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DI kit for Resolution
Resolution has bought a Discreet Smoke DI editing system running on Linux from Autodesk through reseller XTFX. The Smoke DI system will replace Resolution's Quantel Editbox for short-form and long-form work. The facility also expects the system to bring in more HD work.It's the second Discreet system that Resolution has ...
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London Post dresses the part
Titles for BBC2's 8 x 30-minute factual series A Week of Dressing Dangerouslywere created in Softimage XSI by London Post's 2D and 3D graphics designers Toby Goulding and Simon Hooley. The duo used the idea of a zip fastener to introduce the BBC in-house series which ...
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The Hive provides the fear factor
VTR's graphics specialist The Hive has teamed up with ITV's promos unit to create a 30-second spot for reality hit The X-Factor. The sequence is based on the journey contestants take to reach their auditions through a long and ominous corridor lined with footage of people being ...
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Martyr gets Nitris
London post house Martyr has beefed up its HD finishing, spending£250,000 on an Avid DS Nitris editing system, plus HD monitoring and a Sony HDCam VTR. Martyr is already using the HD kit and its Edifis Finaliser HD grading system on Talkback Thames' HDCam series Murder ...
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Sky's HD sat move
Sky has leased three extra transponders from satellite firm SES Astra to transmit its package of HD services, expected to launch in the UK in the first half of next year. Sky chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein said that the HD launches would be a key part of the satellite ...
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New in-car TV tuner
Spanish-based hi-fi firm Vieta is to launch a compact Freeview in-car tuner that will enable passengers to watch Freeview broadcasts en route. The TDT500C tuner is designed to operate with Vieta's range of in-car LCD monitors. The tuner aims to put an end to the drawbacks that have always plagued ...
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Laughing all the way to the studio
With TV sitcoms traditionally being one of the most studio-bound of TV genres, comedy producers and production managers need to know what they are looking for when choosing a studio. Louis Pattison looks at what's on offer
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NewsNat Geo US launches HD channel
National Geographic is launching a high-definition version of its US channel NGC in early 2006.
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NewsWebsite launches to sell public's news footage
'Citizen journalists' are to be given a helping hand with the launch of a new website set up to sell video footage and photos from the public.
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NewsYooMedia launches mobile channel
Interactive group YooMedia has launched a mobile gaming channel, in the form of a spin off of its Avago TV channel and website.
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NewsSky's Goswami to launch broadband TV service
Former BSkyB commercial director Martin Goswami is looking to launch a TV over broadband service called Aggregator TV.
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NewsBroadband users flock to BBC3 comedy
The BBC's first experiment with broadband video-on-demand has been hailed a success, after 35,000 people watched the first episode of The Mighty Booshonline.
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NewsArmchair anarchist: BiBc puts sex pistols on download
Rare footage from the ITN archive, including the Sex Pistols' debut UK TV performance, is available to download from the internet for the first time.
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Top of the Scots
Whether you're shooting and posting in Edinburgh, Glasgow or London, production talent north of the border shouldn'...
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BBC research opens Pandora box
The BBC is funding research into a Freeview personal video recorder (PVR) capable of outperforming rivals such as Sky+.
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Melt in£1m grant initiative
A new South Yorkshire-based initiative called Melt, whose backers include the BBC, Channel 4 and Pact, will be handing out£1m to producers using new technology.
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BBC goes on demand
BBC Broadcast has signed a three-year deal with Telewest Broadband to provide encoding and navigational services for its new TV-on-demand service, Teleport. BBC Broadcast will encode programmes, making them ready for broadcast on the digital platform and provide information which allows digital viewers to search for programmes which interest them. ...
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Blue completes Naked Us work
Blue has completed post-production on the BBC's three-part series Naked Us. The show follows a number of couples as they not only strip themselves bare physically, but also of everything they own to pursue their dreams, such as one pair who head off to Spain to ...
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Zone/Two Way deal
Interactive TV specialist Two Way TV has signed up with broadcaster and channel distributor Zone Vision Networks to provide software which could boost mobile revenues for MTV and Discovery across Europe. Zone Vision last week signed a deal to become Two Way TV's agent for its Simcast technology across the ...
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Digidesign move
ProTools developer Digidesign has appointed Martin Bennett as its new European marketing and strategic business manager. Bennett, who has been with Digidesign for over eight years, has latterly been responsible for selling the ICON system into high-end post, music and broadcast studios and facilities. He is now charged with overseeing ...