Sky New Zealand delivers HD coverage of world rugby championship
SKY TV New Zealand productions opted for a complete EVS technology-based architecture for all recordings and fast turnaround editing operations. ...
Broadcast organizations pledge closer cooperation in Shanghai
Thirteen broadcast organizations, including ATSC, signed the Future of Broadcast Television Shanghai Declaration on Nov. 11, which among other things calls for exploring unified terrestrial broadcast standards....
With deadline quickly approaching, Super Committee decision on auctions up remains unclear, says Hyman
Mark Hyman, the Washington, D.C., counsel for the Sinclair Broadcast Group, discusses where the Super Committee stands on incentive auctions and previews his luncheon keynote Nov. 17 at the Broadcast Engineering/OMVC Mobile DTV engineering event in Burbank, CA....
Firm Ultra HD and 3D standards could emerge in 2012
Relevant bodies such as EBU, ITU, and SMPTE are edging towards standards for 3-D and UIltra HD ahead of key meetings in the spring of 2012....
Total Home Network Can Bring New Revenue for pay TV operators
Pay TV operators in Europe and elsewhere are looking to expand beyond digital entertainment to home automation and energy management for new sources of revenue....
Government picks up the pieces after flawed EAS test
All television and radio programming in the U.S. was supposed to be interrupted by the test. However, like most experiments, it didn’t work in many places....
Comcast’s website goes all HTML 5
The new HTML 5 interface allows quicker access to content and more tools to connect their online viewing....
Adobe pulls the plug on Flash for mobile platforms
Steve Jobs created a furor when he rejected the Flash plug-in for Apple’s iPhone when it first launched in 2007....
Pacific Television Center provides global circuit for Universal Sports Network
The full-time circuit now serves as a virtual international platform for the network, providing it with access to sports events both in the U.S. and abroad. ...
Ericsson: Mobile data traffic will increase tenfold in next five years
The company says that mobile broadband subscriptions grew by 60 percent in one year....
Antennas Direct gives away thousands of TV antennas
The TV antenna manufacturer is giving away up to 6000 antennas to viewers via a bus tour set up by local broadcasters....
Oklahoma City station finds (financial and technical) freedom with cellular transmission
The station is using two TVUPack systems, from a company called TVU Networks, and enjoying complete file transfer success....
EAS system fails nationwide test
The test was supposed to break into all radio and television programming — delivered via broadcast, cable and satellite networks. In many places, it didn’t go as planned....
Arizona State University opens new Chyron Media Center
Chyron has slashed prices and donated engineering time to equip the new student newsroom....
New report cites need for balance of unlicensed, licensed spectrum
The study, commissioned by Google, urges a balanced approach to making both types of spectrum available in the American marketplace....
