Quantel pulls plug on NAB2009
The company said last week it would forego attending the NAB Show in April in favor of more local road shows and continued R&D...
Count on DTV transition to disrupt viewers
Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps told an advisory group that the DTV transition will disrupt viewers, and the efforts of the commission should be on minimizing the damage and cleanup following the switch...
ATSC recommends method for distributing digital signals for analog viewers
The Advanced Television Systems Committee has published a new Recommended Practice...
WMAQ-TV tells staff to reinvent itself
The staff at the NBC O&O must reapply for new multifaceted positions that provide content for all distribution platforms...
Quantel to sit out NAB 2009
Citing probative costs in a tough economy, the company will not exhibit at the industry’s largest trade show...
House defeats bill to delay digital TV transition
House Republicans say a delay also would burden wireless companies and public safety agencies waiting for the spectrum that will be freed up by the switch, and create added costs for TV stations that would have to continue broadcasting both analog and digital signals for four more months...
Senate passes bill to delay DTV transition
The bill, not yet passed by the House, would move the congressionally mandated deadline from Feb. 17 to June 12...
Large-area TFT LCD shipments fall sharply in December, says DisplaySearch
The decline took panel shipments for LCD TVs to their lowest level since July 2007...
Bandito Films shoots ‘True Life’ episode with P2 HD camcorder
Bandito executive producer Josh Haygood is using the Panasonic AG-HPX500 2/3in P2 HD camcorder to increase production efficiencies and create an HD master...
6.5 million U.S. households unready for DTV switch, says Nielsen
The latest figures from Nielsen reveal 1.3 million more homes are prepared as of mid-January than were ready in December 2008...
Key senators reach bipartisan compromise on bill to delay DTV transition
A bipartisan compromise on a bill to delay the DTV transition was announced Jan. 23; the Senate passed the bill Monday. ...
M/H service could look different in diverse markets
Broadcasters have the option to use the ATSC proposal in various ways...
El Paso church adds HD lenses, cameras to new auditorium
Abundant Living Faith Center has built a new auditorium equipped with three Fujinon ENG HD lenses mounted on Thomson Grass Valley DMC 1000 cameras...
NFL Network, Dish Network strike carriage deal
The NFL Network sued Dish after the satellite provider moved the network to its ‘America’s Top 200’ tier last year...
Company unveils football helmet with heat stroke protection
A small sensor will be implanted in the forehead pad of new and refurbished football helmets beginning this fall...
