Rede Record to go HD with Orad graphics, virtual studio
Brazil's second largest broadcaster will use Orad channel-branding, on-air graphics and weather prediction as well as virtual studio solutions for its domestic and international channels...
Research firm forecasts threefold growth in HD consumer device shipments by 2012
Despite the ongoing recession, iSuppli projects worldwide shipments of HD consumer electronics to triple by 2012...
Dramatic revenue declines hit operating, capital budgets
According to SNL Kagan senior analyst Justin Nielson, some large station groups saw income decline as much as 30 percent in the final quarter of 2008...
Tribune brings TV stations under newspaper roof in Hartford
The move will result in the largest print/broadcast newsgathering organization in the state of Connecticut...
Consumers warm to idea of 3-D TV in the home, report says
A report released last month suggests there may be a bright future for 3-D TV home viewing despite the ongoing economic downturn...
TV, Internet, mobile subscriptions could fall $5 billion, says In-Stat
A recent estimate from the research organization indicates about 15 percent of subscribers could pull back on their spending in light of the nation’s economic turmoil...
‘Skellig’ production finds efficiency with streamlined HD edit workflow
For production of the new feature film, footage shot with the ARRIFLEX D-21 was recorded directly to MacBooks via the AJA Video Io HD ingest playback device...
CBA asks FCC for additional protection from TV band device first adjacent-channel interference
The Community Broadcasters Association told the commission in a filing last week that additional protection is required because the majority of LPTV and Class A stations will be on-air with an analog signal for the foreseeable future...
Senate bill takes ‘first step’ toward comprehensive spectrum reform
The Radio Spectrum Inventory Act would require the FCC and NTIA to provide an inventory of all spectrum use between 30MHz and 3.5GHz within 180 days of its passage...
TV, Internet, mobile subscriptions could fall $5 billion
A recent estimate from research organization In-Stat indicates that about 15 percent of subscribers could pull back on their spending in light of the nation’s economic turmoil...
New Barcelona campus readies media students for HD future
The new Communications Campus of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Catalonia, Spain, has acquired a large number of P2 HD cameras for use in preparing the next generation of media professionals...
FCC spells out broadcaster obligations in completing DTV transition
The FCC’s new Report and Order addresses the remaining obligations of broadcasters related to analog service termination, DTV consumer education and other issues...
Cisco makes its TelePresence felt for interactive fan experience
This new evolution of video teleconferencing allows fans to actually speak with players electronically...
March Madness catches on everywhere
CBS and the NCAA have turned the games into a giant, multivenue, video-on-demand event...
Percentage of unprepared for DTV transition continues to decline
The latest figures from Nielsen reveal that 3.9 percent of U.S. households have taken no steps to prepare for the June 12 DTV transition...
