Smart antennas
ALDO CUGNINI
The analog cutoff is now less than one year away, and with that change will come new reception issues for terrestrial broadcast viewers. Although the...
Camera support
David Hart
Camera maintenance has changed. During the days of the tube camera, much more needed to be done to maintain the overall quality of the camera. With CCD...
Comparing BXF/MXF
By Brad Gilmer
By now you probably have heard of the Material eXchange Format (MXF), and if you haven't already heard about the Broadcast Exchange Format (BXF), you...
Holographic storage
BY BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Have you ever been to a museum or novelty store that displayed holographic images or perhaps even offered them for sale? It's amazing how three-dimensional...
Video over IP
BY BRAD GILMER
VoIP is destined to become the predominant technology for the transport of professional video over WANs....
HD graphics
BY NIR GOSHEN
As more stations implement HD technology, SD graphics technology simply won’t do. Here’s what you need to be aware of when developing graphics for SD and HD use....
Eyeheight announces canalettoMDi multidefinition color corrector
The color corrector is designed for use in 1080i and 720p HD-SDI television standards as well as 625i (PAL) and 525i (NTSC) SD. ...
Belden offers Brilliance Banana Peel Precision Video Snake cables
The new composite cables have eliminated the overall outer jacket....
Euro1080 uses Modulus encoders to kick off World Cup coverage
The encoder deliveres high-quality images while making efficient use of available satellite bandwidth....
ABC selects FOR-A HANABI HVS-1000HS switcher for mobile truck
HD truck makes debut on “Good Morning America” broadcast. ...
ESPN Argentina chooses Dayang Magicwall
The Magicwall processors will be integrated into two new control rooms....
Telestream announces availability of FlipFactory V5.0
Major software release adds new products — FlipFactory Mobile and FactoryArray — and includes support for Autodesk’s media and entertainment systems....
TV Skyline delivers the 2006 FIFA World Cup in HD with Snell & Wilcox Kahuna SD/HD production switcher
Kahuna enables integration of SD and HD sources into HD broadcast for German pPay-TV operator Premiere....
FCC approves Intelsat-PanAmSat merger
The transaction involves the transfer of control to Intelsat of licenses and authorizations held by two subsidiaries of PanAmSat. ...
Technical awareness conference begins next week
The two-day event, featuring technical demonstrations, user and manufacturer panels, will take place at the Hilton Burbank Airport and Conference Center, Burbank, CA. ...
Thoughts from Southeast Asia
David Austerberry, editor
I have just returned from the BroadcastAsia show in Singapore. Being a little quieter than NAB (and what show isn't), I had time to reflect on our business....
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Let me service pack youBrad Dick editorial director Have you ever installed an upgrade service pack on your computer? How'd it go? Perhaps like me, less than perfect. After installing Microsoft's SP2 on... |
Reader Feedback
Behind the VEIL Editor:I enjoyed your April 2006 editorial Behind the VEIL. I'm sick of the hysteria of Hollywood and the music industry. Recently, some...
HDTV data multiplexing
BY PETER H. PUTMAN
As we move further into the world of digital television, the spinmeisters are hard at work playing up HDTV as a major drawing card for terrestrial broadcasters,...
Network security
BY BRAD GILMER
Network security is an important topic for many broadcasters these days and for obvious reasons. The impact of a breach on our business is potentially...
Defrag efficiency
BY PAUL MCGOLDRICK
I visited a semiconductor manufacturer a short while ago one of many visits I make every year when the manufacturers brief me on what they are up to and...
Audio console trends
BY JACK KONTNEY
If you buy the wrong headset, you simply replace it. But if you buy the wrong audio console, you affect operations for years to come. As production needs...
In the jungle with JVC's GY-HD101E camera
BY JIM FRATER
When producer Paul Entwistle called me to shoot a couple of stories in Papua New Guinea for a new travel show, Postcards WA, I couldn't resist. After...
CEA and HRRC caution Congress against design mandates that could constrain technology
Analog hole legislation is a bad solution in search of a problem, says Shapiro....
NAB study shows interference within broadcast spectrum
Tests showed that 13 of the 17 wireless devices (76 percent) exceeded field strength limits set by the FCC....
