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ITFC deal with Five
Subtitling specialist ITFC has signed a seven-year deal with Five to provide the channel's VT, materials management and compliance services. The renewed contract, for an undisclosed sum, will see Five moving towards digital storage, editing and distribution, in addition to a full range of post-production services.
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Industry plays down threat of in-house editing
Broadcasters, facilities and key independents thrashed out the issues of desktop editing and in-house production at Broadcast's first post-production forum last week, held at London's Vinopolis.
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Molinare posts Earth Shocks
Molinare has finished the post on Mentorn's Earth Shocks, a co-pro with CBC, Nat Geo and WGBH about earth-changing events in the prehistoric era. The facility's CGI arm, Darkside, created the 3D effects on Lightwave, Vue Infinite and Digital Fusion. Senior dubbing mixers George Foulgham and Billy Mahoney mixed the ...
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Evolutions hirings
Post house Evolutions has hired a clutch of recruits, including The Farm Group's Andy Wood as editor; and Avid and linear editor David Moyes of BBC Resources to work on edit and graphics.
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First Post to expand north
Skillset, the training body for the TV and film industry, is expanding its new entrants training scheme, First Post, to Manchester in the new year.
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Thomson invests
Thomson, the service provider and parent company of Technicolor, has acquired a 33.3% stake in HD video editing company Canopus and plans to launch a public tender offer in a deal worth around£61.8m. The deal comes as part of Thomson's two-year plan to broaden its media and entertainment client base ...
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Five ends Brainteasers deal with Yoomedia
Five has axed its joint venture with interactive media group Yoomedia after just four months.
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NewsCrimewatch turns to SMS to catch criminals
8am:Crimewatch viewers will be able to shop criminals by text message through a new confidential service.
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NewsITV ventures into online bingo
ITV is launching a series of online bingo games based on some of its highest rating shows.
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NewsFirst UK made-for-mobile soap to launch
8am: New London-based indie Farringdon Road Films is making the first UK soap, specifically designed for mobile phones.
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NewsC4 pumps new media money into Hollyoaks
8am: Channel 4 is launching new broadband and mobile services for flagship soap Hollyoaks as part of the broadcaster's seven-figure investment into new media.
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ArenaP3's Abnormal job for Sky
ArenaP3 has finished the post-production on the Media Trust's Abnormally Funny People. The documentary follows a group of disabled comedians rehearsing, producing and performing a comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Colourist Blair Wallace graded the difficult lighting conditions of the footage on Pogle Platinum to give it a ...
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BBC F&L reveals Final Cut plans
The BBC's factual & learning department has outlined its plans to save between£4m and£6m a year over three years by bringing 20% to 25% of its post-production in-house.
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Red Bee goes for growth with restructure
Multimedia and playout facility Red Bee Media is restructuring in a bid to expand the business over the next year.
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Beeton honoured
Pepper Post-Production colourist Chris Beeton has scooped the lifetime achievement award at this year's RTS Craft & Design Awards, the first colourist to win the award. Beeton has been a colourist for 30 years and has worked at the BBC and TVI. He has worked on programmes including Central TV's ...
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Molinare buys four Grand Central studios
Molinare has bought the Marshall Street premises of Grand Central Studios for an undisclosed sum, as part of an expansion of its audio department.
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Evolutions' Psychic Challenge
Evolutions has designed the titles and branding for Britain's Psychic Challenge, a new series by Town House TV for Five. In the 7 x 60-minute programme, hosted by Trisha Goddard, participants undertake challenges and tests to convince a panel of sceptics of their psychic abilities. The titles depict how psychics ...
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Fiftyfifty edit move
Soho post-production house Fiftyfifty has recruited Avid online editor Coco Lorenzo. Lorenzo, who has freelanced for Class Films on Bravo's Sin City series and on Granada's Counting Sheep, will focus on promos and corporate projects. She replaces Abraham Teweldbrhan, who has joined TSI.
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FCP offered online
Post facility Clear Cut Pictures is launching a web-based sales department. Clear Cut Pro will sell and support a range of Final Cut Pro edit stations and other Apple products. The two-strong team includes Clear Cut's former machine room co-ordinator Ben Plumb who will act as product specialist and Oliver ...