All articles by Will – Page 26
-
NewsGiant TV adds Smoke for Mac suites
Giant TV is kick starting an expansion of its current facilities operation by adding two online editing suites offering Smoke for Mac.
-
NewsFrench Open tennis gets 3D treatment
GlobeCast is to broadcast stereo 3D coverage of the French Open Tennis in Paris live via satellite to Panasonic 3DTVs in participating retail stores across the UK and Ireland.
-
NewsPace shoots to top of STB sales charts
Yorkshire manufacturer Pace has become the world’s largest supplier of set-top boxes to the pay TV industry according to findings released today.
-
NewsDV halves the price of Phoenix and DVO
Digital Vision has more than halved the price of its restoration technology Phoenix and its DVO software toolset.
-
NewsITV shoots Coronation Street titles in 3D
ITV has completed a stereoscopic 3D test shoot on the set of its flagship soap, Coronation Street.
-
NewsSharp Project powers up data centre
Work has started on a major new Tier2/Tier3 data centre inside Manchester digital content hub The Sharp Project.
-
NewsGlobeCast gears up for World Cup coverage
GlobeCast is to provide a raft of services to both rights holders and non-rights holders at next month’s football World Cup in South Africa, including unilateral feeds for ITV.
-
NewsPrime Focus establishes new exec board
Prime Focus has created an executive management board as part of a restructure of its UK business.
-
NewsThe Bridge unveils Editing Academy
The Bridge Training is launching a two-year editing training course that will see successful graduates gain a place on the books of freelance agency The Crewing Company.
-
NewsNMR secures Smoke for Mac status
NMR has been appointed as an Advanced Systems Reseller (ASR) for Autodesk’s Smoke for Mac and unveiled its first installation of the software.
-
NewsITV completes Coronation Street HD upgrade
ITV’s Northern Resources has completed the upgrade of Coronation Street from an SD tape based set-up to an HD filed-based system ahead of the 50th anniversary of the flagship soap.
-
NewsPrime Focus makes stereo 3D investment
Prime Focus is splashing serious cash on expanding its global stereoscopic 3D production pipeline.
-
NewsSumners promotes Peppiate
Manchester’s Sumners has promoted Paul Peppiate to general manager as it looks to capitalise on the demand for post-production that is expected to hit the region with the opening of MediaCityUK next year.
-
NewsRocket dispute reaches tribunal
An employment tribunal hearing is taking place this week at which 10 former Rocket Post employees are claiming they were denied any form of consultation or redundancy payment after losing their jobs at the post house.
-
NewsPresteigne boosts 3D production capabilities
Broadcast hire firm Presteigne Charter has added to its portable stereoscopic 3D production options with a batch of new kit from Sony.
-
NewsBDA upgrades for tapeless HD
Creative agency BDA is adding to its technical armoury with new edit suites and storage infrastructure as it moves to a file-based HD production environment.
-
NewsNew Smokes for VTR North
VTR North is adding two Autodesk Smoke systems to its Leeds post-production facility.
-
NewsOn Sight opens stereo 3D demo facility
HD facilities company On Sight has opened a new stereoscopic 3D demo facility at Shepperton Studios.
-
NewsDalet secures BBC news automation deal
The BBC has signed a four-year framework agreement with Dalet Digital Media Systems for the provision of TV news automation systems.
-
NewsThe Farm adds 3D grading suite
The Farm Group is adding two new grading suites to its Home facility in Soho including one configured specifically for stereoscopic 3D work.