European HD growth lags due to lack of free-to-air HD programs
A new report from Screen Digest forecasts that HD won’t become the mainstream TV format in Europe until the middle of the next decade...
Asian pay TV operators bullish on HDTV in 2008
A new poll finds 75 percent of operators are planning or have launched HDTV service this year...
Studio Berlin shoots UEFA EURO 2008 coverage with new HD super slo-mo cameras
Studio Berlin Adlershof relied on seven Thomson Grass Valley LDK 8300 cameras to capture 150 HD fields per second for its coverage of the European soccer championship...
U.S. appeals court upholds FCC’s cable TV franchising order
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth District said Friday that the FCC had not overstepped its reach when it issued rules this spring to open local cable TV markets to greater competition...
BBC tests DVB-T2 transmission in preparation for ’09 HD Freeview launch
Last week, the BBC kicked off test transmissions using the newly approved DVB-T2 standard as the first step leading to the eventual launch of HD over-the-air service via Freeview...
Pregame problems may spill over to Beijing Olympics
The issues involve moving satellite trucks throughout Beijing, in light of intensive Chinese security...
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Latest MVP truck features RiedelThe new system installed includes a 96 x 96 matrix in two frames with coax cards for connecting control panels... |
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Kordia uses Advent flyaway HD uplinksThe Mantis systems will help provide coverage of Sky Sports in HD... |
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Asbury College trains students for Olympics productionThe students have been training since 2005... |
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Business highlights from around the world on sports on TV, video and the Internet...
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New Comcast Center display stretches possibilities of HDHDTV trailblazer David Niles has created HD imagery for the new Comcast Center’s 80ft by 30ft LED screen with the Panasonic AJ-HPX3000 camera... |
Broadcast Sports delivers HD POV shots of race action
Broadcast Sports uses the HD-RH1F to capture a variety of shots that would be difficult or even impossible to achieve with a larger camera...
Wireless HDTV technologies to gain popularity
While three competitive approaches vie for dominance, up to 1 million wireless HDTV devices are expected to ship in 2012, says ABI Research...
North American TV shipments remain strong, but clouds form on horizon
Unit shipments of flat-panel TVs in the first quarter exceeded expectations, but the holiday shopping season could be a challenge, according to DisplaySearch conference proceedings...
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HD upgrade requires planning, coordination at The Weather ChannelRoss Kalber, VP of engineering and IT operations, and Michael Smereski, chief engineer, for The Weather Channel discuss how the channel’s operation kept its SD signal on-air while making the HD transition with a major technology upgrade... |
