Expanding DTV coverage III
Now that the FCC has approved single-frequency networks, several A/100 systems have been deployed. But because the FCC has not mandated a specific system, manufacturers are free to develop ones on standards other than ATSC A/110. This newsletter will go over two existing deployment systems...
Axcera demonstrates ATSC M/H Preprocessor/Multiplexer at NAB
The end-to-end ATSC Mobile TV transmission system provides flexibility and lower costs to operators. ...
LARCAN shows off mobile TV products, services suite at NAB
The debut includes the new Magnum Revolve transmitter and MXi Incite transmitters....
TANDBERG TV introduces CMS system for service providers
WatchPoint offers CMS for multiple platforms and speeds time to market for VOD....
CrestaTech aims to tame multistandard mobile TV hydra
CrestaTV’s Universal Broadband Receiver converges radio, TV and GPS into a self-adapting PCTV tuner....
Slipping the DRM stranglehold
Vodaphone, Apple iTunes and Valve have ditched digital rights management....
Chyron, MaxT partner for Web-based NLE integration
A more seamless graphics production workflow will increase productivity and reduce time. ...
Envivio convergence, mobile encoders support U.S. ATSC
The 4Caster C4 convergence and 4Caster M2 mobile encoders demonstrate new mobile broadcast solutions....
TeamCast demos SFN solution for CMMB transmission networks
China will launch its digital mobile TV commercial operations nationwide July 1. ...
Freeing mobile TV from telephony's walled garden
Cox Cable is readying its mobile network, and Sony is introducing a mobile TV-ready Walkman in Japan....
Dates and events you need to know
The 2009 edition of the NAB Show opens April 18 with its conference schedule; exhibits open April 20 in Las Vegas...
Media Bureau grants delay in cross-ownership matter
The bureau has extended the deadline to amend certain waiver requests and renewals related to the FCC’s newspaper-broadcast cross ownership rule...
CBA warns of possible DTV transition ‘plane crash’ for existing Class A, LPTV stations
Opening a “rolling application filing” window to new LPTV stations without first completing the successful DTV transition of incumbent Class A and low-power stations could be fatal, warns Greg Herman, Community Broadcasters Association VP of technology...
NYC broadcasters may not co-locate on Freedom Tower after all
The group has not ruled out the Freedom Tower completely, citing technical benefits of having a DTV antenna at the World Trade Center...
Discretix, DiBcom, Expway team up for complete mobile TV reference design
The preintegrated solution gives OEMs a DiBcom receiver, Expway electronic service guide and Discretix security client...
