Routing switchers
Routing switchers provide much more than just the connection to the veins that run to all parts of the facility...
ENG central receive antennas
The biggest changes are in digital signal acquisition and quality monitoring...
Terayon's compressed domain master control switching
A number of new technologies developed over the past several years have come together to offer broadcasters a powerful new tool that provides seamless integration of video and audio processing elements into compressed digital bit streams...
Portable news systems: Smaller, lighter and smarter
The advent of IP-based technology is the next step in the evolution of newsgathering tools...
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TV broadcasting on the InternetStep-by-step instructions on building a streaming Internet prescence for TV stations... |
DTV status update
A DTV status update of the FCC’s rulings in June and July 2005...
DVB 3.0: Harmonizing with the networked world
The vision for DVB over the next phase of its development is to be an enabling forum for pre-competitive standards-setting in the world of networked digital media and applications...
Transmitter technology
The station engineer can control his system from the convenience and privacy of his favorite bar or recliner...
Understanding DTV transmission measurements
How to perform detailed measurements of DTV RF systems’ effectiveness...
The challenges of datacasting
There is a growing demand for educational content delivery systems and local emergency and homeland security alerts, sent and received as digital files...
XVD's CamCast Professional wireless digital streaming system
More HD or SD content can be processed and distributed within the same network bandwidth...
Online tower construction notification
Last year the commission established an on-line Tower Construction Notification System (TCNS) to notify SHPOs, Indian tribes and NHOs of tower construction interest in an area of land...
Harris H-Class Content Delivery Platform
Harris developed the H-Class Content Delivery Platform to solve workflow efficiency problems...
Content protection in the digital century
The digital television landscape has evolved considerably in the 10 years since services have been available to customers around the world...
FCC stresses emergency information obligation
The FCC fined three San Diego TV stations for failure to make emergency information accessible to persons with hearing disabilities...
Measurements for DTV
At the risk of the howls of indignation from the naysayers who have been around all through the DTV conversion, it appears that well-designed and installed DTV systems are operating extremely well....
Is 2005 the year of interactive TV?
A large subscriber population is important to stimulate application development...
RTL II/CBC's new facility for multichannel playout
When RTL II looked for new facilities to transmit its youth-oriented programming to an audience in three countries, it had several challenges to overcome...
Keeping it running and holding down costs
The least expensive action to increase both equipment life and performance is to perform regular and careful preventative maintenance. It doesn't take long, if done regularly, and the results are beyond argument...
NYC broadcasters find redundancy at Four Times Square
Having a backup transmission facility at a different site is the best game plan for any broadcaster...
Surviving the 2GHz transition
The biggest impact of the relocation will be on ENG equipment and operations. However, fixed links also must be moved in a seamless manner...
Streamlining format conversion
Broadcasters are finding they are still burdened with inefficient media conversion chores...
Playout automation
What is different about automation today is that the amount of information that must be presented to an operator is nothing less than staggering...
Will 2005 be the year of HDTV worldwide?
The number of countries outlining plans for HDTV services is growing...
a la carte gets negative response
According to the Bureau, an à la carte model would not lower subscription costs or promote viewer choice...















