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Paisley leaves Omnibus
Veteran broadcast technologist Brian Paisley is leaving his post as managing director of Omnibus Systems to join Quantel. He will join the equipment manufacturer next week as director of broadcast. He will be responsible for developing and selling Quantel's generationQ products
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Sky adds gamepads
Sky is set to launch gamepads for its set-top boxes. The game controllers, available from next week, will cost£14.99 each. Games available reportedly include Asteroids, Boggle, Bust-A-Move, Centipede, Pinball, Pong and Space Invaders
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YTV opens new facility
Yorkshire Television's engineering and technical services departments have ordered a new multi-format technical facility for video standards conversion. The new facility will produce programme tapes for consumer retail and also for re-sale on a global basis to other broadcasters. Outputs will be available in a range of formats including: IMX, ...
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Ellard to Resolution
Post house Resolution has appointed Satu Ellard as the company's new facilities manager. Ellard will team up with facilities co-ordinator Louisa Styles, who was also at Soho Editors. They will be based at the Soho branch of Resolution
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TOP RTS GONG FOR BBC OB.
The BBC OB department has won the prestigious judges' award at this week's RTS Craft and
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PRODUCERS ON MOVE.
Two of the UK's biggest 3D and visual effects companies have appointed new producers. Rushes has
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RAPID PICTURES EXPANDS.
Post facility Rapid Pictures has expanded its Shepherd's Bush home with the introduction of a new
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FIRST UK RENDER FARM.
A British-based 'render farm' called Render-it, which launches next month, is promising to cut the time
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BROADCAST WINNERS.
Dubbing editor Lee Philpot, sculptor Oswaldo Macia and student Rowan Porteous are the lucky winners in
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The Mill shuts down its film operations.
One of London's leading visual effects facilities is closing its film unit, writes John Oates
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Glassworks chiefs consider buy-out.
Managers at Soho post-production facility Glassworks are considering a management buy-out after parent company Das Werk
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Avid direct sales to 'benefit all'.
Avid Technology Europe vice-president Graham Sharp has reassured the company's clients and resellers that the decision to take some sales in-house (Broadcast, 15 November) will be of benefit to everyone involved, writes Will Strauss
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Glassworks chiefs consider buy-out
Managers at Soho post-production facility Glassworks are considering a management buy-out after parent company Das Werk filed for insolvency, writes John Oates
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The Mill shuts down its film operations
One of London's leading visual effects facilities is closing its film unit, writes John Oates
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Avid direct sales to 'benefit all'
Avid Technology Europe vice-president Graham Sharp has reassured the company's clients and resellers that the decision to take some sales in-house ( Broadcast, 15 November) will be of benefit to everyone involved, writes Will Strauss
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Top RTS gong for BBC OB
The BBC OB department has won the prestigious judges' award at this week's RTS Craft and Design Awards, being praised for 'an outstanding year in event coverage'. The judges said: 'Rarely has there been a unanimous decision by the jury. The coverage, with such a diversity of content, from so ...
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Producers on move
Two of the UK's biggest 3D and visual effects companies have appointed new producers. Rushes has hired Vittorio Giannini from The Mill, while Sarah Irwin, who's background is in Henry and Inferno-based projects, has left SVC after five years to join Framestore as a senior producer
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Rapid pictures expands
Post facility Rapid Pictures has expanded its Shepherd's Bush home with the introduction of a new dubbing suite and voice-over area, as well as two further Avid suites, bringing the total number of offline suites at the facility to 12. Also, Darren Ali has joined the company as a senior ...
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First UK render farm
A British-based 'render farm' called Render-it, which launches next month, is promising to cut the time needed to post-produce graphics and animation by up to 90 per cent. The 82-processor network, currently being tested, supports programmes including Maya and 3ds max and gives producers and animators the option to outsource ...
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Broadcast winners
Dubbing editor Lee Philpot, sculptor Oswaldo Macia and student Rowan Porteous are the lucky winners in this month's Broadcastreader audio training giveaway. All three will receive£1,000 worth of digidesign training with an accredited Soho Editors tutor