Broadcast News Archive for December, 2008
04/12/2008 Pro Motion Hire Expands
Pro Motion Hire, one of the UK's leading specialist broadcast equipment hire companies, has relocated its London office to a larger, purpose-fitted facility just south of the river in Waterloo. The n

04/12/2008 The Farm Group Marks Successful Decade Of Business Operations Based On ScheduALL
ScheduALL has announced that The Farm Group, one of London's leading independent film and television post-production houses, has reached a key milestone: ten years of continuous operation based on the

04/12/2008 Three Is The Magic Number For Futureworks
New TV and film production school, Futureworks, is boasting a one in three conversion rate from its Open Days - and the Manchester-based facility has only been hosting them for three months. With Ope

04/12/2008 Utah Scientific Offers Affordable Stand-Alone Solution For EAS Presentation
Utah Scientific's MC-40 HD/SD channel-branding system is being used by a growing number of broadcasters as a stand-alone device to provide dedicated emergency alert system (EAS) presentation downstrea

03/12/2008 Audioprojects Fuels Its Expansion With Two Fairlight Xynergi Media Production Systems
Audioprojects, one of Spain's leading film and television post production facilities, has significantly expanded its business by taking over the Barcelona studio complex formerly owned by DUY. Audiop

03/12/2008 Concrete Post Announces New Ownership And Management Structure
One of Soho's best-known post production facilities, Concrete Post Production Ltd has just announced both new ownership and a new management structure. Concrete Post Ltd was the former limited compan

03/12/2008 Darlow Smithson Productions Investigates The Ipswich Murders For Channel 4
Darlow Smithson Productions, an IMG company, has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a 75-minute Cutting Edge Special 'Killer in a Small Town - The Ipswich Murders'. The relatives and friends o

03/12/2008 December Edition Of 'Wonder Of Wireless' Webcast Now Available
Wireless safety applications that can help prevent drunk-driving over the holidays, a wireless globe-trotter, a quick-thinking deer hunter, and a wireless entrepreneur who is working to bridge the dig

03/12/2008 ITV1 Commissions Twofour To Make 'Fat Teens In Love'
Wellspring UK in the Lake District is the UK's first teen weight loss camp. In 'Fat Teens In Love', a documentary for ITV1, Twofour finds out what happens when a group of obese teenagers attend the

03/12/2008 Out Post Completes Work On BBC One Christmas Special
Brighton-based out post sound has just finished work on a 90-minute Christmas special for BBC One. 'Dustbin Baby', written by best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson, stars Juliet Stevenson ('Truly, Ma

03/12/2008 Patrick Woolcocks Appointed To Head Up Business Development At IPV
IPV, a global leader and large independent supplier of low bit-rate, frame-accurate video technology to the broadcast and professional video sectors, has appointed Patrick Woolcocks as Business Develo

03/12/2008 Telescopic LLC Introduces Techno-Jib 24
Telescopic LLC has introduced the Techno-Jib 24 telescoping remote camera jib arm. Until now, camera jibs could only be built to fixed lengths, which limited their use to certain shots. The new Tec

03/12/2008 Turkish Broadcasters Standardise On Grass Valley EDIUS Nonlinear Editing System
Two popular national television channels in Turkey, Kanal-1 and Habertürk, have chosen a total of nine Grass Valley EDIUS SP analog and digital editors and 14 EDIUS NX Express high performance digital

03/12/2008 XL Video Projects The Question Mark Inside
XL Video UK worked with artist Martin Firrell on a special installation art work to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the "topping out" of London's iconic St Paul's Cathedral. "The Question Mark Ins

02/12/2008 Autodesk Sponsors First Online Database To Help Designers Learn From Nature
Autodesk, a leader in design innovation technologies, has announced the sponsorship of AskNature.org, the world's first biomimicry database, featuring biology-inspired design strategies. Architects,

02/12/2008 BBC World Service Selects Autoscript For Persian Channel
Autoscript, a leading teleprompting company, has been selected by the BBC World Service, to provide systems and services for the new BBC Persian television channel. The free-to-air channel will launc

02/12/2008 Deportation Movie Wins Award
The students behind a documentary on a Nigerian woman at the centre of a controversial Irish deportation order are celebrating after they graduated - and scooped a major award for the film at the same

02/12/2008 Ethan Johns Buys First API 1608
High end audio consultancy and equipment supplier KMR Audio has sold the first 32-channel API 1608 console in the UK to record producer Ethan Johns (son of legendary producer and drummer Glyn Johns).

02/12/2008 Grass Valley Partners With Vivesta For Affordable Content Management And Channel Management
Thomson, a leader in video solutions, has announced that its Grass Valley division is working with Vivesta, a broadcast media software company based in Hilversum, The Netherlands, to market affordable

02/12/2008 Link Research Singapore Expanding
Link Research is expanding its operations in Singapore to accommodate growing sales and distribution for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Link\s APAC product portfolio now includes Microwave Radio Com

02/12/2008 New CADline Accreditation Speeds Design-To-Fabrication Cycle For Building Services
Leading Autodesk premier solutions provider, CADline, has been accredited to supply and support Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP - a new fabrication design package created specifically for AutoCAD MEP - by

02/12/2008 Nexus Productions' RBG6 Box Clever For Becel
The gloves were off when award-winning directing duo RBG6 and Nexus took up the challenge of creating a boxing ring for some unusual pugilists! The breakfast table was the unlikely location for this

02/12/2008 Rushes Creates Stunning Promotional Campaign To Support Resolve Launch
London-based post house Rushes has created an innovative 'Soho-themed' campaign to celebrate the launch of its new da Vinci Resolve grading suite. The post house officially opened its newest suite l

02/12/2008 TV One At ISE 2009
TV One is exhibiting at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE 2009), one of Europe's top events for the professional AV and electronic systems industry, which will return to the Amsterdam RAI Centre on 3

01/12/2008 Alchemea College Upgrades Workstations With Universal Audio UAD-2
Founded in 1992 in the north London suburb in Islington, Alchemea College has rapidly become one of the country's most respected audio engineering schools, offering both full- and part-time courses in