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Mpc staff in rejig
MPC has shuffled some of its senior staff. Graham Bird has become head of production for commercials and television programmes with Alex Webster as his deputy, while Amanda Libotte has been made head of operations within the same area. Martin Hobbs has been appointed as head of production for film ...
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bda opens in Asia
Bruce Dunlop and Associates has set up a new business division in Singapore. Philip Kitcher heads the new office, bringing over 12 years' experience of working in Asia as executive creative director of Discovery Networks Asia, Singapore and Star TV and Turner Broadcasting, both Hong Kong. James Chung joins as ...
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BBC tech shortlist
The BBC has cut the shortlist of potential buyers for BBC Technology down to three. Accenture, CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) and Siemens now remain as the companies that could win the right to buy the£250m a year company. The purchase brings with it a 10-year£2bn contract with the BBC ...
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Pinewood floats
Pinewood Shepperton film studio last week raised£46m through a share flotation on the London stock exchange. Nearly 28 million shares were sold
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NewsWorld at War producer honoured by Focal
World at War producer Jerome Kuehl was rewarded for his work on history programming with an award for lifetime achievement at last night's FOCAL International awards.
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NewsThee shortlisted for BBC Technology sale
The BBC has cut the shortlist of potential buyers for BBC Technology down to three.
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VTR plc results herald recovery
VTR plc has announced its interim results with a cautious belief that the post-production market is on the cusp of a recovery.
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Cash boost sees IMD rebrand as The Facility
Soho facility Image Makers Digital (IMD) is using a kit investment of£300,000 as the springboard to rebrand, writes Rick Dacey.
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Crews website closes down
Online crew-finding service NewsCrews.co.uk has been forced to close down because of reluctance from broadcasters to pay for the service and the unwillingness of crews to pay to register.
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World Cup restored
The Machine Room has restored footage from the first ever World Cup final to be shown on a giant screen on 20 May, to kick off Fifa's 100th anniversary. The footage of the 1930 final between Uruguay and Argentina was 'in a terrible state when it was found', according to ...
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Festival deadline
The closing date for submissions to the sixth Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival is Friday 7 May. Bafta winner and Love Actually star Bill Nighy will be the festival spokesperson. Visit www.sohoshorts.com for details of how to enter. The festival runs from 31 July to 6 August.
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Lightworks buyer
Gee Broadcast Systems has purchased editing product developer Lightworks and its subsidiary Lightworks UK Ltd. Lightworks editing systems are regularly used on major film releases, recent examples being Moulin Rouge and Gangs of New York, on commercials and on television productions, such as Cold Feet. Lightworks will remain based at ...
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BBC's Olympic plan
BBC Technology will design and build studio and production facilities in Athens for this year's Olympic Games. The facilities, which will be used by BBC sport, BBC interactive, BBC news and BBC nations & regions, include two production control rooms, two sound control rooms, nine VT edit pairs, six non-linear ...
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One hires colourist
One Post has added colourist Simone Grattarola to its telecine team. One managing director Paul Jones said: 'Simone is the hottest young colourist in town, with a stunning showreel.' Grattarola joins from Red Post and his credits include Channel 4's Ancient Egyptians.
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NewsInvestor sought to step in at Elstree
Elstree Studios, the home of Big Brother and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? , needs a multimillion pound injection of funding to secure its long-term future.
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Receivers called into HDS studios
HDS Studios in Middlesex has been closed down, affecting production on BBC1's Sunday night drama Born and Bred.
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NewsSurvival cameraman dies in Amazon
Leading wildlife cameraman Nick Gordon has died suddenly of a suspected heart attack while filming in a remote rainforest region on the borders of Venezuela and Brazil.
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BSkyB explores tapeless future
BSkyB has taken a significant step towards becoming a tapeless broadcaster with the purchase of Sony's XDCam disk-based production equipment and its automated robotic playout system, writes Rick Dacey.
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China Blue adds£250,000 ProTools HD studio
Audio post house China Blue is investing nearly£250,000 in constructing a 5.1 ProTools HD studio with the aim of bolstering client retention, writes Rick Dacey
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The Station hires Avid op
Avid DS operator Carl Greep has joined The Station. Greep, who has previously worked at Red and Red Square, is joining the graphics department headed by chief designer Sharon Spencer. The appointment topped off a period of significant expansion for the D'Arblay Street facility, which has opened a second office ...