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Godden moves on
Silverglade Post Production has clinched DigiReels' Peter Godden as its facilities manager. Godden had worked at Metro Broadcast for eight years and BBC Post Production Resources before founding DigiReels, where he spent seven years as director. Godden will take charge of developing client relations.
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IBF hires Townsend
International Broadcast Facilities has recruited Andy Townsend as sales and marketing consultant. Townsend was head of DVD at the Metropolis Group for two years before becoming creative digital consultant to the Cultural Industries Development Agency for a year. He will be developing business opportunities across all divisions at IBF, whose ...
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Mobitv recruits
MobiTV, the mobile TV and radio service provider whose UK clients include Endemol and Sky, has appointed Peter Mercier in a new role as director of business development for Europe. Mercier's previous roles include acting as a consultant for ITV Digital and director of content at T-Mobile. He will oversee ...
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First class post from Manchester
The prspect of the BBC's arrival has focused attention on the north-west's post houses, reports Kate Large.Is it possible to dodge the sky-high rents of Soho and still attract high-profile work to your facility? Can you really have your cake and eat it? With an influx of indies moving up ...
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The BBC's director of new media and technology Ashley Highfield has defended the corporation's drive into broadband broadcasting, claiming it is taking risks 'on behalf of the industry'.
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NewsYoomedia forecasts lossesof£1.6m for 2005
10.15am: Interactive media and games group Yoomedia has warned it will not be profit making until at least the first quarter of 2006, following protracted re-negotiations of its William Hill contract.
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NewsAOL and Warner Bros enterTV over broadband market
AOL and Warner Bros are to up the ante in the fast-developing broadband TV market with an advertiser-funded online service offering viewers access to classic shows from the Warner's archive.
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Evolutions sets up design and branding arm
Post-production house Evolutions is unveiling its new dedicated design and branding arm which will focus on titles, motion graphics and idents.
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Dudley goes to Blue
Editworks has lost its general manager, Rachael Dudley, to Blue Post Production, where she has been appointed head of business development. Dudley spent 18 months at Editworks, working with clients at production companies such as Celador and Avalon. She had previously worked at Alliance Atlantis and Granada International. Dudley will ...
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Frontier brings cheer to Slough
Frontier Post has completed the post on Optomen Television's Making Slough Happy for BBC2. The 4 x 58-minute series follows six specialists as they try and improve the contentment of Slough residents. Niels Bellinger and Francis Buchanan did the offline on Avid with John-Paul Davidson doing the online and grading ...
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Broadcast Live to launch in June
Broadcast Live - a new event which focuses on all stages of content creation, management and delivery - will launch in the summer, replacing the Broadcast Production Show.
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Goldcrest buys kit
Soho facility Goldcrest has installed Xytech's Express Asset Management software to manage its audio mixing, dry-hire and production office facilities. Goldcrest bought Xytech's Workflow Core and Scheduling Modules at this year's IBC, and the Express software will be the reference and information source for 19 of the facility's 23 staff.
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Flextech Creative in crime spree
Flextech Creative Services has created the title graphics for Granada Factual's Costa Del Street Crime. The Bravo series captures the mayhem of the Costa Del Sol's package resorts through the eyes of those trying to police them. Commissioned by FCS creative director Anthony Van Someren, the titles, featuring a gun ...
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Teletrex FCo deal
Broadcast monitoring services company Teletrex has signed a three-year deal to monitor British Satellite News, the news service for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Teletrax will monitor usage of the service, a daily news feed reporting UK events to broadcasters across the world. Channels monitored include al-Jazeera in the Middle ...
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London hires execs
The London Studios has boosted its post-production facility with three new management recruits, as part of an investment in improving its services. London Post's head of post-production, Soraya Robinson, joins as facilities manager, while Chris Downes comes on board as head of post-production sound, after eight years at Lynx Digital ...
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Farm heads RTS list
The Farm Group has two nominations for this year's RTS Craft & Design Awards. Senior colourist Aidan Farrell, who has already won two RTS awards, is aiming for a hat trick, in the visual effects - picture enhancement category with Murder Prevention (World Productions for Five). Head of audio Nigel ...
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Rushes hires Kiddie
Rushes post-production has recruited visual effects artist Dave Kiddie to join its visual effects team. Kiddie, previously a freelancer, has worked on high-end commercials including a commercial for BBC Radio 2, Shout. He joins Rushes' 15-strong VFX team and will work as senior VFX artist on high-end commercials, using Fire ...
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Tough trading hits VTR results
VTR Plc has reported pre-tax losses of£780,000 this year, with sales falling from£25.3m last year to£21.5m.
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Quench titles latest home show
Quench Design has created the titles and stings for Hotbed Media's Build, Buy or Restore, a 10 x 30-minute series that helps people decide how they would like to get their new house. Steve Best, Quench's creative director, designed the sequence, using stills and footage shot at high resolution to ...
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Structuring the void
Scriptwriting gurus Robert McKee and Syd Field point out that structure, conflict, storytelling and character are the central ingredients of any drama - but how can these elements be applied to the documentary process? Jane Marlow quizzes four acclaimed documentarians on the art of their craft.