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Watchmaker bags R4 orders
Independent Watchmaker Productions has secured a raft of commissions from BBC Radio 4 including a new 6 x 30-minute sitcom set in Ireland, writes John Plunkett.
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Phillips wins Emma gong
Trevor Phillips won the award for best TV production for BBC 2's Windrush at the second annual Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (Emmas) on Tuesday, writes Ashley Davies.
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AUTODESK POSTS SHARP FALL IN PROFITS
Autodesk, the software company which acquired Discreet Logic earlier this year, has reported a sharp drop in profits for the first quarter ending 30 April 1999. The company posted net profits
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OMNEON VIDEO NETWORKS SIGNS UP HOGARTH
Omneon Video Networks, the storage and networking company set up by former Tektronix and Sony veterans last year, has appointed Alan Hogarth to the newly created position of operations director for
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EYE APPOINTS THREE NEW ANIMATORS
Animation house Eye has appointed three new animators following the departure of Alan Basset and John Wake earlier this year. Duncan Varley, who has over 14 years experience in 2D animation
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POST IMPRESSIONS LAUNCHES HDVU
Post Impressions, the disk-based video company, has launched a hi-definition visualisation utility (HDVU) designed to allow the cost-effective viewing of high-resolution images on standard SGI or NT workstations prior to processing
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SGI RAISES SPEC ON ONYX II AND ORIGIN SERVERS
SGI is boosting the performance of its Onyx II and Origin server lines. Users of the Onyx II, which include post-production facilities using Discreet's Fire and Inferno, can now mix and
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GRINLING JOINS MEDIA 100 AS UK SALES MANAGER
Media 100 UK has appointed former Piccadilly product support manager Harry Grinling as its new UK sales manager. Grinling will be responsible for developing sales through third-party channels. He will report
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EX-GSKYB MAN ADEY SETS UP CONSULTANCY
Former Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSkyB) head of presentation Dave Adey has launched a new consultancy specialising in digital and analogue broadcasting. Broadcast Solutions aims to advise exisiting and new entrants to
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SWEPSON TAKES ON NEW ROLE AT COMPLETE
Complete has appointed Andrew Swepson to a new role across bookings and production. Swepson, who is expected to arrive at Complete's Slingsby Place headquarters toward the end of June, joins from
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Four Media plans further UK push
Soho was ablaze with anticipation this week as London facilities tried to second guess US facility giant Four Media's next move following its back-to-back acquisitions of TVP Group and Carlton subsidiary
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Fountain TV Graphics department recently completed a mammoth nine-month 2D and 3D animation project for When Dinosaurs Ruled. Work on the Wall to Wall and The Learning Channel production included anim
Fountain TV Graphics department recently completed a mammoth nine-month 2D and 3D animation project for When Dinosaurs Ruled. Work on the Wall to Wall and The Learning Channel production included animating,
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Deluxe buys out DVD outfit Electric Switch
DVD authoring and production company Electric Switch has been acquired by Rank Group subsidiary Deluxe Video Services for an undisclosed sum.Deluxe Video Services managing director Luis Urbano said the acquisition represented
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Heyes unveils design consultancy
FrameStore Design's creative director Bernard Heyes is leaving the company to set up his own design consultancy.Heyes, who co-founded the commercial facility's design arm less than 18 months ago, is expected
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Blue to open commercials floor
Blue is committing close to£1.5 million in a bid to attract more high-end commercials work as predicted in Broadcast (26.6.98).Blue managing director Dave Cadle said the facility was building a
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New cartoon award started
Nickelodeon International has launched a new global animation competition in a bid to develop new talent for its kids' TV channels, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Danish Millionaire 'imitator' blocked
UK indie Celador Productions has successfully blocked transmission of a Danmarks Radio Television (DRTV) show which Celador claims is a copy of its Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? format.DRTV was
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News Corp takes 35% Stream stake
Rupert Murdoch has entered the Italian pay-TV market in a deal giving News Corp Europe 35 per cent of Telecom Italia subsidiary Stream, writes Lucy Rouse.
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PARAMOUNT SNAPS UP US SYNDICATION FIRM RYSHER
Rysher, the US syndication specialist which last year sold Sex and the City (left) to Channel 4, has been taken over by Paramount Television Group. Following the deal, Paramount will distribute
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TESSIER TAKES OVER AT FRANCE TELEVISION
France Television, the holding group for France 2 and France 3, will be headed by Marc Tessier, formerly managing director of French film group CNC. Tessier replaces Xavier Gouyou-Beauchamp, whose chairmanship