More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3509
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NewsRose D'Or puts more awards up for grabs
The Rose D'Or festival will be handing out more awards than ever, after creating three new format categories.
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NewsBBC election night gets virtual reality treatment
The BBC is making a last-ditch attempt to fight election apathy among viewers, drafting in sports coverage experts and unveiling a virtual reality election night set.
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NewsLiving TV 'i-ads' lure rival viewers
Living TV has launched an interactive ad campaign that gives viewers on other channels access footage from its key summer shows.
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NewsSupersize audience for Spurlock doc
The critically acclaimed documentary Super Size Metempted many viewers last night, pulling in over 4 million for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC hits back over Prescott complaint
The BBC has hit back at accusations of bias by deputy prime minister John Prescott, criticising the Labour party for refusing to supply senior party interviewees.
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NewsStrong start for ITV3
ITV3 has been the most successfully launched digital channel on record, but has still failed to make much impact on the overall share for the ITV family of channels, new Barb figures reveal.
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NewsFBC owner bids for super indie status
Fact Based Communications (FBC), the company which last year bought indie Diverse, is looking to buy another one or two indies this year.
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NewsRDF valued at£48.8m
RDF Media has been valued at£48.8m in the run up to the company's initial public offering on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on 4 May.
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NewsMuppets set for TV comeback
Disney is bringing The Muppetsback to TV in a new series reported to be in the early stages of production.
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NewsPEER POLL: Pact
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Could Pact do more to address freelance discontent?
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Robinson designs on sex for C4
Freelance animator Robinson designs on sex for C4freelance animator Keith Robinson has created stylised visual effe...
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Rivals acquire VFG kit and staff
The recent collapse of equipment hire business VFG has benefited two of its main competitors.
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BBC looks at improving subtitling and signing service
BBC Broadcast and the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) have begun a study to improve television for minors with hearing difficulties.
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BSkyB spends£5m on Sony HD facility
BSkyB is spending£5m with Sony on establishing its high definition facility in west London.
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Knight's move
West London facility Clear Cut Pictures has appointed Louise Knight as general manager and Natalie Bayford as head of sales. Knight joins from Nats Post Production where she was post-production manager. She will work alongside managing director Jo Beighton in the day-to-day running of the facility. Bayford joins from fellow ...
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High speed camera
Video Europe has bought the Vision Research high speed camera for£50,000 which Sky is set to use on its cricket coverage and which could prove to be influential in controversial game decisions. The maximum speed of recording is 4,800 frames per second but it is expected to operate closer to ...
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Skin hires Munt
TSI design agency Skin has appointed executive producer Jill Munt, who leaves Bruce Dunlop Associates after nine years working on projects for broadcasters such as ITV, Discovery, Five and the Paramount Comedy Channel. Former Red Post Production art director Zak Ezzati also joins as creative director. He has previously worked ...
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Bollywood playout
Advanced Broadcast Services has won the contract to provide all playout for Bollywood movie channel B4U. B4U broadc...
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Infinite move
UK crewing company Infinite Vision has appointed Patrick Lindsell as head of cameras.
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Blue stitches up celebs for ITV1
Broadcast post facility Blue has created the look for the new ITV1 series Celebrity Stitch-Up.Blue graphic designer Simon Wye created the title sequence, bumpers and stings using Adobe's After Effects on Apple G5s. The titles use footage from the show of practical jokes being played on celebrities, ...