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PE Firm Makes Binding Offer for Grass Valley
07.27.2010
Francisco Partners is active in Web tech. More...

Sprint Nextel Completes BAS Transition
07.22.2010
Sprint spent around $750 million on more than 100,000 pieces of gear to move the BAS operations. More...

FCC Frees Up Mobile DTV With Analog Tuner Waiver
07.20.2010
The commission waived a requirement that mobile digital broadcast TV receivers include analog decoding technology. More...

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FCC/Regulatory


Update: House Approves Far-Reaching Captioning and Accessibility Bill
07.27.2010
The bill goes next to the Senate. More...

Rockefeller to Bow Spectrum-Auction Authority Bill
07.22.2010
 Yet another spectrum bill is about to drop on Capitol Hill More...

Dish Seeks to Have Distant-Signal Injunction Lifted
07.06.2010
Dish Network has asked the Federal Communications Commission to free it from a court injunction. More...

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Business


Envivio Announces $15 million Financing Package
07.28.2010
Corporate enhancements include a strengthening of Envivio’s management team, with the addition of Erik Miller as CFO and Kevin O’Keefe as COO. More...

Ross Buys Codan Broadcast
07.26.2010
Manufacturing operations will remain in Australia. More...

VITEC Acquires Focus Enhancements
07.19.2010
With the purchase VITEC is now able to supply equipment for the entire production process from video acquisition to delivery. More...

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Deals & Deployments


MTI Film Adds Nucoda Film Masters
07.29.2010
The color grading and finishing systems are being used in connection with the company’s post-production and restoration work. More...

WGBH Expands SAN Solutions Platform
07.29.2010
The system provides 30 TB of usable storage and is configured with RAID 6 protection. More...

NewTek Technology Tapped for ESPN X Games
07.26.2010
TriCasters will be used to stream event coverage on in-venue video displays at three locations in Los Angeles, and also in HD to fans at home. More...

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Technology


World Cup Frame-compatible 3DTV Post Mortem
07.27.2010
The 2010 World Cup is over, leaving in its wake the launch of 3DTV in many areas. More...

Fletcher Captures 3-D Extreme Slo-Mo With Sprintcam
07.21.2010
Chicago-based camera supplier Fletcher Sports has installed the first I-MOVIX SprintCam Vvs HD systems in the U.S. More...

DISH Launches New Bird to Expand HD Channels
07.14.2010
EchoStar XV is the company’s second transmitter successfully put into orbit this year. More...

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Products


AP Announces New Newsroom Tool for Reporters and Presenters
07.29.2010
Allows field reporters and studio presenters to read and review stories directly on ENPS-enabled iPads or an Android-based Tablet PC. More...

FSI Enhances Monitor Feature Set
07.29.2010
The additional features include two new scope display modes that work on all inputs including DVI. More...

Digital Alert Systems Announces Firmware Upgrade
07.22.2010
The upgrade provides support for Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) compliance. More...

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People


Personnel Changes Announced at NBC Universal
07.26.2010
The company recently named new vice presidents in two of its divisions. More...

Harris Taps Doug Means for VP Slot
07.26.2010
Means has a history of delivering technology solutions on a worldwide basis. More...

VCI Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity
07.15.2010
The VCI Solutions team worked alongside the future homeowners in Springfield. More...

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Research


Connected TV Sales on the Rise
07.21.2010
Growth is forecast to reach 119 million by 2014. More...

CEA Finds Interest, Confusion Over 3DTV
07.06.2010
The buzz around 3DTV has served its purpose: Interest is heating up. More...

Survey: More Prefer 3D from Pay-TV than via Blu-ray
12.22.2009
And viewers are willing to pay more to receive it. More...

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Production Notes


New TBS Sitcom uses Panasonic Camcorders
05.12.2010
“Are We There Yet” spinoff shot in 1080p HD. More...

Sony HD Cameras Bring 'Avatar' to Life in 3D
12.17.2009
Vince Pace, veteran cinematographer and 3D technology expert, co-developed the 3D camera rig for the Sony cameras. More...

Veterans History Project Launches Field Kit Companion Video
11.06.2009
The VHP Field Kit Companion Video offers special interview tips from documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, suggests how volunteer interviewers can get started, and more. More...

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Programming


World Cup Spans Media Landscape
06.01.2010
From mobile to HD and 3D, fans will be immersed in coverage More...

Grass Valley Has NBA All-Star Game Covered
02.19.2010
Veteran mobile production companies NEP Supershooters, and Lyon Video, each supplied production trucks. More...

DirecTV, Panasonic Team for Home 3D
01.07.2010
Panasonic will offer free software downloads to access DirecTV 3D channels on Panasonic 3DTVs starting this summer. More...

