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NewsBig post companies continue sector domination
Consolidation and polarisation are the watch words of this year's Broadcast Post Survey with the 10 largest companies taking home nearly 60% of the money spent on TV post production in the UK.
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NewsOn Sight first in line for PDW-700s
Broadcast equipment hire and HD facility On Sight has placed the first order in the UK for the new Sony XDCam HD PDW-700 camcorder.
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NewsBritish companies snare vfx awards
The Visual Effects Society honoured a host of UK artists and companies - including Framestore CFC, The Senate, MPC, Rainmaker London and Jellyfish Pictures - at its 2008 awards ceremony.
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NewsArqiva supports Africa Cup of Nations
Arqiva was backing Sunset+Vine's coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations for the BBC with the provision of connectivity, studio and broadcast facilities.
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NewsMidnight Transfer bought by Deluxe
Deluxe has acquired film scanning and grading company Midnight Transfer for an undisclosed fee.
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Mill MD Barmer quits
The managing director of The Mill, Andy Barmer, has left after 17 years with the company.
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NewsLime overhauls post unit for Hollyoaks HD
Lime Pictures is upgrading its in-house post facilities to accommodate the HD production of Hollyoaks later this year.
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NewsGearhouse completes new 021 truck
Gearhouse Broadcast has completed the build on a new high definition production truck for O21 Television.
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NewsSony dealers snap up new HDV camcorders
Equipment dealers have reacted warmly to new Sony tape and file based HDV kit by placing big orders for two new camcorders.
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NewsAvid profit figures disappoint
Avid Technology reported a $19.5m increase in sales year-on-year during the three-month period ended December 31 - but shareholders are not happy with the company's profitability.
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NewsThe Shed gets£430k makeover
The Farm Group has spent£430,000 on the refurbishment and upgrade of its Dean Street based facility The Shed.
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Root6 cooks up techie brekkie
Root6 is running a series of get-togethers where engineers can discuss emerging technologies.
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New general manager for Gearhouse
Gearhouse Broadcast has appointed Clive Northen as general manager of the company's UK headquarters.
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Wohler adds new TFT widescreen HD monitor
Panoramadtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies, has released a high definition 19-inch widescreen monitor for both field and studio applications.
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New audio man for Concrete
Soho post facility Concrete has signed-up audio designer and dubbing mixer Peter Woolliscroft.
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Intelsat bought by private equity investors
The parent company of fixed satellite services provider Intelsat has been bought by private equity investors Serafina Holdings for $16.5 billion (£8.3m).
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NewsBlue and Tiger Aspect clash over multi-skilling
Executives from Blue post production and indie Tiger Aspect have clashed over whether the trend towards shooting with user friendly cameras and employing multi-skilled staff is a positive thing for TV production.
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Technicolor picks Pixel Power
Technicolor Network Services has purchased 28 LogoVision channel branding systems.
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NewsHD oversupply could reduce live sport production costs
An insight into the future of sports broadcasting as discussed at the Broadcast Live and Video Forum conference.
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Broadcast technicians told to adopt IT mindset
Broadcast technicians have been warned of the need to adopt more of the 'process-driven' mindset of the IT industry if they are to manage the convergence of production technologies effectively.