All articles by Will – Page 67
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NewsFreesat commercial boss returns to DTG
The Digital TV Group (DTG) has reappointed Richard Lindsay-Davies to the role of director general, replacing Dermot Nolan who left in June.
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NewsGearhouse promises biggest OB truck in Europe
Gearhouse Broadcast will show a triple expanding high definition outside broadcast unit at IBC that it believes to be the biggest in Europe.
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NewsAutocue to close London hire office
Autocue Group Ltd, the British newsroom automation and teleprompting company, is to close its London-area rental business.
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NewsThomson encoders used for Eurosport HD
Eurosport HD will deliver HD video and audio to viewers around Europe using high-definition MPEG-4 ViBE encoders from Thomson.
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NewsAmberfin helps Turner convert back catalogue
Turner Entertainment Networks has used iCR to make files on its outgoing Pinnacle playout servers compatible with its new Omneon ones.
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NewsRadio OB strike could affect Beijing coverage
Industrial action by BBC radio outside broadcasts engineers - due to start this Thursday - could impact on the BBC's Olympics coverage, Bectu has revealed.
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CommentWhen two facilities worlds collide
As more services and facilities providers look to merge, Will Strauss looks at the plus points and potential drawbacks of 'joining forces' with another company.
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News021 secures Setanta SPL gig
O21 Television will provide outside broadcast facilities for Setanta Sports' coverage of the Scottish Premier League next season.
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NewsWaveform monitors to NEP Visions
NEP Visions has become the first company in the world to buy the new PTO760 waveform monitor from DK-Technologies.
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NewsEutelsat channels turned off permanently
Eutelsat Communications has revealed that four transponders on its W5 satellite will remain permanently out of use following a technical issue with its power supply sub-system last month.
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NewsFive tapeless move takes in IPV system
IPV has installed its new Curator tapeless workflow solution at Five as part of the broadcaster's move towards a file-based environment.
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NewsBBC NI gets Omnibus automation back-up
Systems integrator TSL has installed dual Colossus V3 playout automation systems in separate sites in Belfast for BBC Northern Ireland.
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NewsApace workflow used to post BBC3's Dog Borstal
The producers of BBC3's dog training series Dog Borstal are making use of a new web-based media asset management and shared storage technology to speed up post-production on the series.
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C4 and Red Bee conclude playout deal
Channel 4 and Red Bee Media have rubber-stamped their playout deal and will now press on with appointing a systems integrator to build dedicated facilities at Red Bee's Broadcast Centre.
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CommentMaking technology purchasing decisions
Will Strauss looks at the perennial debate of which is best: the brand name product or a cheaper alternative.
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NewsCruet uses Sadie to capture The Restaurant
The Cruet Company is using a Sadie LRX2 location audio workstation to record multi-track audio for the second series of the BBC show The Restaurant.
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NewsPavement adds business development manager
DVD production and authoring facility The Pavement has appointed a new business development manager.
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NewsATG appoints managing director designate
Former Harris regional sales director Guy Elliott will be the next managing director of systems integrator ATG Broadcast.
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NewsDirac Pro to bolster BBC HD links
The BBC's coverage of the Beijing Olympics will make use of a new video compression tool developed by BBC Research and Innovation that squeezes HD signals down SD lines.
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NewsPanasonic teams up with Eurosport HD
Equipment manufacturer Panasonic has been made an official partner of Eurosport HD, the simulcast sport channel that launches on Sky this week.