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Industry Events


SBE, WBA Prepare for 2010 Broadcasters Clinic
07.29.2010
A full program is planned, including presentations covering the technical areas of television and radio broadcasting. More...

Registration Now Open for 2011 CES
07.15.2010
Registration for the show is free to industry professionals through Sept. 30. More...

Balmer to address 2011 CES
07.14.2010
The Microsoft CEO will deliver the pre-show keynote speech. More...

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IBC


IBC: Omnibus Automates with iTX Enterprise Suite
07.27.2010
The software integrates many areas of functionality into a streamlined, inter-related and highly automated end-to-end process flow. More...

IBC: Telecast Featuring 3rd Generation Copperhead
07.27.2010
The company will also unveil a new family of HD/POV links for robotic cameras. More...

IBC: Omneon Bringing Active Storage for Fast Production
07.27.2010
The company will demonstrate how a single, shared storage resource can be the basis for a best-of-breed production environment. More...

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Olympics


Olympics: Five Networks, One Facility
04.12.2010
As the main broadcaster for the host nation, Canada's CTV had a lot riding on its coverage More...

Olympics: Above and Beyond
04.12.2010
OBS brings the first fully HD Winter Games to the world More...

Olympics: Intercoms Make the Olympics Possible
04.12.2010
Producers used 'every trick in the book' to keep communicating More...

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NAB


NAB Adds Telecom to April Trade Show
07.08.2010
Focus will be on telecom access networks. More...

NAB Show Attendance: 88,044
04.13.2010
Some 27 percent of attendees came from abroad More...

NAB: 3Gbps, 3D Key to Ross Roadmap
04.09.2010
Company emphasizes live production strengths More...

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Super Bowl


Canon Lenses Used to Capture Super Bowl Action
02.12.2010
NEP Broadcasting employed 38 Canon long-zoom HDTV field lenses and portable HDTV zoom lenses. More...

Calrec Consoles Used to Deliver Super Bowl Audio
02.12.2010
NEP Broadcasting deployed five trucks to cover the game. More...

Sencore Gear Aids CBS in Super Bowl Coverage
02.11.2010
The hardware was paired with a Fujitsu IP-9500 HD encoder for transmission of both the “The Early Show” and “The CBS Weekend News” programs. More...

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NAB Highlights


ABC's Charles Gibson Honored by RTNDA
04.28.2006
by Ken R. ~ April 26, 2006 RADIO WORLD His first job in broadcasting was as a producer for RKO Radio Networks in 1966. In the ensuing 40 years, Charles Gibson has delivered major news stories into our living rooms. More...

Accord Characterizes FCC Face-off
04.28.2006
by Deborah D. McAdams ~ April 26, 2006 TV TECHNOLOGY This year's annual face-off between FCC commissioners didn't actually create a lot of sparks. The two Democrats and one Republican who participated were pretty More...

Broadcasting 'Industry's Best Days are Still Ahead'
04.28.2006
New Leader at the Helm ~ April 24, 2006 David Rehr joined NAB as President and CEO in December of 2005. Prior to his taking over the helm at the National Association of Broadcasters, he was president of the More...

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Odds 'n Ends


Home Theatre Company Offers ‘Cash For Clunkers’ Program
10.08.2009
Diamond is encouraging the public to drop off their old sets and receive up to $1,200 in trade-in value on new eligible Energystar 3.0-compliant digital television receivers. More...

Wizard of Oz Restored for Blu-ray
09.18.2009
The restoration involved digital scans at an 8K resolution from the original three strip camera negatives. More...

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Top Stories


MPEGIF Group to Issue 3DTV 'Vocabulary'
07.29.2010
Quality assessment terminology needed for rapidly growing capture/display technology. More...

Retransmission Letters Fly on Capitol Hill
07.28.2010
Cable/Sat carriage rules review urged. More...

Google Announces New TV Platform
05.21.2010
Search giant looks to combine Web video with traditional television sets More...

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From the Show Floor


Adtec Intros Affordable HD Signage Product
04.28.2006
by Bob Kovacs ~ April 26, 2006 TV TECHNOLOGY Adtec Digital, a Nashville-based manufacturer of encoders, servers and playout systems, unveiled an HD digital media player at NAB2006. The Edje 4111HD digital media More...

Apple Releases Final Cut Studio 5.1
04.28.2006
by Jay Ankeney ~ April 24, 2006 TV TECHNOLOGY Apple's big news for NAB2006 is the release of Final Cut Studio version 5.1, which is now the "universal version" of their post-production software suite. That More...

ARRI unveils Super 16 Camera, Ultra 16 Lenses
04.28.2006
by Keith Tate ~ April 26, 2006 NAB DAILY NEWS Celebrating almost 90 years, ARRI shows no signs of slowing down. The company unveiled camera and lighting products at its Monday press conference that could give an More...

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