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...
PBS deploys Harris technology for file-based operations
The NEXIO servers enable back-to-back playout of multiple formats on every channel...
New Vision Television migrates newsrooms with Quantel
The stations were looking for a cost-effective and scalable news editing system...
Panasonic offers portable P2 HD recorder
The new unit supports the 10-bit AVC-Intra codec as well as the DVCPRO HD and DV formats...
60th Annual Emmy Awards telecast served up with EVS technology
The production leveraged a tapeless workflow, with no need for rendering between the Apple equipment and the EVS servers on-site...
Hollywood Post Alliance announces its award winners
Ron Burdett, who ran post house Sunset Digital for more than 25 years, received the group’s Lifetime Achievement Award...
Flat-screen manufacturers plead guilty to price fixing
Three major suppliers agreed to pay $585 million in criminal fines for their role in fixing the price of liquid-crystal display panels...
