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NewsSIS Live expands footprint at MediaCityUK
SIS Live has increased its presence at MediaCityUK with new broadcast facilities including a master control room, production gallery, voiceover booths, edit suites and data control centres.
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NewsTechnicolor provides full post on Midsomer
Technicolor has supplied full picture post-production, mastering and tape deliverable services for series 15 of ITV drama Midsomer Murders.
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News4Creative wins gold at Promax
4Creative/Channel 4 scooped the Channel of the Year award at the 2012 Promax Awards as part of a 27-award haul.
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NewsMeduza merges 4K and 3D concept into Titan camera
Meduza Systems has begun shipping the Titan 3D, a single-stereo camera, with Berlin-based rental house Tectum taking first orders.
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NewsBVE North expects 20% boost
BVE North is expected to attract more than 3,000 visitors this year, a 20% increase on the inaugural 2011 event.
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NewsITVS’ Provision opens office in London
ITV Studios’ kit rental subsidiary Provision is opening a London office to complement bases in Leeds and Manchester.
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NewsSony shifts towards higher resolution with 4K cameras
Sony is to launch two 4K cameras, the PMW-F5 aimed at TV drama and mainstream TV production and the PMW-F55 targeted at high-end drama and commercials.
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NewsTelegenic targets European first with 4k-capable truck
Telegenic is aiming to become Europe’s first 4K-capable outside broadcaster when its latest super truck hits the road next year.
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NewsTake 2 adds Codex Vaults to optimise workflow
Rental company Take 2 has added four Codex Vaults and additional Codex M recorders and datapacks to its inventory.
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NewsButler joins Cinesite to head animation
VFX specialist Cinesite has appointed Eamonn Butler as animation director and to its board.
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NewsGranada launches HD in Asia with GlobeCast
GlobeCast is providing workflow management, playout and delivery services to support the launch of Granada’s HD channel across Asia and the Middle East.
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NewsFOR-A exhibits HVS-390HS vision mixer at BVE North
FOR-A’s new HVS-390HS vision mixer will be exhibited at BVE North 2012, 13-14 November.
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NewsEBU: Middle East radio broadcasts were jammed
The European Broadcast Union (EBU) has described recent interruptions to news delivered by satellite to parts of the Middle East as “an attack on media independence”.
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NewsBBC tech chief to deliver keynote
John Maxwell Hobbs, head of technology at BBC Scotland will present the keynote at the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) annual conference on 29-30 November in Windsor.
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NewsC4’s America’s Cup first to be delivered with DPP spec
Channel 4’s America’s Cup programming has become the first to be delivered to a UK broadcaster in the DPP file-based specification using the metadata application.
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NewsSpace Digital moves to studio in MediaCityUK
Visual effects outfit Space Digital has relocated to MediaCityUK from Manchester city centre, moving into a new studio that provides suites for client-attended sessions and VFX.
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NewsRoku chief exec sounds death knell for DVRs
The chief executive of streaming media platform Roku has told the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) that DVRs will ultimately be replaced by on-demand streaming.
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NewsBBC head of 3D questions the format’s appeal
Head of 3D Kim Shillinglaw has become the latest BBC executive to question the consumer appetite for 3D.
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NewsOlympics production duo set up sport and events specialist
Two directors who ran a production hub at the London 2012 Olympics have set up a sport and events production company.
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NewsPost firms in line for QC role
UK broadcasters are considering an overhaul of programme delivery guidelines that could lead to post houses taking over ultimate responsibility for the quality control (QC) process.