HDTV
NTIA awards $2.8 million to association to assist seniors with DTV transition
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging is receiving $2.7 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the nation’s senior citizens are ready for the DTV transition....
Teletica installs Chyron Channel Box
The new Channel Box will complement a pair of Chyron HyperX2 graphic systems already being used by the Costa Rican TV broadcaster...
German broadcasters commits to AVC-Intra for future HD installations
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen is upgrading all of its facilities to be HDTV capable and will introduce AVC-Intra technology as part of its HD roadmap...
EVS XT[2], Pi controller keep live on-set elements on track for Emmys
A controller from Playback Innovations managed all incoming content and allowed for the playback of multichannel sync rolls on the XT[2]...
Jünger Audio enhances Level Magic loudness control system
The enhancement enables Jünger Audio to offer an integrated workflow solution for managing Dolby coded 5.1 audio signals in production, ingest and playout...
Brett Jenkins sheds light on ION Media Network’s mobile TV tests
The ION Media director of technology strategy and development discusses what was learned from recent trials of mobile digital TV in Chicago and Denver...
Flat-panel TV shipments grew in third quarter; signs point to slowing going forward
In the third quarter, flat-panel TV shipments to retailers grew 12 percent year over year, but retail demand began to show worrisome signs in the latter weeks of the quarter, according to the latest figures from DisplaySearch...
One-third of U.S. households now own HDTVs
A new report from Leichtman Research Group also finds that the main motivation for buying an HDTV was not picture quality but simply replacing an old set and a desire for a new TV...
Italian OB provider outfits new HD truck with Kaleido-X multi-image display processor
Videe’s new Unit 10 is being equipped with the Kaleido-X to present 96 video inputs across nine 46in plasma screens...
Filmmaker goes deep with AG-HVX200 to uncover story of Water Tunnel No. 3
For a new History Channel special, “The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built,” filmmaker Eddie Rosenstein relied on the Panasonic P2 camcorder to acquire 720/24pN footage of New York City’s legendary urban tunnel workers and the largest public works project in the Western Hemisphere...
Cochran to retire as RTNDA president
Barbara Cochran will step down from the position in June 2009...
VUDU expands HD titles
After an aggressive effort in October, the online HD library of Internet entertainment company VUDU now stands at 1100 titles....
ViewCast unveils eight-channel streaming encoder
Users can encode and stream media at a variety of bit rates, in multiple formats and resolutions...
Schneider Optics offers new TRU-CUT IR-750 filter
The filter provides more vibrant colors and true black tones from both CCD and CMOS sensors...
JVC cameras help Raycom make move to HD production
The GYHD250 configured as a studio camera provides accurate camera control and a range of features...
