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May 11, 2013

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EVS completes live 4K trial for Champions League

Slow-motion replays at 4K resolution for a high-profile event have been demonstrated for the first time at a recent European Champions League semifinal in Munich, Germany....More

May 11, 2013

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Spanish slump hits Telefonica IPTV

The deep Spanish recession is pulling leading Telco Telefonica down with it, as the group reports a 19-percent year-on-year decline in pay-TV customers....More

May 14, 2013

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Only one in five TV stations are connected to the cloud

Cable stations and production/post facilities are the early adopters of cloud technology....More

May 8, 2013

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Espial receives U.S. patent for fast channel change

Together with the current patent grant, Espial now has patents with more than 80 claims specifically covering fast channel change technology....More

May 7, 2013

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Streaming media players to top list of Internet-connected entertainment devices

Next year, Blu-ray disc players will slip from their position of the most Internet-connected home entertainment device, according to a forecast from The NPD Group....More

May 7, 2013

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Connected TVs grow in popularity among U.S. broadband households, finds analysis

A new report from TDG finds 56 percent of U.S. broadband households now have at least one Internet-connected TV....More

May 3, 2013

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Google executive chairman says YouTube has already displaced broadcast TV 2

In a presentation to advertisers, YouTube billed the event as a “brandcast.”...More

May 3, 2013

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Television industry lags behind others in adopting cloud-based technology

Islands of functionality in the cloud are often difficult to embrace....More

May 3, 2013

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Missouri’s KRBK-TV creates single-frequency network for improved DMA coverage

Computer modeling is used in the pattern designs, and the patterns were confirmed at Jampro’s facility in Sacramento, CA, before the antennas were shipped to KRBK....More

May 6, 2013

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Total Traffic Network moves to Empire State building and upgrades to HD

Total Traffic Network Moves to New Space in New York’s Empire State Building and installs Ensemble Designs HD video processing...More

May 1, 2013

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Justice Department wants to limit major telcos’ involvement in spectrum auctions 1

“Rigging the spectrum auctions to favor Sprint and T-Mobile would be unlawful,” AT&T told the FCC....More

May 1, 2013

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ATSC updates A/85 recommended practice for loudness 1

The revised version of A/85 includes an update of the reference to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) recommendation for algorithms measuring loudness....More

Apr. 30, 2013

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