Uplinker converts Super Bowl XLII HD world feed frame rate with FRC-7000
A total of 14 international broadcasters relied on the world feed of the game from TV2GO...
Hitachi enhances SK-HD1000 studio, field production cameras
Hitachi has upgraded the performance of its SK-HD1000 camera to 60dB HDTV signal-to-noise ratio at F10.0 and a resolution of 1100 horizontal TV lines....
Aviation Research Group/U.S. offers safety audit standards for helicopters
The audit includes standards that apply to electronic newsgathering (ENG) helicopters....
RF Central to introduce RFX-CMT II camera-mounted transmitters
Available for 2GHz and 5.8GHz band operation, the new camera-back transmitters come standard with SD support but are software upgradeable to HD....
Tektronix offers new SD, HD waveform monitors, rasterizers
The WFM4000 and WFM5000 value waveform monitors and WVR4000 and WVR5000 rasterizers operate on an industry-standard 12V battery and are designed for field deployment....
SISLink, Intelsat form alliance to offer HD-ready SNG
The companies are jointly launching a new HD-ready video delivery service of satellite newsgathering applications in the United States....
Avid DNxHS to be first SMPTE VC-3-compliant codec, company says
The SMPTE approved the VC-3, based on the submission of the Avid DNxHD codec, after a two-year testing and validation process....
Warner Bros. installs 90 Dalet workstations for ‘The TMZ Show’
The Dalet News Suite provides TMZ journalists and editors with a fully integrated newsroom and tapeless news production system....
Nucomm COFDM transmitters, receivers overcome NYC frequency congestion for Truth spots
The producers of five anti-tobacco spots shot in Manhattan relied on Nucomm camera-back transmitters and diversity receivers....
WSD prototype failure shows devices not ready for primetime, NAB says
e National Association of Broadcasters said last week’s power failure of a white space device prototype “vindicates” concerns about interference....
Open government advocates object to Bush funding shift
The Society of Professional Journalists and 42 other advocates of open government say the administration’s attempt to shift OPEN Government Act funding to the Department of Justice runs counter to the intent of a new law to strengthen the FOIA. ...
Scopus to demonstrate DVB-S2, DVB-S comparison at SATELLITE 2008
The demonstration is intended to show how with the same link parameters, DVB-S2 provides up to 30 percent bandwidth savings....
SGL to unveil FlashBrowse at NAB2008
FlashBrowse provides a fast solution for post-production facilities and broadcasters requiring an interface to search, view and automatically restore material in the Avid ISIS Media Network....
Schneider Optics to introduce Century HD lens accessories for Sony PMW-EX1
The optical attachments provide image clarity, while enabling the camera to go wider, reach further and move in closer than the lens alone will allow....
SES AMERICOM sells out occasional use Ku-band capacity for Super Tuesday coverage
More than 700 channel hours, representing 14 full transponders of Ku-band transponder capacity, were sold in advance of Super Tuesday....
