All articles by Will – Page 61
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NewsDigital switch starts in Scottish Borders
Tens of thousands of TV viewers in the Scottish Borders region lost the first of their analogue channels today (Thursday) as digital switch-over began in earnest.
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NewsUKTV streamlines operation
UKTV is crediting a new multi-million-pound broadcast management system with allowing it to rebrand its channels without having to employ extra staff.
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CommentAnd so it came to pass
Will Strauss made a prediction about mergers and acquisitions and it came true. In his latest blog he wonders what can be done to stop them failing.
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NewsMillicent brings DTP-style working to TV
Best Before Media has developed a web-enabled, software-based channel production toolset that can just as easily power a traditional channel on Sky as it can broadcast to a public screen or live web stream.
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NewsKentish Town Studios helps gaming channel expand
Gaming channel Challenge Jackpot has extended its broadcasting hours and launched a service on Sky, all done using the Kentish Town studios in London as its base.
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NewsGearhouse wins jungle gig
ITV Productions has awarded Gearhouse Broadcast the contract to provide technical and broadcast facilities for this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
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NewsHiring Post brings post workflow to Brownsea Island
BBC Post Production in Birmingham is using an on-location Avid-based post workflow to help with the making of BBC2 series Autumnwatch.
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NewsBugbears - UGC monsters with a public purpose
CBBC is to launch a new website that gives children a chance to anonymously share stories and discuss personal concerns.
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NewsMore exhibitors join Broadcast Video Expo
Technology exhibition Broadcast Video Expo will be 25% bigger next year after adding a host of new audio, asset management and IPTV exhibitors.
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NewsAvid cuts 400 jobs in global restructuring
Avid Technology is to cut more than 400 jobs in a re-organisation that will see its video, audio and consumer businesses operate as a single company.
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CommentSoftimage to Autodesk: the end of an era?
One company owning most of the 3D animation software market will have plusses and minuses, says Will Strauss.
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NewsFifi and Roary get the Smoke treatment
Manchester facility Hullabaloo Studios has bought an Autodesk Smoke editing and finishing system for its new video post-production arm.
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NewsTwofour adds to Media Freedom capabilities
Twofour Digital, the technology services arm of the Twofour Group, has added new ingest and encoding capabilities to its Media Freedom webTV platform.
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NewsRed to open Pinewood base
Red Digital Cinema will launch its first operation outside the US when it opens a support facility at Pinewood Studios next week.
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NewsAvid sells Pinnacle PCTV products
Avid Technology has made its second divestment in the space of a week after signing a definitive agreement to sell its Pinnacle PCTV product line and related assets to Hauppauge Digital.
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NewsAvid to sell Softimage to Autodesk
Avid Technology is leaving the 3D animation sector after agreeing to sell its Softimage business unit and product line to Autodesk for $35m (£22m).
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NewsSkillset consults staff over redundancy plan
Creative media training body Skillset has begun a consultation process that could result in 15% of its 67 staff across all its nine regions being made redundant.
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Pinewood joins forces with Stephen Street
Pinewood Studios has secured a central London base by forging a strategic relationship with Stephen Street Studios.
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Men From Mars moves to Molinare site
Century-owned visual effects facility Men From Mars is planning to move into sister company Molinare's Fouberts Place base in the first quarter of next year.
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NewsFinaliser given simultaneous grade and ingest ability
Edifis has re-engineered the disk infrastructure on its Finaliser colour corrector so that it can grade and ingest material at the same time.