Utah Scientific acquires Sandar
Sandar’s strength in Northern and Eastern Europe as well as Asia will complement Utah’s presence in the Americas...
Munich-based broadcast research facility relies on Snell & Wilcox for test environment
Institut für Rundfunktechnik is using the Snell & Wilcox Quasar Ph.C and Alchemist Ph.C-HD systems to investigate various aspects of a mixed 1080i/720p HD production environment...
Cleveland Browns selects FOR-A frame sync, converters
The team will use nine FOR-A FA9100 HD frame synchronizers with up/down/crossconversion in its scoreboard control room...
TV One unveils HDMI test generator
The new 1T-TG-620 HDMI test generator can test any type of HDMI or DVI-D device with several different included test patterns...
Panasonic ships AV-HS400A HD/SD live switcher
The switcher includes enhancements such as a customizable multiviewer labeling and border functions...
Unlicensed white space devices will cause broadcast ‘nightmare’
David Johnson, director of technology for broadcast media at WFAA-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth, foresees significant problems for broadcasters stemming from unauthorized white space devices...
HDTV migration in Europe to gain steam as nations switch off analog transmission
The shutdown of analog TV transmission in various European nations between 2010 and 2012 will usher HDTV into the mainstream, according to media research company Screen Digest...
Consumers, retailers adjust HDTV strategies as holiday shopping season opens amid weakening economy
Research from DisplaySearch indicates retailers are preparing to pull out all of the stops to hit HDTV sales goals even as consumers cling more tightly to their purse strings...
Production mixer Carpenter builds World Series, regular season surround sound
Joseph Carpenter used five of the new Sennheiser MKH 8000 series microphones for 5.1 surround-sound production of the 2008 World Series...
SMPTE honors Birney Dayton with Progress Medal
Dayton, who is the founder of NVISION, has played a key role in the SMPTE standards committees, including the development of standards for HDTV...
Mantra rotoscopes Miller Lite spot to reflect design, branding change
Mantra devoted three teams to various aspects of the project, including one responsible for rotoscoping and 3-D tracking...
Avid and Sony hit hard by tough economy
While Avid is downsizing, Sony reported a 72 percent drop in profit for its most recent quarter...
Utah Scientific acquires European router supplier Sandar
The purchase adds small format routers to Utah Scientific’s range of mid-sized and large scale systems...
Zaxcom debuts Fusion 12 multitrack recorder
The new recorder has 12 balanced analog inputs and dual CompactFlash recording...
IDX batteries power ‘Survivor’
The show is using multiple IDX ENDURA Lithium Ion E-10 batteries...
