affected by the Japanese earthquake, with deliveries of its digital camera, Epic-X, delayed.
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NewsAir plans move into production
Air Studios wants to move into film and TV production after setting up a new company and taking on two senior executives.
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NewsMatrixStore links with Interplay
Object Matrix has integrated disk-based archive product MatrixStore with Avid’s Interplay, potentially lowering the cost of storage for the production management suite.
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NewsManufacturers back industry skills manifesto
Harris, EVS and Sony are among 80 firms that have signed the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) Lifelong Learning Manifesto.
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NewsQuake threatens tape supply
Producers and post houses are facing a tape crisis as Japan-based manufacturers struggle to resume operations in the earthquake and tsunami-hit country.
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FeaturesStudios: making space for production
Disused industrial buildings are increasingly being transformed into state-of-the-art production centres, giving programme-makers a whole new range of studio options.
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NewsFramestore boss Sargent slams BBC on 3D
Framestore chief executive William Sargent has hit out at the BBC’s cautious approach to 3D, describing the broadcaster’s stance as “disappointing”.
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NewsMotoGP drives HD plans at UTV
UTV has taken further steps towards becoming a full HD broadcaster after purchasing kit to service a contract for BBC2’s MotoGP coverage, which began in Qatar at the weekend.
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NewsAudio experts call for caution
The audio post sector has cautioned against overreacting to the controversy surrounding the audio in BBC1’s Wonders Of The Universe, highlighting instead the need for greater investment in training.
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NewsSony unveils new 35mm camcorder
Sony today unveiled details of two new professional camcorders, the NEX-FS100E and the HXR-NX70E.
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NewsPrime Focus sets up production arm
Prime Focus is ramping up its plans to move beyond the traditional post business model by setting up a production company.
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NewsHard drives risk losing footage, says survey
Production firms are in danger of losing valuable footage if they continue to transport and store rushes on hard drives, according to a survey commissioned by web-based production service Aframe.
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NewsTVT wins UKTV versioning and compliance deal
Chiswick-based TVT has signed a three-year contract with UKTV to provide versioning, compliance and metadata services for all of UKTV’s output.
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NewsClear Cut recruits Austin to improve efficiency
Clear Cut Pictures has hired BBC Studios and Post Production’s Paul Austin as managing director.
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NewsBroadcasters set joint HD technical standards
The Digital Production Partnership - the BBC, ITV and Channel 4-led cross-broadcaster initiative - has unveiled its first guidelines.
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NewsWright joins flight from Red Bee
Red Bee Media’s chief commercial officer has become the latest top-level departure from the playout and media management facility.
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NewsYouView aligns tech spec with DTG
YouView is to publish a set of technical specifications in union with the Digital TV Group (DTG), as it moves to dispel industry concern that it is not engaging with technology providers.
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FeaturesBranding: Standing out from the crowd
With ever more channels being viewed through a growing range of platforms, it is vital that a channel’s branding tells its audience why they should be watching. George Bevir reports.
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NewsBBC sets deadline for stereo 3D
The BBC has set a deadline of mid-2012 for its cautious approach to stereoscopic 3D, by which time it expects to either fully adopt S3D or for the technology to have failed.