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BBC Resources Birmingham's graphic design department was commissioned by BBC Network Production to create the titles for the forthcoming television version of legendary radio show Just a Minute. Desig
BBC Resources Birmingham's graphic design department was commissioned by BBC Network Production to create the titles for the forthcoming television version of legendary radio show Just a Minute. Designer Tony Fisher
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Jump Design has created the title sequence for Channel 5's new quiz show, Can We Still be Friends. Produced by LWT, the programme is fronted by Melinda Messenger and features separated
Jump Design has created the title sequence for Channel 5's new quiz show, Can We Still be Friends. Produced by LWT, the programme is fronted by Melinda Messenger and features separated
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S&M HAILS FIRST SALE OF CAKES TRACKING SOFTWARE
Smoke & Mirrors (S&M) Group software development subsidiary Unique ID has sold the first of its Cakes web-based asset tracking and production management systems to The Moving Picture Company a week
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ELSETLIVE-NT TO DEBUT AT NAB FOR ACCOM
Accom will debut its new entry-level virtual set, ELSETLive-NT at NAB next week (17-22 April).The new system, dubbed by the company as the first 'fully functional' NT-based virtual set configuration, comes
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RADAMEC POSTS FALL IN PROFITS FOR 1998
UK manufacturer Radamec, whose Broadcast Systems subsidiary makes robotic controls for Virtual Studios and studio cameras, has unveiled a drop in pre-tax profits from£1.37 million to£454,000 for the year
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FIRST ART TO PREMIERE PRIMAL AT NAB
First Art, the development company headed by Rushes technical director Paul Grace, is expected to unveil its new image processing engine for telecine colourists Primal at NAB next week. Formerly known
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PILAT SELLS IBMS TO NEW ZEALAND BROADCASTERS
Pilat Technologies International has sold its Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS) to New Zealand broadcasters TVNZ and SkyNZ for around£1 million. IBMS was first developed for BSkyB as a system
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SAGITTA CLAIMS RAID FIRST FOR SR-1201
Sagitta Performance Systems has launched what it is claiming is the first 100 per cent fibre Raid storage system for film, broadcast and post-production applications. Based on the Fibre Channel Arbitrated
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Quantel gears up with Swat launch
Quantel has announced the formation a new software applications team in the strongest hint yet as to the company's long-term strategic direction.The new unit, called Swat, will drive the integration of
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Poushkine signing bolsters Glassworks
Glassworks has appointed former Clear director Georgina Poushkine as general manager. She will work alongside head of production Sean Feeney and be responsible for managing the post-production operation.Glassworks managing director Hector
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Visions gets£6m for Euro push
The Television Corporation is to invest around£6 million in its OB subsidiary, Visions, in an attempt to compete in the wider European market.The investment, which will be spread over the
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Supply chain trouble adds to Silicon woes
Problems affecting the supply chain of Silicon Graphics' (SGI) new NT-based workstations will lead to a higher than expected third-quarter loss, according to the company.In a conference call Silicon Graphics chief
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Sales data 'must improve'
Distributors must release more detailed sales data to improve UK statistics on TV exports, according to the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), which has ordered an overhaul of official
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S4C signs to joint development deal
Welsh public service broadcaster S4C has tied up a co-development deal with the French broadcaster La Cinquieme to produce documentary and children's programming.Under the terms of the deal, signed at Mip-TV
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DCE to plug Euro gap with French launch next year
Discovery Communications Europe (DCE) hopes to launch a stand-alone pay-TV channel in France within the next year - plugging the only remaining gap in the European network, writes Alice Macandrew.DCE managing
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Channel 5 has bought a new 65-part children's animation from Jim Henson Television to form part of its summer line-up for pre-school children, writes Alice Macandrew. The series of 30-minute episodes
Channel 5 has bought a new 65-part children's animation from Jim Henson Television to form part of its summer line-up for pre-school children, writes Alice Macandrew. The series of 30-minute episodes
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CANAL+ NEARING DEAL ON ITALIAN PAY-TV SUBSIDIARY
Canal+ is negotiating with Telecom Italia to acquire the Italian telecoms company's pay-TV subsidiary, Stream. The French broadcast group has bid FFr669 million (£68.6 million) to acquire Stream, which would take
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TARGET SELLS FORMATS AROUND THE WORLD AT MIP-TV
Independent distributor Target has secured a number of format deals at Mip-TV, including the sale of Tiger Aspect's light entertainment show, Beat the Crusher, to Antena 3 in Spain. Target has
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LEANING BUILDING DOC IS A TOWER OF STRENGTH FOR PILOT
Independent Pilot Productions, maker of the Lonely Planet series, has sold its newest documentary, The Riddle of the Leaning Tower, to five European broadcasters. The one-hour special on the leaning tower
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PARK'S HIGGINS MOVIES AND HUNGER 2 ARE SNAPPED UP
Park Entertainment has completed sales for the TV rights of The Hunger 2 and Jack Higgins Television Movies. The Hunger 2, hosted by David Bowie who also stars in one episode,