TVLD uses ARRI's Studio Cool
A lighting company puts a new compact fluorescent fixture through its paces....
DTV over digital cable: Reaching a larger audience
Sooner or later, you’ll want digital cable to carry your programming. Find out what issues are involved, from cable headend to the customer’s STB....
RF exposure guidelines
If you have to defend your existing or proposed RF facilities in a public forum, make sure you’re well informed....
Scopus' Intelligent Video Network
Competition among telco, satellite and cable companies is pushing cable operators to quicken deployment of on-demand services....
Video over IP
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Broadcasters are now considering video over IP for real-time video uses such as program distribution, monitoring and video transport during program production for dailies, and clip approval....
UHF TV transmission using IOT amplifiers
The IOT’s high efficiency and linearity make it ideal for high-power DTV systems....
DTV build-out sanctions approved
The Commission has adopted a series of new sanctions to be applied to DTV permittees who fail to complete construction within their required time and fail to receive an extension from the Media Bureau....
The unchanging face of RF
NAB2003 offered a continuing steady improvement in the technologies that have been emerging over the last several years....
FCC auctioning channels 52-59 this month
The FCC has established an early buyout policy it hopes will encourage early evacuation of the spectrum auctioned this month so new owners can take possession. Also, rules regarding description of emergency information for the disabled are set down for content distributors....
Leapfrog
In recent months this column has been exploring the rapidly evolving landscape of digital television in an effort to place the prospects for the long-term viability of terrestrial broadcasting in the U.S. into proper perspective. That perspective came into sharp focus at the recent NAB conference and exhibition in Las Vegas....
Portable news links
The rapid development of 24-hour news channels across the world has created an appetite for the ability to come “live” from virtually any story....
Master control playout options
A look at the past, present and future of master control. Which strategy fits your needs?...
Trends in connectivity
Many facilities are shifting from router-centric to storage-centric topologies. Find out what’s involved and look inside a facility that’s made the switch....
Interactive TV
The rapid uptake of digital TV now needs to be encouraged and promoted — by both the government, so that analog can be turned off on schedule and its spectrum auctioned to the highest bidder, and by the broadcasters promoting the benefits as a way to increase audience share....
Fox selects OmniTek for laboratory work
OmniTek's OmniGen test and measurement solution is now installed at Fox Digital Television Laboratory....
Not your father's SNG coverage
Increased access to coalition military activities in Iraq has helped to push the SNG uplink and space path evolution....
Microsoft/Linx 2VSN demo "inconclusive"
The HDTV-over-2VSB mobile transmission test showed the challenges surrounding mobile reception....
Microsoft and LINX Electronics to demo mobile HDTV reception
At NAB2003 many participants will see what is being called “the first public demo of mobile HDTV.”...
Mobile 8-VSB?
Broadcast Engineering was recently privy to a series of secret tests on the latest improvements to 8-VSB chips for mobile reception....
Tektronix WVR600 series rasterizer
From its digital architecture to its specialized displays and display capabilities, the Tektronix WVR600 series rasterizer provides operators efficiency and flexibility in video and audio monitoring, whether digital, analog or both....
Can NTSC data insertion hurt BTSC services?
Modulation Sciences said the FCC should withdraw Dotcast's authorization until further testing can be done on its data insertion technology....
Tektronix delivers automated test device for consumer HDTV products
The VM5000HD provides fast, accurate, and repeatable video measurements in 1080i, 720p, 480p and SXGA formats utilizing multiple industry-standard video parameters....
Rohde & Schwarz launches measurement server system
EFA-NET enables both 8VSB digital and NTSC analog standards to be monitored in conjunction with the Rohde & Schwarz EFA test receiver....
Eliminating that nasty ghost
Ghosting might not exist in digital systems, but reflections from the antenna are still significant because they can impact the correction process and lead to a higher bit error rate. Control the VSWR levels by adjusting and tuning for the best possible overall response. No standard has been set for VSWR, but the average value should fall well below 1.10....
Digital audio measurements for broadcast
Explore the mechanisms that can degrade digital audio signals in broadcasting and find out what you can do about it....
