FCC denies request for experimental license; Herman pledges to fight on
The FCC Media Bureau last week denied a request from a Portland, OR, LPTV operator to conduct experimental OFDM-based transmission experiments, but the broadcaster remains undaunted....
One-third of local U.S. TV stations have adopted HD; auto, retail HD ads growing, John Roland says
Extreme Reach CEO John Roland discusses the latest findings of his company’s “HD Advertising Trends Report.”...
U.S. DTV sales decline slightly in 2010; consumers round out HDTV systems with audio, CEA says
A tally of consumer electronics sales for 2010 shows that DTVs are beginning to saturate the market and consumers are returning to enhance their HDTVs with sound systems....
Austrian national broadcaster upgrades second studio to HD
For the conversion of Studio RP6 in Vienna, ORF will use a combination of 120 different interface boards from Crystal Vision....
Archion storage expands Avid network for CBS court shows
CBS has added three new Archion Technologies storage arrays for post production of “Judge Joe Brown” and “Swift Justice with Nancy Grace.”...
ScheduALL relocates to new facility
The new headquarters of the media and broadcast resource management specialist is in Hollywood, FL....
Panel examines impact of digital acquisition on post in North Hollywood
The Hollywood Post Alliance’s Sales Career Resource Group is hosting a lunch panel entitled “Digital Acqui$ition: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.”...
NEP Supershooters employs new 2-D-to-3-D conversion technology for coverage of Sony Open
NEP Supershooters used the new Sony MPE-200 processor and 2-D-to-3-D conversion software to integrate 2-D HD sources into its 3-D production of the golf tournament, said company VP of engineering Glen Levine....
Correction: HDTV households reach majority status, not dominance
A headline in the last edition of “HD Technology Update” inadvertently overstated the findings of a recent report on the place of HDTV sets in the United States....
Blu-ray software sales reach $1.8 billion in 2010, DEG says
The Digital Entertainment Group also estimates that the number of HDTV households in the United States has reached 56 million....
3-D TV set shipments to reach 91 million in 2014, DisplaySearch says
Last year, DisplaySearch estimated shipments reached 3.2 million, somewhat disappointing and largely capped by limited 3-D content availability....
HD replays give college football officials clear evidence for their decisions
The XOS HD Replay system, employing technology from AJA Video, gave replay officials in the SEC, Big 12, WAC and Conference USA uncompressed HD replays of controversial plays....
HD Fujinon lens combo provides flexibility required for 'Great Migrations' shots
Principal cinematographer Bob Poole used the HA25X11.5BERD HD lightweight telephoto lens and a HA13x4.5BRD HD wide-angle, ENG-style lens to capture footage for the National Geographic series....
Group alleges FCC staff blocking experimental license approval, seeks meeting with chairman
An open letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski from the head of advocacy group SpectrumEvolution.org says the Media Bureau has blocked the experimental license for OFDM-based DTV transmission in Portland, OR....
WSAZ-TV improves news workflow as part of HD transition, says Lake
Edwin Lake, station operations manager, says as part of the new HD news workflow, video editing will be on the desktops of everyone in the newsroom....
