All articles by Will – Page 21
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NewsArena expands OB fleet and buys Panasonic 3D camcorder
Arena Television is spending £1.7m on a 10th outside broadcast truck as it looks to capitalise on a recent surge in work enquiries.
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NewsGlasses-free 3D technology on show at IFA
A Dutch start-up founded by four former Philips engineers was this week showcasing glasses-free 3D technology at the IFA consumer electronics trade show.
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NewsPost specialists form alliance
De Lane Lea, Coach House Studios and The Look have formed a strategic alliance to offer their specialist services to long-form producers as part of a post-production package deal.
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ITFC targets global growth after Deluxe deal
West London-based subtitling and content management facility ITFC is being primed for a global expansion after being added to Deluxe’s Entertainment Services Group.
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NewsBBC orders £270k of kids content from the North
The BBC has revealed the first companies to benefit from its @North initiative, launched last year to generate interactive content for children’s channels CBBC and CBeebies.
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NewsFM&T appoints Microsoft’s Danker to iPlayer role
BBC Future Media & Technology (FM&T) has appointed Microsoft’s Daniel Danker as general manager for programmes and on-demand, a role that includes responsibility for the iPlayer.
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NewsATG snares BSkyB systems contract
BSkyB has chosen systems integrator ATG Broadcast to install, test and commission the studios and post-production facilities for its new £77m broadcasting facility in Osterley, west London.
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NewsMwnci adds Baselight
Cardiff post house Mwnci has bought a Baselight HD colour-grading system and Baselight Kompressor from FilmLight.
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NewsMOG and Object Matrix form ingest alliance
Object Matrix has teamed up with MOG Technologies to develop a new system for ingesting and protecting file-based content.
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NewsDeluxe plans post super-group with deal for Ascent UK
Deluxe is in talks to buy the UK division of facilities giant Ascent Media - a deal that would almost certainly create the biggest single player in the UK facilities market.
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NewsS&PP plans Studio Six upgrade
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) is upgrading Studio Six at Television Centre in White City to what is thought to be the UK’s first 1080p50-capable studio.
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NewsITFC sold to Deluxe
Deluxe Digital has snapped up the business and assets of West London subtitling and content management facility ITFC in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsNew MD for Fifty Fifty
Fifty Fifty has promoted facilities director Cara Kotschy to the role of managing director.
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NewsFORScene gets HTML5 support
Forbidden Technologies has added HTML5 video publishing capabilities to its Cloud-based video platform FORscene.
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NewsObject Matrix teams MatrixStore with Vidispine
Object Matrix has teamed up with Vidispine to develop a ‘frictionless’ media asset management and digital asset archiving system.
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NewsSGO signs up Tyrell as reseller
Tyrell CCT has been appointed as an official UK reseller for SGO’s stereo 3D-capable finishing system Mistika.
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The Broadcast InterviewAnthony Horowitz: Outspoken star of TV drama
The hugely successful author and writer of ITV hits such as Foyle’s War and Collision discusses the impact of reality TV and why he’s unlikely to work for the BBC again.
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NewsAudio experts blast Auto-Tuning
Using Auto-Tune technology to improve the singing on TV talent shows has been lambasted by the sound engineering and production fraternity.
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ILab Facilities appeals Rocket Post staff verdict
Lawyers representing ILab Facilities have lodged an appeal against the verdict by a pre-hearing industrial tribunal (Broadcast, 17.07.10) convened to investigate the employment entitlements of 10 former Rocket Post staff who areclaiming unfair dismissal.
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NewsITFC overhauls storage set-up with DIVArchive deal
ITFC is hoping to improve its digital asset workflow with a major overhaul of its storage set-up that includes technology from Front Porch Digital, TransMedia Dynamics (TMD) and Quantum.