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Music talent search
Production music producer Extreme Music, in association with Broadcast, is launching a production music talent search in order to find the UK's best new composers. A judging panel will pick the best of the tracks submitted and Broadcastreaders can then ...
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Blue adds two staff
Soho facility Blue Post Production has taken on a new senior producer and a new Avid editor. Producer Alison Wendt has been poached from SVC, where she worked for eight years. Editor Kelvin McKeown joins Blue to complete a five-strong team cutting programmes, on-air promotions, music videos, documentaries and commercials. ...
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VE projects expands
Video Europe's VE Projects venture is supplying two children's primetime entertainment shows with multi-camera de-rig systems. The series are a third run of the BBC's Storymakers, an educational programme for Cbeebies, and a series about computer gaming, Lan Jam, produced ...
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4MC restructures TK
Facility house 4MC is reorganising its telecine (TK) department. The changes are part of group-wide TK changes at parent Liberty Livewire. According to the company, the restructure will make it easier to book individuals and facilities across the whole group. As a result of the changes, colourist Rob Wickings is ...
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NewsTelewest borrows two billion
Cable company Telewest has agreed new terms for a two billion pound loan with its banks, writes John Oates
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BBC moves to allay fears over Bristol
Post-production facilities in Bristol will welcome news that a BBC 'post-production procurement group' set up to sort out the best possible service deals for BBC Bristol's factual department and the Natural History Unit will not reduce the amount of work outsourced to the local market ...
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Clear Cut credits location with business boost
Eleven-year-old post-production house Clear Cut is celebrating a year of increased business and expansion and is crediting its location in the wilds of west London for the success, writes John Oates
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4Active accused of targeting kids with interactivity
Four Active - Channel 4's delayed interactive service launched this week in time for the start of Celebrity Big Brother- was hit by complaints that the service was intrusive and aimed at children, writes John Oates
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Caught on camera
Comedy producer Phil Clarke has come up with an ingenious way of delivering a character's point of view in a sitcom - he's putting cameras on the actors heads, writes John Oates
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Elephant Egg wins second satire series
Elephant Egg, the animation studio jointly owned by UK based media company Elephant Productions and animation company Fictitious Egg, has been commissioned to animate a second series of its quick-turnaround satirical sketches for the BBC Choice show The State We're In, ...
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TSI TX hires for growth
TSI TX has underlined its promises of imminent expansion by creating and filling a new post of operations manager. Previously operations manager at international news agency APTN, Kate Ivens starts her new job this week. Mike Severyn, managing director at TSI TX said: 'Kate will be instrumental as we move ...
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Paisley leaves Omnibus
Veteran broadcast technologist Brian Paisley is leaving his post as managing director of Omnibus Systems to join Quantel. He will join the equipment manufacturer next week as director of broadcast. He will be responsible for developing and selling Quantel's generationQ products
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Sky adds gamepads
Sky is set to launch gamepads for its set-top boxes. The game controllers, available from next week, will cost£14.99 each. Games available reportedly include Asteroids, Boggle, Bust-A-Move, Centipede, Pinball, Pong and Space Invaders
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YTV opens new facility
Yorkshire Television's engineering and technical services departments have ordered a new multi-format technical facility for video standards conversion. The new facility will produce programme tapes for consumer retail and also for re-sale on a global basis to other broadcasters. Outputs will be available in a range of formats including: IMX, ...
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Ellard to Resolution
Post house Resolution has appointed Satu Ellard as the company's new facilities manager. Ellard will team up with facilities co-ordinator Louisa Styles, who was also at Soho Editors. They will be based at the Soho branch of Resolution
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TOP RTS GONG FOR BBC OB.
The BBC OB department has won the prestigious judges' award at this week's RTS Craft and
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BROADCAST WINNERS.
Dubbing editor Lee Philpot, sculptor Oswaldo Macia and student Rowan Porteous are the lucky winners in
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RAPID PICTURES EXPANDS.
Post facility Rapid Pictures has expanded its Shepherd's Bush home with the introduction of a new
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FIRST UK RENDER FARM.
A British-based 'render farm' called Render-it, which launches next month, is promising to cut the time
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PRODUCERS ON MOVE.
Two of the UK's biggest 3D and visual effects companies have appointed new producers. Rushes has