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NewsNat Geo expands HD systems after smooth transition
The kit is part of the channel's ongoing investment in HD and tapeless production. The investment, thought to total around£250,000, began early last year with the installation of a Phase 1 HD post-production and playout system.
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Arris merger to boost Tandberg
Tandberg Television has been acquired for£618m by US technology firm Arris, creating one of the world's largest next-generation TV companies.
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Setanta gets a facelift by BDA
BDA designed the new on-air branding for Setanta Sports, which has ditched its old red and grey graphics for a striking yellow and black. BDA's package includes 18 idents and 16 bumpers, plus in-match graphics for football, rugby and golf and a complete continuity kit. The agency's design team, headed ...
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NewsBSkyB slams iPlayer test
BSkyB has hit out at the new BBC Trust, claiming that its public value test (PVT) for the iPlayer is inadequate.
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A touch of Pepper for Five Days
Pepper has post-produced BBC1's crime thriller Five Days. The 5 x 60-minute drama, a BBC drama production in association with HBO, was written by Gwyneth Hughes and features such names as Edward Woodward, Patrick Malahide and Penelope Wilton. Pepper's Chris Beeton captured the ...
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Pebble Setanta deal
Technology provider Pebble Beach Systems has signed a deal with Setanta Sports to supply its Anemone automation system to the network's new London playout facility. Anemone will control ingest and playout from Omneon video servers at the facility, based at Input Media's Production Centre. TSL was systems integrator on the ...
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GlobeCast delivers
Satellite service provider GlobeCast has signed a deal with London-based Bangladeshi broadcaster Channel S Television to deliver three of its channels to the Sky platform via the Eurobird satellite. The channels include flagship station Channel S, the UK's fastest growing free-to-view Asian television channel. GlobeCast's London technical operations centre currently ...
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The Farm expands
The Farm has hired two former Evolutions staff as part of its ongoing expansion. Senior editor Alex Moffatt joins the Deal or No Dealteam at The Farm's Bristol facility and Margeaux Moore takes the newly created role of technical supervisor. Moore, who ran ...
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A Foundry Oscar
Software developer The Foundry has won an Oscar at the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards. The London company is honoured for its Furnace effects suite, used by facilities including MPC and Framestore CFC and on films including Casino Royale. The Oscar will be ...
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NTL goes for romance for V-day launch
NTL is understood to be launching the Virgin Media brand into the TV, broadband and telephony markets on St Valentine's Day, which it will dub 'V-day'.
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On location: The steeplechase
Series producer/director Carlo Massarella and his crew had to say a few prayers and be spot on with their filming to capture the journey of a church to its neighbouring parish.
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NewsBBC moves to sell-off BBC Resources
The BBC has hired a project director to prepare the sell-off of BBC Resources, in the face of opposition from staff.
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FeaturesSkins - Getting teenage kicks
The show's creator hired young scriptwriters and unknown actors to add real-life grit.
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NewsVenice Project rebranded as Joost
The Venice Project, the free web TV service that offers broadcast-quality full-screen content and full copyright guarantees, has unveiled its official name. The peer-to-peer service has been branded Joost.
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NewsBSkyB takes on NTL with See, Speak, Surf service
BSkyB is launching a multi-million pound triple play campaign, throwing down the gauntlet to NTL ahead of its re-branding as Virgin Media.
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3sixtymedia cables
Post-production facility 3sixtymedia has installed high-quality audio cables at its Manchester studios as part of an ongoing technical upgrade.
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Films at 59 upgrade
Bristol post-production house Films at 59 has upgraded one of its suites with an OmniTek XR as part of a rolling programme of improvements to its state-of-the-art facility.
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Rough cut - A baby's for life, not TV
Broadcasters that sugar-coat ethically dubious programmes leave Delissa Needham with a sour taste.
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Jelly TV titles Bill Oddie series
Jelly Television has created the graphics and title sequence for BBC2's new natural history series, Bill Oddie Back in the USA.