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ITV returns to comic Dark Ages
Granada Television controller of comedy Andy Harries is overseeing a new ITV comedy drama series about a group of graduates starting out on careers in London.The 1 x 60-minute or 7
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Freelance graphics director Tim Goodchild designed the titles for new BBC science flagship series The Planets. Commissioned by series producer David McNab, the titles feature a combination of computer
Freelance graphics director Tim Goodchild designed the titles for new BBC science flagship series The Planets. Commissioned by series producer David McNab, the titles feature a combination of computer-generated images with
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Scottish Television commissioned its in-house promotions department to create a commercial for the launch of digital channel S2. Designed and directed by Mike Prince, it features animated footage of y
Scottish Television commissioned its in-house promotions department to create a commercial for the launch of digital channel S2. Designed and directed by Mike Prince, it features animated footage of young people
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Flicks Films was commissioned by Yorkshire Television to produce an animated title sequence for new children's series Wilmot. YTV senior graphic designer Judy Lysaght provided the storyboard that insp
Flicks Films was commissioned by Yorkshire Television to produce an animated title sequence for new children's series Wilmot. YTV senior graphic designer Judy Lysaght provided the storyboard that inspired the comic
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NTL pulls out from football takeover
NTL has shelved plans to bid for Newcastle United, arguing that a report from the Competition Commission (CC, formerly the Monopolies & Mergers Commission) blocking BSkyB's£623 million bid for Manchester
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MPs urge ECB to consult Commenwealth nations
The English & Welsh Cricket Board (ECB) has been urged by MPs to seek consultation with Commonwealth countries over the award of overseas TV and radio rights, writes John Lewis.MPs were
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Righton in at Westcountry
Caroline Righton is quitting her job as managing director of independent Visage Television to join Westcountry TV in the newly created post of controller, features and programme development, writes Nicola Methven.Righton's
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PANASONIC LAUNCHES HD VERSION OF DVCPRO
Panasonic has unveiled an HD version of its DVCPro tape format, which supports both 1080i and 1035i standards. The company announced two video recorders, the AJ-HDC10 and AJ-HDC20, as well as
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TRIO COLLABORATE FOR STAR WARS VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM
Sony, Panavision and Lucasfilm are collaborating to produce a 24 frames-per-second digital high-definition video camera system which will be used to film the next two episodes of Star Wars. Panavision will
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AUTODESK UNVEILS MAXMAN PLUG-IN FOR RENDERMAN
Autodesk, through its recently acquired subsidiary, Discreet, has teamed up with Sydney-based effects house Animal Logic to enable 3D Studio Max users to render scenes using Pixar's Renderman. MaxMan, the plug-in
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NEW RANGE OF DVD WORKSTATIONS FROM SONIC
Sonic Solutions has unveiled a new range of DVD audio and authoring workstations, The SonicStudio HD audio workstation is based on the company's high-definition sound processing technology, which provides up to
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POST IMPRESSIONS INTRODUCES CON4MER
Post Impressions has introduced a new auto-conform tool, Con4mer. Designed to perform where no creative decisions on the edit are involved, Con4mer is being pitched as a stand-alone add-on to linear
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INTERGRAPH SHOWS OFF NEW RANGE OF NT WORKSTATIONS
Intergraph showed a new range of NT-based workstations and servers at NAB, based around Intel's 500MHz Xeon and Pentium III processors. Included is a faster Studio Z GT for Avid/Softimage DS,
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PIXELPOWER UNLEASHES CLARITY HD CHARACTER GENERATOR
PixelPower has launched the Clarity HD character generator. Targeted at broadcast and OB operations, it is expected to ship in June priced at around£45,0000, although existing Collage users can upgrade
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DISCREET HIRES DUO FOR PUSH ON BROADCAST INDUSTRY
Discreet, best known for its high-end effects and editing systems, is upping its attack on the broadcast market by recruiting former Avid Technology director of broadcast sales John De Mezzo and
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ULTIMATTE OFFERS NEW VIRTUAL STUDIO HARDWARE
Ultimatte Corporation has launched new compositing hardware designed specifically for use in virtual studios. Likely to be available in the summer, Ultimatte 90 includes new developments such as automatic background defocusing.
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FRAMESTORE ADDS FOURTH DISCREET SUITE
FrameStore has opened a fourth Discreet Flame/Inferno suite and added to its roster of operators. Dave Clifton, who has spent the last 18 months with Omnicom in Sydney joins as senior
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LIMB JOINS MANAGEMENT TEAM AT 8811
8811 has added Nalini Limb to its management team. Limb, who was previously at Blue, replaces Sally Pacy who is leaving after 18 months to London Studios to train as a
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Channel rethink for major players
Many of the industry's leading manufacturers - including Sony, SGI and Avid - are considering a comprehensive re-examination of their channel strategies in an attempt to deal with changing markets and