January 1, 2009

Features

Managing AFD

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Clarence Hau

The 2009 analog shutdown is here. As programming content will continue to originate in both SD and HD for many years, broadcasters have been forced to...

TV production spaces: ventilation systems

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Antonio Argibay, AIA

When designing TV production facilities, one of the major factors to consider is the type of ventilation system required for the comfortable, quiet and...

Spreading the news

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Robbie De Sutter

VRT moves broadcast news clips to mobile devices...

Going the distance

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mike Clark

Telerecord provides HD coverage of Italy's historic Palio di Siena horse race...

Beyond the Headlines

Flipping the switch

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano

We are days away from completing the long journey to the promise of DTV. Originally, the great analog switch-off was never planned to be such. The initiative...

New white space rules

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Harry C. Martin

Just before Thanksgiving, the FCC issued a comprehensive order authorizing unlicensed devices on TV frequencies....

Tapeless camcorders

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry

Selecting a next-generation camera starts with your choice of media...

Multiviewer evolution

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Kevin Jackson

Choose the right monitoring system for master control...

Digital Handbook

DTV reception

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Aldo Cugnini

Many factors contribute to the successful delivery of services to over-the-air digital television viewers. In addition to the different technologies involved,...

Putting it all together

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brad Gilmer

Broadcasters are becoming more dependent on their IT-based infrastructures every day. It is increasingly important to have a solid network to support...

Systems Integration

Grounding practices

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jay Adams

With the analog cutoff deadline looming, broadcasters are putting the finishing touches on new digital transmitter and translator installations. What...

Media-aware storage

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joey Faust

Storage from an IT perspective could be viewed as a bucket of bits in which one set of bits is treated equally to any other set. This works out fairly...

New Products & Reviews

Master control systems

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By John Luff

Master control has an auspicious sound to it. When you hear the words master control, you think of a technology that keeps everything running perfect...

New Products

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Front Porch Digital's DIVAsolo and more...

Departments

This too shall pass

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Brad Dick, Editorial Director

How's your station doing, economically speaking? Are sales above last year? If your station is like most other companies, times are probably tough. For...

Feedback, January 2009

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Audio still an afterthought? Dear editor: I'm writing in regard to the December Understanding TV audio systems webcast presented by NBC's Jim Starzynksi...

Mobile finally in gear

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano

Last month, the ATSC announced the elevation of its Draft Document A153, Specification for Mobile Digital Television, to the status of candidate standard....

Will sports coverage drive 3-D?

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry, Editor

Now I'm not a great viewer of sports on television, as I believe that sports are for participation, not for watching others participate. In my younger...

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