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        1 October 2009

Starz and Digipost In Full Swing On Spartacus


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Digipost continue to challenge the "recession" with a slate of local and international commercials in house and work on the 13 part series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' in full swing at the Auckland facility.

Spartacus is US based Starz Media's all new action television series, based on the world of gladiators in the Roman Empire.  The show boasts producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Joshua Donen and Steven S. Deknight (who is also scriptwriter) and features high profile talent Andy Whitfield, John Hannah and New Zealand's own Lucy Lawless.
 
Like northern hemisphere counterparts MPC, Framestore and The Mill, film and television is big business at Digipost, providing the company with what GM Stephen Douglas describes as "a relatively smooth ride" through what has undoubtedly been as a tumultuous time for other vendors in the region.

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