Jane Hoskyn
NewsThe Farm invests£2m in two new facilities
The Farm Group has opened a£1.1m suite in the space once occupied by its former stand-alone DVD arm, Squash. The group is also spending another£1m kitting out new premises nearby.
NewsRiches from diversity
The Big Brotherdébacle has prompted further discussion about diversity in the media
NewsCarlyle Group buys up The Mill
Soho post-production facility The Mill has been bought by private equity firm the Carlyle Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Evolutions outlines plans for growth
Soho post giant Evolutions has ended a three-year winning streak by The Farm to take the title of best post-production house at the Broadcast Awards 2007 and has revealed plans to build upon its recent expansion.
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Golden Sq sets up Shanghai office
Golden Square has become the first UK post house to establish a presence in China - in the same week that it announced a deal with media giant News International and unveiled a£750,000 new facility in Soho.
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Anna Valley Displays invests in benchmark HD units
Anna Valley Displays has invested half a million pounds in state-of-the-art HD DLP projection units from Christie Digital, following an increased demand for HD set displays from clients including the BBC and ITV.
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Dubbs wins Flextech post and digital
Soho post-production facility Dubbs has won the contract to provide all post and digital media services to Flextech Television.
NewsVenice Project rebranded as Joost
The Venice Project, the free web TV service that offers broadcast-quality full-screen content and full copyright guarantees, has unveiled its official name. The peer-to-peer service has been branded Joost.
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Molinare shortlisted
Two films post-produced by Molinare have been short-listed for documentary awards at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
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3sixtymedia cables
Post-production facility 3sixtymedia has installed high-quality audio cables at its Manchester studios as part of an ongoing technical upgrade.
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Films at 59 upgrade
Bristol post-production house Films at 59 has upgraded one of its suites with an OmniTek XR as part of a rolling programme of improvements to its state-of-the-art facility.
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IMD buys Optimad
Digital distributor Independent Media Distribution (IMD) has acquired technology company Optimad Media Systems for£3m.
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Jelly TV titles Bill Oddie series
Jelly Television has created the graphics and title sequence for BBC2's new natural history series, Bill Oddie Back in the USA.
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Moov creates Fortune graphics
Moov has created the title sequence, branding and in-programme graphics for new ITV1 primetime show Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway.
NewsThe Farm completes Shameless
The Farm has completed post-production on the fourth series of Company Television's award-winning drama Shameless, which returned to Channel 4 this week.
NewsMicrosoft stakes its claim as IPTV provider
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has hailed IPTV as the future of broadcasting, and announced that the company's Xbox 360 games console is to double as an IPTV set-top box.
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ITV moves 120 to new TNS facility
ITV is moving 120 operations staff to a multimillion-pound transmission facility in Chiswick, under a new 10-year deal with technology giant Thomson.
NewsMaking music pay
Napster's Brad Duea thinks a multiplatform approach is vital for the company's success
NewsTiscali lodges BT complaint with Ofcom
Internet giant Tiscali has complained to Ofcom that BT is holding up the roll-out of IPTV services, which rely on access to BT telephone exchanges.