Broadcast News Archive for February, 2001
20/02/2001 GEE BROADCAST LAUNCH NEW BROADCAST SERVER
GEE Broadcast Systems, suppliers of the Broadcast Video market, have launched an eight-channel version of their GeeVS Broadcast Video Server. The new version of GeeVS provides eight playout channels

20/02/2001 IMAGINE GRAPHICS OFFER FREE FILM LIBRARIES
IMAGINE Graphics, specialists in computer display technology and digital video systems and UK distributors for Artbeats Digital Film Library, have announced that they will be offering royalty free fil

20/02/2001 MEPC SUBMIT OUTLINE PLAN FOR LEAVESDEN PARK
COMMERCIAL property development and management company MEPC have submitted an outline planning application for Leavesden Park, near Watford, which would make it the UK’s first-ever dedicated Film and

20/02/2001 NEW WORKS TO SCREEN AT IRISH REELS FESTIVAL
A WONDERFUL collection of refreshing and exciting new works in Irish Cinema will be shown at the Seattle Irish Reels Film & Video Festival which takes place on March 7 to the 10. Screenings will take

20/02/2001 SALMON RETIRES FROM BBC RESOURCES
MARGARET Salmon, Chief Executive of BBC Resources since 1999 and before that Director of Personnel and Legal Affairs, has decided to take early retirement. Director-General, Greg Dyke, said: "Margare

20/02/2001 SCOTLAND ESTABLISH FILM AND VIDEO FACILITY
SOUTH Lanarkshire Council Education Resources, based in Scotland, have established a film and video facility for young people in and out of school context. Involving 14 schools the programme, which s

20/02/2001 TWO WAY TV COMPLETE NATIONAL ROLL-OUT
TWO Way TV’s games channel have completed national roll-out to all of Telewest’s 377,000-plus Active Digital homes. The Two Way TV channel broadcasts interactive games and quizzes such as TwoWayTriv

19/02/2001 BBC CHOICE SCREENS ‘THAT GAY SHOW’
CONTROLLER of BBC Choice, Stuart Murphy, has announced the commission of ‘That Gay Show’, a brand-new, light-hearted weekly magazine series for gay men, which starts in April. ‘The Gay Show’ is filme

19/02/2001 COPYRIGHT DEFEAT HAILED AS RIGHTS VICTORY
THE defeat in the European Parliament of an amendment to a European Directive which would have led to cuts in fees for re-run television and radio shows has been hailed as a victory for copyright hold

19/02/2001 EOLAS MEDIA LAUNCH NEW INTERPRETATIVE SERVICE
EOLAS Media, new-media and television producers, have developed and animated world of Calanais Stones as part of the launch of a new service called Interactive Interpretive Environments (IIE). This n

19/02/2001 NEESON LAUNCHES MOVIE ACTION FOR CHILDREN
UNICEF Ireland have launched a new project, Movie Action for Children, spearheaded by Liam Neeson, and sponsored by software company IONA Technology. Stars, directors and producers will be donating o

19/02/2001 NEW VIDEO TO FILM TRANSFER FACILITY
RPS Data Products have defined a new standard in video to film transfers. Their software engineers have spent two years developing one pass, 36-point interpolation algorithm specifically designed for

19/02/2001 QUANTEL BUILD IN EDITBOX CHOICE OPTION
QUANTEL have announced the introduction of ‘Editbox Choice’ programme that offers a ‘build to order’ option for their successful non-linear editing range. In addition, Quantel’s existing editing prod

19/02/2001 RUSHES PRODUCE NEW COMMERCIALS FOR BT
RUSHES, one of Europe’s leading special effects and post-production houses, have announced that they have produced new television commercials to launch BT Internet Anytime. The new online monthly sub

19/02/2001 SAMBROOK APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF BBC NEWS
THE BBC have announced the appointment of Richard Sambrook as Director of BBC News. Sambrook, currently Deputy Director of BBC News, succeeds Tony Hall who is leaving the BBC to become Chief Executiv

19/02/2001 VOTE REVEALS SUPPORT FOR ACTION ON BBC EXPENSES
FOUR out of five BECTU members will support industrial action against new BBC expenses rules. In a ballot of over 6,000 members affected by the controversial change in expenses payments, 85 per cent

16/02/2001 3 BEAR ANIMATIONS WIN ‘NITTY & GRITTY’ COMMISSION
3 BEAR Animations were recently commissioned by Border Television to create the animated titles and stings for ‘The Nitty & Gritty Club’, Border TV's new children’s programme beginning March 3. ‘The

16/02/2001 CARLTON ACTIVE TEAM UP WITH VIRGIN
CARLTON Active and Virgin Mobile, the world's largest and fastest growing virtual network operators, have teamed up to bring ITV viewers the first interactive prime time programme with interactive adv

16/02/2001 DVB LAUNCH MULTIMEDIA HOME PLATFORM WEBSITE
DIGITAL Video Broadcasting (DVB) have announced that their new dedicated Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) website is now up and running. The creation of the website at www.mhp.org stems from DVB suppor

16/02/2001 ITC STATISTICS FOR THIRD QUARTER
THE Independent Television Commissions (ITC) statistics for the period up to October 1 2000 show that over five million homes now have cable services. Overall, cable service penetration continues to

16/02/2001 JVC PROJECT FINAL IMAGES AT NOTTINGHAM’S ODEON
A UNIQUE 8mm film was projected onto the screens of the Nottingham Odeon Cinema, using a JVC DLA-M4000L video/data projector, to mark the cinema’s last ever night. Bill Freeman, Managing Director of

16/02/2001 OMNIBUS SYSTEMS PROVIDE FREE TRAINING
PIONEERING total television station automation company, OmniBus Systems, are providing free training on transmission control systems to students at the School of Television and Broadcasting at Ravensb

16/02/2001 OTAÑEZ JOINS TOTAL AUDIO SOLUTIONS
TOTAL Audio Solutions have recently recruited Canadian David Anthony Otañez to their sales team. Formerly with Yamaha Commercial Audio and Denmark St. Studios London, Otañez is to spearhead the compa

16/02/2001 PINNACLE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCE CINEWAVE HD
PINNACLE Systems, leaders in digital video content creation tools, have announced the immediate availability of the Cinewave HD option, a HD system for non-linear editing and post-production on the Po

16/02/2001 STRIKE THREAT DROPPED AT MTV
PLANS for a strike at MTV have been shelved in favour of legal challenges to new contracts. BECTU have warned the music video broadcaster that the union will give full support to members at the compa