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    TT races look for the green light

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Greenlight television is using its eight years' experience covering the Isle of Man TT race to make a revealing behind-the-scenes documentary. Greenlight covers the races for US and UK channels such as BBC NI and Men & Motors and owns the rights for all the footage. Among the characters featured ...

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    Wi-cam-c launches

    2003-09-25T00:00:01Z

    BBC WiScape has introduced a new camera to its wireless camera family. The Wi-Cam-C is a more lightweight and flexible system that is designed especially for ENG (electronic news gathering). According to BBC WiScape, the camera is different from any other wireless camera currently available because it is 'simple to ...

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    Molinare sold for£10

    2003-09-18T10:46:48Z

    Struggling facility Molinare, the post arm of The TV Corporation, has been bought in an MBO for just£10, writes Sam Espensen.

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    NHU is guinea pig for full digital production

    2003-09-18T08:30:00Z

    Production teams at the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol will be first BBC staff to test a BBC Technology production system designed to modernise the way programmes are made by the corporation, writes Will Strauss.

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    Kelseus develops intuitive animation system

    2003-09-11T08:30:00Z

    A new real-time, non-linear, behavioural driven animation system being developed by a Cambridge-based animation company is threatening to change the way that 3D animation is made, writes Sam Espensen.Made by software

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    Post houses get shot at film cash

    2003-09-11T08:30:00Z

    Broadcast post-production facilities involved in feature film work will now be eligible for a slice of a new annual£10m National Lottery/Film Council fund set aside for training in the movie

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    Filmlight ups scanner range

    2003-09-11T08:30:00Z

    UK manufacturer Filmlight has developed a new dual-gauge version of its successful Northlight film scanner that will now scan 16mm as well as 35mm film.Originally introduced in February last year as a 35mm scanner for feature films, the Northlight has proved so popular that the company decided to introduce a ...

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    Silicon cuts jobs

    2003-09-11T08:30:00Z

    High-end US computer manufacturer Silicon Graphics is to make a further 600 of its staff redundant. According to the company: ?The steps will bring costs in line with revenue targets for fiscal year 2004.? Together with the elimination of approximately 400 positions announced in May this year, the company's headcount ...

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    Evolutions expands

    2003-09-11T08:30:00Z

    Evolutions Television has hired former Technicolor DVD and video streaming specialist, Daniel Hurley, to run a new digital media division. With broadcasters looking to encourage more audience participation and add value to their programmes, the new department will help to re-purpose content for digital delivery via inter-active TV, DVD, ...

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    French exclusive

    2003-09-11T08:30:00Z

    French 3D digital animators Florian Perrett and Martine Delage-Vanderhaegen have signed an exclusive contract with Soho Editors to head the company's Softimage XSI team. Soho Editors head of animation Sarah Cloutier said: ?With projects such as The Matrix, Titanic and Dante's Peak to their credit, Florian and Martine will add ...

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    Discreet IBC launch

    2003-09-11T08:30:00Z

    Discreet will reveal a new version of its non-linear editing and finishing system Smoke at this week's IBC in Amsterdam. Smoke 6 will feature a new flexible software design for multi-resolution post-production, including the ability to work at any resolution at any time, and to mix resolutions within projects ...

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    Vodafone's Fawlty connection

    2003-09-08T10:28:44Z

    Mobile phone users will soon be able to download clips of Fawlty Towers and other BBC comedies to their handsets for the first time after BBC Worldwide signed a deal with Vodafone, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    All-in-one system set for IBC debut

    2003-09-04T08:30:00Z

    TWI interactive, the digital media and technology arm of Transworld International, has developed what could be the world's first all-in-one digital system for producing and delivering both new media and broadcast content, writes Will Strauss.

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    Waterside demise adds to Edinburgh woes

    2003-09-04T08:30:00Z

    Edinburgh production and facilities company Waterside Television has gone into liquidation resulting in the loss of around 17 jobs, writes Ian White.The company, which majored in corporate and commercials work,

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    Reuters touts digital news

    2003-09-04T08:30:00Z

    Reuters will be the first global news agency to deliver video, scripts and story information to broadcasters in a single integrated digital file when it debuts a new service at the

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    Farm's BBC coup

    2003-09-04T08:30:00Z

    The key production and management team has been put in place for the launch of The Farm Group's new facility, Uncle. Andrew McKerlie, formerly the BBC's relationship manager within factual and learning, joins as general manager, which The Farm called

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    Bowie at pictures

    2003-09-04T08:30:00Z

    As part of the first event of its kind, a David Bowie concert will be broadcast live from Riverside Studios to cinemas across Europe next week. The show will be broadcast in 5.1 surround sound to the Odeon West End in London and theatres in Paris, Munich and Zurich. The ...

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    Touch upgrade

    2003-09-04T08:30:00Z

    Lightworks has released the latest version of its software for its Lightworks Touch editing system. Version 1.5 has more than 300 enhancements after seven months R&D. The most significant change is that the software now includes low bandwidth shared storage networking as a standard non-chargeable feature. V1.5 is now shipping ...

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    Vitec profits dive

    2003-09-04T08:30:00Z

    The Vitec Group has announced a halving in interim pre-tax profits for this year. The company, which makes camera and lighting equipment, blamed the ongoing squeeze in ad spend, a strong Euro and reduced capital expenditure by clients for the loss. Its broadcasting services division was the worst hit in ...

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    Reuters to provide news on single digital files

    2003-09-02T10:07:23Z

    Reuters will be the first news agency in the world to deliver video, scripts and story information to broadcasters in a single integrated digital file when it debuts a new service at the end of 2003, writes Will Strauss.