CBA asks FCC to reject coalition white space proposal as discriminatory
The Community Broadcasters Association has filed comments with the commission asking it to reject a call from the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition that it says discriminates against LPTV stations...
Brazilian TV network transitions to HD news, entertainment
TV Record has turned to Grass Valley for editing, switching and signal conversion as part of its move to HD...
Local TV news jobs, salaries decline in 2008
The 2009 RTNDA/Hofstra University Annual Survey also found that despite the reductions, local stations set an all-time record for the amount of news they are putting on air...
Indonesian news channel adopts tapeless workflow
Astro Awani has installed a file-based news workflow based on Grass Valley technology...
RTNDA, RTNDF name new executive directors
Effective June 25, Jane Nassiri will fill the post of RTNDA executive director, while Kathleen Graham will take the top spot for the RTNDF...
Mobile distribution connects stations to younger demographic
Greg Estes, VP of marketing and client services at Mozes, says stations must extend their news, programming and personalities to mobile devices to reach younger viewers...
News Corp. forms unit to seek newsgathering efficiencies
John Moody, who served as executive VP of news editorial for FOX News, will lead the new unit...
Sachtler unveils new fluid head
The DV 10 SB’s payload range from 2lbs to 26lbs and tilt range of +90 degrees to -75 degrees make it ideal for diverse shooting conditions....
Petrol adds two new camera rain covers
The transparent PCR-15 and PRC-25 provide one-piece weather protection and hand access to the covered camera...
Turkish broadcaster goes live with new tapeless news workflow
Huzur Radyo TV implemented its new tapeless workflow to cover the March 29 local elections in Istanbul...
TV revenue contraction to continue until fall
The latest annual look at radio and TV revenue from SNL Kagan projects overall ad revenue declines of 15.7 percent this year...
Balancing presentation for HD, SD audiences requires new thinking about TV composition, aesthetics
For the next several years, broadcasters serving both HD and SD audiences must take special care with shot composition and the use of text and graphics, says Dave Folsom, VP and CTO of Raycom Media...
Local TV news suffers declines on several fronts
While viewers continue to select TV news on the local level as their top source of news, local TV news faces serious challenges, according to the latest annual report on media from the Pew Research Center...
Shared broadcast operations centers may hold key to local HD future in small markets
Paul McTear, president and CEO of Raycom Media, is pursuing the concept of small and midsized market competitors sharing broadcast operations centers to make HD more affordable on the local level...
White space database searches raise questions
Newsletter readers question accuracy of new interactive online white space Web site...
