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NewsNew chair for the GTC
Freelance cameraman Graeme McAlpine has been appointed as the new chairman of the Guild of Television Cameramen (GTC).
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NewsEastEnders crew strike over expenses
Production of EastEnders was disrupted yesterday (Thursday 12 August) after a handful of BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) staff took strike action in a dispute over travel time and expenses.
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NewsBlackmagic snaps up EchoLab assets
Blackmagic Design has acquired the assets of EchoLab, the US-based designer and manufacturer of production switchers that folded earlier in the year.
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NewsVTR North adds motion graphics division
Leeds based post house VTR North has launched a new motion graphics, stereography and visual effects division.
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NewsAscent 142 targets docs and LE with Clarke appointment
ITFC sales and marketing manager Liz Clarke has joined the sales group at Ascent142 as the company continues to go after different markets.
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NewsSky 1 music show to benefit from Forbidden innovation
Princess Productions is making use of Watch Folder, a new innovation within Forbidden Technologies’ FORcene cloud-based editing platform, for production of Must Be The Music which starts this week.
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NewsIridas adds stereo 3D worflow for Alexa
Iridas has developed a native stereoscopic 3D workflow for films and TV programmes being shot using the Arri Alexa digital film camera.
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NewsPanalux takes a slice of The Pie Factory
International lighting firm Panalux has opened an office within The Pie Factory at MediaCityUK in Salford.
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NewsSIS to relocate London operation to Salford
Satellite Information Services (SIS), the owner of outside broadcast company SIS LIVE, is to relocate its London operation to MediaCityUK at Salford Quays in a phased move that will be completed by 2013.
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NewsThe X Factor in production revamp
ITV’s The X Factor has been given a technical production overhaul for series seven, with the auditions, bootcamp and judges’ houses stages of the show being shot in HD using a flypack OB-type set-up and fibre connectivity.
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NewsFuture plans £1m Pepper fund
Financing and production company Future Films will invest £1m in Pepper Post after acquiring the business and assets of the Soho firm in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsOfcom spells out PMSE compensation plan
Ofcom has published a statement setting out how Government funding will be made available to the Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) sector to support its migration from channel 69 to channel 38.
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NewsSalford Uni unveils MediaCityUK course options
The University of Salford will run courses in Digital Broadcast Technology and Audio Production at MediaCityUK when its new facility opens there in time for the academic year 2011/12.
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NewsRaceTech boosts OB facilities with new HD trucks
RaceTech has commissioned three new HD trucks, which it will use to provide OB facilities for horseracing broadcaster Racing UK.
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NewsSharp Project secures Shine kids show
Manchester digital content hub The Sharp Project has been chosen as the production base for a new BBC children’s series being made by Shine TV.
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NewsAP secures TV-am archive deal
AP Archive has secured an exclusive worldwide deal with Moving Image Communications to manage the archive for iconic 1980s breakfast show TV-am.
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NewsTechnicolor to set up vfx unit
Technicolor will launch a dedicated graphics and visual effects department at its Soho facility next month as it looks to extend its reach in the broadcast market.
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NewsCinesite expands for stereo 3D push
London visual effects facility Cinesite is to undergo a major expansion that will include the launch of new stereo 3D services, a huge recruitment drive and the addition of both floorspace and extra data storage.
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NewsPMSE to get compensation for Channel 69 only
Wireless microphone technology owners will only get compensation for 6% of the programme making and special events (PMSE) frequencies that are being cleared as part of Ofcom’s Digital Dividend Review, the government has revealed.
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NewsMovietech orders more Alexas
Camera rental firm Movietech has ordered five Arri Alexa digital film cameras after its first unit proved a huge success.