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Record-keeping rules

Harry C. Martin

In January, the FCC released its television reregulation order. The order heralds a dramatic change in the reporting and record-keeping requirements for...

Decoupling

Craig Birkmaier

I spend a fair amount of time interacting with industry experts on e-mail forums. Recently, one forum, the DVDList, has been abuzz about what most members...

FCC’s profanity defeat may signal end of content control

Last week’s court decision was a vote of confidence for new technologies that allow parents to filter and block content they deem inappropriate for their children....

Satellite importation

BY HARRY C. MARTIN

The FCC has begun to address some of the regulatory logistics associated with satellite importation of distant signals into local TV markets. Current...

HD's killer app?

BY CRAIG BIRKMAIER

The era of HDTV broadcasting in the United States began near the end of 1998. Nearly a decade later, many industry pundits are still looking for the killer...

MXF

By John G S Ive

After a long period of development, deployment of MXF is extensive and growing....

OB Systems

BY DAVID AUSTERBERRY

The lastest trucks are being designed for HD production....

Digital Rapids to show transcoding at IBC

The company offers solutions scaling from individual applications to enterprise and global workflows....

Edirol delivers portable audio recorder

The new R-09 is targeted at broadcasters and journalists recording interviews in the field....

Avid ships latest versions of shared-storage systems

All of Avid's new shared-storage systems offer significant increases in storage....

Valkieser Capital Images buys Nucoda film systems

The systems at Valkieser Capital will be used on commercials, documentaries and feature films....

Panasonic's Varicam used for PBS design:e2 series

Extensive B-roll locations ranged from skyscraper rooftops to hiking the Great Wall in China....

Schilling Robotics goes deep with Avitech video monitoring systems

A series of modules will monitor video sources coming from multiple deep-sea cameras on remote operated vehicles....

New Century Productions installs Calrec console in latest HD truck

The new NCP-VIII truck will use the Alpha for mixing a variety of live sporting events. ...

Template-based Vizrt graphics popular with Latin American broadcasters

Vizrt's new platform is enabling stations to improve their on-air look....

Leightronix server provides complete automation solution

The new MINI-T-NX comes with everything required for playback operations, including digital video playback, video messaging and digital signage, DVD and VCR control, and video and audio switching....

New playout server from Miranda

The new Xstation is based on Miranda's Vertigo XG graphics processor and its patented Xmedia Suite graphics automation applications....

New service helps locate legal music for video soundtracks

Producers can go online and digitally synchronize a clip to their videos — all with the permission of the copyright holders....

Ricoh supports both Blu-ray and HD-DVD

A new device paves the way for multiformat players and recorders that would support both next-generation HD-DVD formats....

Microsoft fined $357 million by European Union

The company called the fine unjustified, but said it will comply....

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