Los Angeles market cluster completes 2GHz BAS relocation
Stations in Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara last week completed their 2GHz Broadcast Auxiliary Service relocation project...
Austin station improves workflow with robotic camera system
KEYE-TV in Austin, TX, is using a new Vinten Radamec robotic camera operations system...
Americans get serious about DTV transition over past year, survey finds
A new report form Knowledge Networks shows one in four U.S. TV households have taken some steps to prepare within the last year...
Auto-detect function soothes 2GHz digital ENG compatibility worries
While there’s a lack of industry consensus on which parameters to use, the ability of new digital 2GHz electronic newsgathering receivers to detect and identify the signal being received is helping to eliminate potential problems...
WorldNow helps TV stations use the Internet to expand audiences beyond local markets
Fisher Communications is among the latest station groups to sign up with the company...
Union members challenge shared news coverage
The Electrical Workers union believes stations violate the National Labor Relations Act by entering into such agreements...
‘Soft test’ warning generates 55,000 calls to FCC helpline
Last week’s test to warn analog TV viewers of the impending DTV transition generated the highest daily call volume to the FCC’s consumer helpline so far this month...
Commission must boost protection from unlicensed TV band device interference, says SBE
In comments filed in mid-May, the Society of Broadcast Engineers said wireless mic operation for newsgathering will be jeopardized by interference from white space devices...
El Salvador wins praise on adoption of ATSC DTV standard
The decision, made April 22 by the country’s General Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications, assures El Salvadorans will have access to a wide variety of consumer products...
Time Warner Cable launches Your News Now with efficient news workflow
The Dalet-driven workflow integrates the entire production, automation and archiving operations...
ENG at NAB: Part 1
With the 2GHz BAS project reaching the 50 percent complete level in terms of licensees in possession of replacement equipment, station engineers and vendors alike are beginning to give serious attention to other newsgathering and RF concerns...
Broadcasters to reap $1.9 billion in annual online revenue by 2013
New research from BIA Advisory Services finds broadcasters will more than double online revenue totals from 2008 if they continue their transformation into multiplatform media providers...
Rehr to Congress: Guard against importation of duplicative programming into local markets
In a letter to a Senate subcommittee last week, outgoing NAB president and CEO David Rehr said Congress should make no law authorizing duplicative out-of-market programming...
Bitcentral bundles RocketStream with AirNow!
RocketStream's data transfer acceleration software enables journalists to transmit their news footage seamlessly....
Genus unveils wide matte box
The company is featuring the latest version of the 4x4 Matte Box....
