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Nokia to offer interactive Visual Radio
Nokia is hoping to boost take-up of its new Visual Radio technology by giving broadcasters the computer software for free.
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Lipsync titles Five's Machines
Lipsync Post has created titles for Five's forthcoming 10 x 30-minute series Massive Machines. The programme provides in-depth analysis of extreme machines, including episodes on amphibious vehicles, submarines and tanks. Senior designer Gareth Tansey designed and animated the sequence, using Illustrator and After Effects to combine images ...
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The Hive tools up Gardens ident
Dunning Eley Jones and The Hive have collaborated to create the on-screen identity for the launch of UKTV Style Gardens, the 10th UKTV Network channel. The sequences feature plants and flowers constructed from a combination of garden tools and paraphernalia such as rakes, trowels and watering cans. The computer-generated images ...
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St Anne's posts Mr Harvey
St Anne's Post has completed the post-production on BBC1 drama Mr Harvey Lights a Candle, which stars Timothy Spall as a teacher coming to terms with his past during a school trip. The drama, which was filmed on location in Salisbury Cathedral, was mastered in HD. ...
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Resellers are best
Equipment manufacturers that deal directly with their broadcaster and facility customers are providing a worse service and are more expensive than resellers, according to the results of a Broadcastsurvey. Reseller 2005showed that 64% of equipment dealers felt they offer buyers a better ...
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Betts joins central
Equipment hire company Central Rental has recruited Michaela Betts as marketing manager. She joins from 20 March and will work closely with Central's Avid Hire Manager, Dave Barratt, focusing on long-running series. Central Rental is currently supplying editing systems to Waking the Dead, Silent Witnessand ...
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BT ups broadband
Internet service provider BT Retail is to launch an 8Mbps broadband service by the end of this year. The boosted offering follows BT's launch of its 2Mpbs service last month. A three-month trial is due to start next month with the intention of rolling it out to consumer and business ...
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Midnight upgrade
Midnight Transfer has spent£2m investing in a digital intermediary service called 'DI from Day One'. It has bought technologies from FilmLight, Thomson Grass Valley, Root6, DVS and Barco. The DI process allows colourists to grade throughout the process. Midnight Transfer is launching the DI service next month.
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Mars boosts setup
Barcud Derwen-backed visual effects house Men from Mars has bought a HD2k projector and a FilmLight scanner, spending more than£250,000 on its colour grading and digital intermediate setup.
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Steadman for fest
Actress Alison Steadman has been named as this year's spokesperson for the Rushes Soho Shorts competition. Meanwhile, Shorts International has been appointed international distributor.
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ITV axes Sunday politics strand
ITV is scrapping its Sunday regional politics strand and moving the show to a new late-night weekday slot in a bid to double viewing figures.
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Abbott scores Shameless victory at RTS awards
Shamelesswriter Paul Abbott added another three prizes to his growing haul at the Royal Television Society's awards this week.
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End of the road for Engie Benjy
ITV has decided to stop making pre-school animation show Engie Benjy, which is voiced by Ant and Dec, after four series.
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TV corp profits up
Indie Television Corporation has reported a modest rise in annual turnover, which grew from£66.9m in 2003 to£67.3m for the year ending 31 December 2004. After posting£8.64m pre-tax losses in 2003, TV Corp bounced back into the black with£1.24m profit before tax by the end of last year. TV Corp chairman ...
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Granada Sky move
Granada Sky Broadcasting managing director Rob Ovens has been made redundant and will leave at the end of the month. His departure comes after ITV bought out Sky's stake in GSB and moved its remaining channel Men and Motors in-house. Ovens, who was at the company when it launched in ...
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New Best of Friends
CBBC has commissioned indie Talent Television to make a special version of its kids reality show Best of Friendsfor its upcoming Africa season. The 5 x 30-minute series was commissioned by Anne Gilchrist and will travel to South Africa to test kids' friendships through a series ...
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Emma B leaves R1
BBC Radio 1 DJ Emma B is leaving the station after seven years and will be replaced by 1Xtra presenter Letitia. Emma B has presented R1's weekly phone-in show Sunday Surgerysince 2000 and will leave the station at the end of the month. Dr Mark Hamilton ...
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BBC pulls the plug on outlaws
The BBC has decided not to commission a second series of its critically acclaimed legal drama series Outlaws. Programme-maker World Productions was told the series would be axed, despite positive reviews. The series was a co-commission between BBC2 and BBC3, and the corporation blamed a limit ...
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BBC worst to deal with, say indies
The BBC has been voted the most difficult broadcaster to deal with by independent producers for the third year running in Broadcast's annual survey of the indie sector. In the survey of 150 indies, 61% named the BBC as the worst broadcaster, with Channel 4 a ...
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Ware leaves BBC after 20 years
BBC Learning creative director of Nick Ware is leaving after 20 years at the corporation. Ware, who helped mastermind learning projects linked to programmes such as Fat Nationand Who Do You Think You Are?, has no job lined up, but suggested he ...