CTV acquires 51 Fujinon lenses as networkwide HD conversion begins
The HD upgrade was launched first in CTV’s Toronto location with a variety of HD Fujinon lenses, including 36 ZA17x7.6BERM Select Series Standard ENG-style HD lenses...
As 2GHz BAS winds down, new ENG challenges emerge
Steve Shpock, the new head of Vitec Group’s RF Systems division, discusses where HD electronic newsgathering and other new technologies are headed following the final push to complete the 2GHz BAS relocation...
Consumers express interest in 3-D home viewing
An online survey conducted by Quixel Research has found that more than half of consumers polled are interested in having the 3-D viewing experience in the home...
HDMI waxes; DVI wanes in 2008
According to research organization In-Stat, HDMI-enabled product shipments will increase at an annual rate of 23 percent through 2012...
MegaFilms shoots 12-hour miniseries with Canon Electronic Cinematography lenses
The creators of ‘Gabriel’ are using a full set of six cine prime lenses and zoom lenses...
Documentarian travels to Tokyo seeking surround sounds of sushi
Sakana Film Productions relied on the Holophone H4 SuperMINI to pickup surround sound from a world famous fish market for a new documentary on sushi...
Senate measure allows certain analog TV transmission after DTV transition
The U.S. Senate last week passed a bill allowing TV stations to transmit on a voluntary basis in analog format emergency messages and info on how to convert to DTV for 30 days following the February 2009 DTV transition...
Pakistan’s Wateen TV automates playout with Pebble Beach Systems
A new 15-channel service is based in a new facility in Lahore...
NBCU stations use Ross Video OverDrive technology for live TV coverage
The NBC Universal Television group is managing all of its daily news production with OverDrive networked control software...
WRAL installs HD production system from Broadcast Pix
The new Slate 5000 HD systems will also be used for preproduction of WRAL news over wireless programming...
TANDBERG Television supports HD services for service providers
The company now offers an enhanced version of its iPlex high-density video processing platform...
New El Mundo TV center in Spain installs EVS technology
El Mundo TV has deployed a six-channel XT[2] production server for production and playout...
Ascent Media joins forces with SDI Media for multilingual services
The alliance allows Ascent to increase market share internationally...
More than one-third of U.S. homes now have HDTV
Roughly 58 percent of all HD households are now watching HD programming from a multichannel video provider...
Zenith unveils DTV converter box instructional video
The company is urging analog TV viewers to install their boxes now to avoid confusion...
