KCTV5 adds Viz graphics renderers, Trio CG for HD newscasts
Three Viz Engine real-time renderers installed in the station’s control room power the graphics created by Viz Trio 2-D/3-D character generator....
Momentum builds for HD via IPTV globally
Telco operators increasingly are rolling out HD IPTV services, and two South Korean telecoms are the latest examples, says Alan Delaney IPTV Business Development Director for Europe and Asia at TANDBERG Television...
Popularity of LCD TVs in Latin America grows, says iSuppli
The rise of LCD TV sales will drive the overall Latin American television market, which will expand at a faster rate than the global TV business, despite a near-term downturn, according to the researcher...
Worldwide TV revenues to drop; LCD TV revenues to decline for first time, says DisplaySearch
The decline can be attributed to reductions in the expected prices of televisions and decreases in year-over-year shipment growth for LCD and plasma televisions next year...
Restaurateurs serve up HD cooking shows with P2 HD camcorders, remote pan-tilt-zoom systems
Rustic Kitchen Bistro and Bar has developed a unique broadcast television kitchen studio as part of its newly opened Boston restaurant...
Varuna Entertainment shoots ‘Trick My Truck,’ ‘Ski Patrol’ with Canon camcorders
In transitioning its popular ‘Trick My Truck’ series to HDTV, the Los Angeles production company first used Canon camcorders...
BCS national championship game to be presented in 3-D
The FedEx Bowl Championship Series National Championship game will be produced in 3-D for presentation at a special Las Vegas viewing and at 80 specially equipped theaters nationwide...
One-quarter of OTA households still haven’t applied for converter box coupons, says NTIA
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration last week advised consumers who still haven’t requested DTV converter box coupons to do so by Dec. 31, or risk not receiving their coupons before the digital transition...
Telestream’s Episode encoder now available for Windows
The new cross-platform version 5.1 also brings watch folders to Episode desktop products for both Mac and Windows users....
Avid unveils PostDeko for Editors
PostDeko for Editors offers an efficient way to create a station or program brand for on-air real-time graphics playback and pre- or post-production...
Omnimago relies on Alchemist Ph.C-HD
The Alchemist Ph.C-HD enables Omnimago to up/down/crossconvert content of the same and different frame rates...
Australian Broadcasting launches new morning show with help from Ignite HD
The new program is delivered from a new automated studio control room equipped with a Grass Valley Ignite HD system...
Rental Station unveils Remote Station post solution
The Remote Station consists of a road-ready HD editing system secured in two Anvil-style road cases...
Faster file transfer technology finding home among broadcasters
Michelle Munson, founder and president of Aspera, says broadcasters are embracing technologies that make transferring their HD files faster...
Consumers want ‘green’ TVs, electronics
A new study from the Consumer Electronics Association finds that 89 percent of households want their next television to be energy efficient...
