June 1, 2010
Features
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Pick HitsJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM Welcome to Broadcast Engineering's NAB Replay. Here we provide in-depth coverage of products and technology from the 2010 NAB Show, including: Pick Hits... |
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3-D highlightsJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By L.T. Martin This year, the broadcast industry aimed to make stereoscopic 3-D a mainstream medium for home-delivered entertainment, in hopes that it would become as... |
Product Jackpot
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
AUTOMATION AND PLAYOUT PLATFORM OmniBus iTX Includes more than 130 new features, including advanced aspect ratio control with AFD insertion, BXF schedule...
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Product JackpotJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM LIP SYNC CORRECTION MirandaiControl iControl lip-sync monitor option allows lip-sync error detection and measurement to be performed across broad signal... |
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New technology helps directors meet the demands of sportsJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry While TV audiences may be migrating to online and mobile entertainment, one area where television excels is the live event, specifically sports. One of... |
Beyond the Headlines
Managing digital assets
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Matthew Gonnering
OK, so you finally have your logos, images, message documents and case studies all organized in your new digital asset management (DAM) system, and all...
FCC to consolidate data
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Harry C. Martin
The FCC plans to improve its electronic filing systems by combining them into a single consolidated licensing system (CLS). A roundtable panel of industry...
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Digital media asset managementJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Christine Jecko Broadcasters and other content providers realized enormous gains in flexibility as they transitioned from tape-based operations to digital media. Coincident... |
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Intercom system evolutionJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Jake Dodson Since the introduction of the first analog intercom systems 40 years ago, it would be easy to think that the use of broadcast and live performance intercoms... |
Digital Handbook
Interactive services
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Aldo Cugnini
In 1953, children could interact with the Winky Dink and You program by drawing on a piece of clear plastic affixed to the TV screen. Kids would be asked...
Video network security
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Brad Gilmer
Now more than ever, computer networks are a critical component of our facilities, and the security of these networks is paramount. For the next two months,...
Automating graphics
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Pete Challinger
Effective branding and promotion graphics are vital to channel differentiation. These days, however, they present a real challenge. Typically such graphics...
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Google's version of interactive televisionJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Michael Grotticelli It has been tried unsuccessfully many times before, but last month, Google introduced Google TV, a new effort to turn the living room TV set into a lean-back... |
Systems Integration
Practical audio solutions
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Guy Marquis
When you ask station engineers about the technical issues they face on a day-to-day basis, it seems that the same bunch of audio problems keep cropping up...
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CNN puts a new spin on HD studio in AtlantaJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Michael Grotticelli After systematically building state-of-the-art HD production facilities in New York City; Los Angeles; and Washington, D.C., over the past three years,... |
New Products & Reviews
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Front Porch DIVAsoloJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Brian Campanotti An enterprise with a significant media archive stored on videotapes has an urgent problem. Not only do videotapes deteriorate over time, but the equipment... |
Display technology
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By John Luff
Some of us remember Conrac monitors in broadcast stations being the crme de la crme. Conrac still manufactures CRTs for broadcast use (4:3 only), but...
Departments
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FCC ignores the rulesJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Brad Dick Editorial Director The FCC has seemingly ignored a recent Washington, D.C., Circuit Court ruling that says it has no power to regulate broadband and will attempt to further... |
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Will P2P replace broadcast?Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, David Austerberry, Editor I have been reading a recent report by the EBU on peer-to-peer (P2P) Internet file delivery. While broadcast (one-to-many distribution) from a transmitter... |
Feedback
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Life in the fast lane Brad Dick's blog entry Do you have a right to fast Internet? When is fast, fast enough? on May 7 generated several interesting comments....
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The mother of inventionJun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano Is it really that old? Actually, it is. That oft-used phrase referring to necessity as the mother of invention has its derivation in Book 2 of Plato's... |
FIFA Supplement
Soccer From Dawn to Dusk
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The FIFA World Cup will undoubtedly be a showcase of sports production techniques. As one of the most-watched international events on the sporting calendar,...
2010 FIFA World Cup
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry
Every four years, football teams from 32 nations compete for the Fration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. This major sporting...
Coverage of FIFA 2010
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Broadcast Engineering recently talked to Francis Tellier, the CEO of Host Broadcast Services (HBS), the host broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup....
2010 FIFA World Cup Technology
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Sergio Napolitano
Appointed as the host broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Host Broadcast Services (HBS) renewed its partnership with EVS to provide...
