All articles by Will – Page 74
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FeaturesNAB Show Focus: Digital acquisition
Focusing on some of the current trends in the broadcast, production and post sectors, technology editor Will Strauss offers his take on what to see at this year's NAB Show, starting with digital acquisition.
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FeaturesTaking the fight to Autodesk
Imagineer Systems chief executive Allan Jaenicke explains why his company is introducing a post production system designed to rival Flame.
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Voom launches new channel with Arqiva
Arqiva is providing fibre connectivity and uplinking for Rush HD, a new extreme sports channel on Sky.
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NewsCotta joins Smoke and Mirrors
Soho facility Smoke and Mirrors has signed-up a new senior Flame operator and visual effects supervisor.
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NewsSky Sports buys SoundField audio processors
SoundField has sold six DSF-3 sound processors to Sky Sports so that the broadcaster can provide digital 5.1 surround sound from its DSF-2 microphones without needing to convert signals to analogue.
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NewsParamount signs VoD deal
Vode has agreed a digital storage and distribution deal with Paramount Comedy to digitize and deliver 80 hours of content for the BT Vision platform.
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NewsUK developer takes on visual effects giants
A UK-based technology developer will introduce a new high-end compositing, editing and finishing platform at NAB designed to compete with established systems from Autodesk and Quantel.
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Baselight for Windmill Lane
Dublin post house Windmill Lane has become the first facility in Ireland to buy a Baselight colour grading system.
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NewsMonterosa Formats eyes global market
Monterosa, the interactive content producer behind BBC participation events such as Test the Nation, is to push its formats internationally with a new subsidiary company.
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Velocix debuts hybrid-P2P live streaming
Content delivery network provider Velocix has come up with a hybrid-P2P protocol for live video streaming that uses both peer-to-peer technology and live streams from its own network caches.
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CommentThe two sides of administration
In the week that it is announced that audio workstation Sadie has been saved, Will Strauss wonders if other companies understand the implications of going into administration.
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NewsThe Pavement reveals relocation plans
Shoreditch-based DVD production facility The Pavement is relocating to new facilities in Soho and forming an alliance with Goldcrest Post Production.
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NewsSuite adds Eyeheight legaliser
London post house Suite has installed an Eyeheight legaliser in an HD suite at its Newman Street facility.
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NewsBBC OB upgrades will go ahead despite sale
The sale of BBC Outside Broadcasts to SIS will not hamper the company's plans to invest in new kit for its fleet of trucks.
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NewsSetanta moves to dedicated transponder
Arqiva is providing a dedicated 36MHz transponder to Setanta that will enable the broadcaster to reorganise how it transmits its sports channels and potentially open up capacity for more launches.
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NewsFramestore CFC wins big at Escape Awards
Framestore CFC picked up three gongs at the Escape Awards 2008 for its CG work on Primeval, The Golden Compass and The Salmon Dance.
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NewsLime places Tektronix order
Tektronix has sold 14 video and audio waveform monitors to Hollyoaks producer Lime Pictures.
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The Foundry to show Furnace plug-ins at NAB
Visual effects software developer The Foundry will reveal a range of Furnace plug-ins for Final Cut Pro and demo some new stereoscopic 3D tools at NAB.
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CommentWhat next for mobile television?
The EU last week endorsed the DVB-H technology standard for television on mobile devices. But, asks Will Strauss, was it the right decision?
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NewsIkegami unveils flash-memory camera kit
Ikegami will make a little bit of NAB history next month when it introduces a flash-memory based tapeless HD camcorder and studio deck.