More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3174
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Newsxbox 360 pinata lives on in nicktoons series
Children's channel NickToons will launch a brand new series based on hit Xbox 360 game Viva Piñata in early March. The 52 x 30-minute series is made by 4Kids Entertainment International.
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NewsGroup M hires Willis for programming role
Group M Entertainment has appointed Simon Willis as head of programming for Mindshare, its media investment operation.
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NewsStation handles worst weather
The Station has created animated titles and graphics for Britain's Worst Weather, a new Pioneer Productions series for Channel 4.
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NewsLife on Mars gets a 1970s edge
Red Bee Media has created a promotional campaign for the second series of BBC drama Life on Mars.
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NewsFirecracker documents mania
Firecracker Films has produced and post-produced Mania, a 3 x 60-minute series of experimental documentaries for Channel 4.
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NewsJohansen joins ATG
Systems integrator ATG Broadcast has hired Søren Johansen as deputy director. Johansen, a former electronics engineer, previously worked as managing director of installation specialist Dansk Video-Tec.
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NewsDubbs adds four
Soho facility Dubbs has expanded its team by four following a deal to provide all post and digital media services to Flextech and increased demand for HD broadcast, Blu-ray and HD-DVD work.
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NewsThe Club hires Eves
Post-production company The Club has hired Promax-nominated visual effects specialist Alec Eves as a senior compositor. Eves spent the previous 12 years at the BBC, where his work included titles and promos for programmes including Newsnightand Panorama.
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NewsSohonet links to LA
Sohonet has launched Freeway, a secure data link between London and Los Angeles for post-production companies and their clients.
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NewsITN Source on Wippit
ITN Source has signed a deal with music download service Wippit to provide video content for consumers to download.
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NewsBT Vision looks to Belgium for community TV inspiration
BT Vision has said that community TV is 'on the agenda', and would consider adding user-generated channels to its platform once it reaches a critical mass of subscribers.
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NewsEvolutions 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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NewsComment - A learning experience
Steven D Wright learnt something about himself at the Broadcast Awards
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NewsOn the Box - Time for new ingredients
Jamie's Chefstruggled to show Leo Burley anything he hadn't seen in other cooking shows but he was thrilled by the task of relocating buildings in Monster Moves.
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NewsThe indie survivor
Wall to Wall co-founder Alex Graham on why creativity matters more than money
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NewsEmmerdale set to air in Romania
Long-running UK soap Emmerdaleis heading to Romania in a deal brokered by Granada International.
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NewsPortman sells Fry drama to 14 territories
Distributor Portman Film and Television has pre-sold ITV's upcoming big-budget drama series Kingdom to 14 international networks.
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NewsiD Distribution takes on sex change doc
UK indie Tigerlily has signed a deal with iD Distribution to distribute its documentary Alexis Arquette - She's My Brother. The one-hour film, which follows flamboyant US actor Arquette as he prepares for gender reassignment surgery, will be launched at Mip-TV this April. The programme ...


















