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NewsGenArts snaps up Particle Illusion
GenArts has acquired Particle Illusion along with Wondertouch, the company that developed it.
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NewsBBC stereo 3D rugby project up for RTS award
BBC Sport and Can Communicate, along with Inition and Axis, are in the running for an RTS Innovation Award for their stereo 3D satellite broadcast of Rugby Live:Calcutta Cup.
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NewsCWPro set for major post push
Computer Warehouse’s CWPro plans to focus more of its efforts on the post-production market after taking on the chattels of fellow dealer 1080 Pro.
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NewsSequence lines up Soho base and seeks investor
Post-production house Sequence Post is close to securing a central Soho location for its new headquarters and is planning to offer an equity stake in the company to investors.
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NewsBDA graphics give ITV News ‘human element’
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) has created new graphics and studio sets for ITV News that allows producers to place headline images in real-time into a moving 3D environment.
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Technology and facilities news in brief 6 November 2009
Technology and facilities news in brief from Broadcast magazine dated 6 November featuring BBC Studios and Post, Aimimage, Th1ng, Sky and Bright Space.
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NewsImageworks and The Foundry forge development alliance
Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) and The Foundry will work together to develop the next generation of compositing software after the Soho company acquired SPI’s 2D and 3D lighting package Katana.
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NewsRed unveils Epic-X spec
Red Digital Cinema has revealed further details about its planned new digital stills and motion cameras (DSMC) but has stopped short of providing actual shipping dates.
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NewsSumCreative completes Jinx effects
SumCreative has provided more than 200 visual effects shots for the new CBBC sitcom Jinx which started this week.
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NewsSIS LIVE to build Coral TV facility
SIS LIVE has been commissioned to design and build a new production facility that will be used to produce content for the in-shop television service Coral TV.
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NewsPace debuts home content hub
Pace has developed a ‘Home Content Sharing’ digital video recorder (DVR) for cable operators.
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NewsViz upgrade for Sky News
Sky News will upgrade its Viz Engine to version three as part of the launch plans for Sky News HD.
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NewsEvolutions to launch commercials studio
Evolutions plans to spend £750,000 on a boutique commercials studio after tempting a Flame artist and two producers to join the company from Smoke and Mirrors.
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NewsSky News in £4m deal with EVS
Sky News will replace the Quantel newsroom technology in its west London headquarters with servers from EVS after signing a deal thought to be worth £4m with the Belgian manufacturer.
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NewsAssimilate secures Scratch sales in Soho
Assimilate has secured two Soho sales for its Scratch system and appointed a UK reseller.
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NewsBarrett quits Ascent Media
Ascent Media senior vice president of sales David Barrett is leaving the company to ‘pursue other opportunities.’
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NewsVisual Impact orders new EX camcorders
Visual Impact has made an early investment in the new XDcam EX camcorders launched last week by Sony.
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NewsSIS LIVE secures Games contract
SIS LIVE has won the multi-million pound contract to provide production and technical facilities for coverage of the Commonwealth Games in India next year.
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NewsThe Look adds second eQ
The Look is upgrading its Quantel Max system to an eQ, a move that will give the boutique Soho facility two online suites and allow its operators to share project work between systems.
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News422 South makes multiplatform move
422 South has appointed a head of digital at it looks to expand its CG and VFX services to include work for the web, mobile and interactive.