All Technology articles – Page 531
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C4 seeking animations
Channel 4 is inviting animators to submit proposals for original films to be broadcast on the channel and streamed on 4mations, a new animation website launching in September 2008.
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Suite takes Leader
Soho post house Suite has bought a Leader LV7700 multi-standard SDI rateriser for its Newman Street facility.
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Men From Mars hires trio
Visual effects company Men From Mars has employed three new members of staff, including an Emmy award winner.
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Salon sales division
Equipment hire company Salon has launched a new sales division, Salon Pro Sales, supplying a range of products such as storage drives and editing hardware.
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Th1ng creates TV idents division
Animation studio Th1ng has created a new department to work on television idents.
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Roll to Record builds new gallery for BB9
Outside broadcast facilities provider Roll to Record has invested more than£250,000 in a new gallery installation for the ninth series of Big Brother.
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Redundancies as Blue and PFL merge
Blue and Prime Focus London (PFL) have merged resulting in a restructure of the companies and a number of redundancies.
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NewsRed Bee wins Olympics contract
Macquarie-owned Red Bee Media has been selected as the production partner for Chinese state television's coverage of this summer's Beijing Olympics.
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CommentWhen IT and broadcast collides
Will Strauss revels in the new technologies that fuse the plug-and-play world of IT with the practical world of broadcasting.
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FeaturesInterview: Tim van Someren
Director Tim van Someren gives his personal account of how he and his team dealt with a live commercial shoot for C4 that was heavily reliant on preparation, luck and the weather.
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NewsGates Foundation buys up Vitec shares
Microsoft supreme Bill Gates is reported to be buying shares in Vitec, the Kingston upon Thames-based group that owns a host of broadcast equipment manufacturers.
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Sound Tech acquisition
Sound Technology has bought the UK and Ireland distribution part of the Harman Professional Group from Harman International Industries.
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FeaturesGame on for TV effects
Advances in rendering technology pioneered by photorealistic video games could add a new dimension to TV VFX and animation.
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NewsBBC supports Olympics coverage initiative
The BBC is backing a London Development Agency-funded initiative that will encourage small businesses to develop new technologies to be used when covering the 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsEnvy is first to buy Symphony Nitris DX
Avid Technology has made its first Symphony Nitris DX sales in the UK, with Broadcast post house of the year Envy buying two systems.
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NewsXDCam order creates 40 jobs at Sony in Wales
Sony will create 40 new jobs at its manufacturing plant in Wales after it awarded the plant a contract to make XDcam high-definition camcorders.
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NewsThe making of: Difficult is Worth Doing
The team behind the Honda skydiving commercial that aired live on Channel 4 last week tell Broadcast that successfully getting the pictures to air was more down to preparation and luck than technical wizardry.
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Behind The ScenesOn location: How Fat is the Future?
Shooting a film on obesity demanded sensitivity and a strong stomach, says director Carolyn Payne.
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Difficult is Worth Doing - credits
A list of the key people who worked on the Honda ‘Difficult is Worth Doing' commercial.
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Difficult is Worth Doing - The camera set-up
Camera set-up for Honda ‘Difficult is Worth Doing' commercial.