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Pace shares plummet after loss
Shares in set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology tumbled further this week on the back of news that it had made a pre-tax loss of nearly£30m in the year ended 1 June 2002, writes Barbara Marshall
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Soho 601 hires Jones as MD
Soho 601 has taken on Rushes facilities director Paul Jones as managing director, replacing Mike Wilkie who quit last month (Broadcast, 21.6.02), writes Barbara Marshall
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Discreet hires Tyrell
Discreet has appointed Tyrell as its second UK systems reseller, effectively ending its exclusive agreement with Red Lorry Yellow Lorry after three years. Tyrell was a Discreet reseller until it was bought by WPP at the end of 1999 and will resume sales for Flame, Fire, Flint, Inferno and Smoke ...
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Cheff warns of thefts
Engineers' association Cheff is warning the industry against a spate of digi-beta video recorder thefts. A further seven have gone missing in the last two weeks and, according to Cheff's Chris Hillier, there are now 15 registered on the Cheff website compared with one last October. Cheff set up a ...
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Rushes beefs up 3D
Rushes has further expanded its 3D department with the appointment of Hayden Jones. He joins after five years at Cinesite where he worked on conceptual design and pre-visualisation. His credits include the latest Bond movie, Tomb Raider, Lost in Spaceand ...
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Smith goes to Pinewood
Pinewood-Shepperton has hired its first sales and marketing director to help integrate the two studios further. Nick Smith has been brought in from Nokia where he was European head of sales for interactive services. His career has also included spells at LWT, Granada and United News & Media
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Go interact back at BBC
The BBC has given Go Interact TV a six-month contract to provide return path services for BBCi. The two parties have already worked together - for the BBC's coverage of the Oscars as well as for a live debate about the future of the monarchy
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Goonhilly marks 40-year birthday
It is the 40th anniversary of the first satellite TV transmission next week and BT Broadcast Services' Goonhilly Earth Station is taking part in an event to mark the occasion, w rites Barbara Marshall
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MPC brings in 3D expert Danskin
Smoke & Mirrors head of 3D Lee Danskin has joined the Moving Picture Company (MPC) as deputy creative head, writes Barbara Marshall
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Time for Televirtual
Virtual character specialist Televirtual has unveiled details of its first co-production - TimeGate - which it has developed with Fremantle Thames Media, writes Barbara Marshall
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Discreet restructure
Discreet has restructured into three business units and has re-introduced dedicated R&D teams serving each division. Each of the three specialised units - comprising systems, animation and desktop video - will be headed by a unit manager and will have dedicated engineering staff. The move follows the closure of the ...
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Hulse bags awards
Ravensbourne College of Art & Communications student Alex Hulse has been named both student of the year by British Design & Art Direction (D&AD) and European student of the year by the Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE). Hulse won the D&AD award for his entry in the new streaming-web ...
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Music archive expands
Music archive Extreme Music has extended its online Instant Music Search service as a 24-hour operation. Manned by music supervisors in both London and Los Angeles, the service allows users to email requests to a real person rather than rely on a traditional search engine. The supervisors respond immediately with ...
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McEnroe in Pinewood
Pinewood Television is the home of new BBC quiz show The Chairwhich moved into its new studios this week. The US format is presented by John McEnroe and will transmit on BBC 1 in the autumn. It is the fifth high-profile television series Pinewood has ...
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Primal scream lets loose HELL
The Moving Picture Company (MPC) posted the effects-heavy promo for Primal Scream's forthcoming release, Miss Lucifer. Directed by Dawn Shadforth at Black Dog, the promo features a pair of demonic-looking girls, their ringleader, Miss Lucifer, and a good guy/angel in a tale of good versus evil. The girls, after emerging ...
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Transmitter aims to boost DTT signal
Harris hopes that last week's launch at Broadcast Asia of a second low-power digital repeater will give a boost to uniform coverage for digital terrestrial television (DTT), writesBarbara Marshall
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BBC in the swim with high-tech Commonwealth cam coverage
One of the highlights of the BBC's coverage of next month's Commonwealth Games in Manchester will be the number of unusual shots obtained courtesy of almost 70 specialist cameras, writes Barbara Marshall
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Artem unveils motion-capture kit
Physical effects specialist Artem has exclusively revealed to Broadcastdetails of its latest product developments, which include a two and three-axis motion-control camera head and a hybrid motion-capture system, writesBarbara Marshall
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Digital camera test a success
The Thomson Multimedia Viper Filmstream camera, capable of recording at nearly 2,000-line resolution, has undergone extensive tests working with Quantel IQ editing systems
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GOLDSMITH JOINS BPI.
Drake Automation founder Barry Goldsmith has joined media consultancy BPI as chairman. The new role will