WBFF launches local HD newscasts
The station’s new HD studio features a rotating desk with two different backdrops, 35 HD televisions, new HD studio cameras and HD graphics....
The Weather Channel transitions to HD with two Kahuna switchers
The channel relied on the format flexibility of the Snell & Wilcox switchers to support a smooth transition to HD broadcasting and a whole new look....
BBC Arabic TV launches with Omneon Spectrum servers
Two Omneon Spectrum servers are providing the backbone for a tapeless workflow at the newly launched cable and satellite channel....
German media service provider orders nine ND SatCom SNG trucks
Media Broadcast has acquired six ND SatCom classicSNG trucks and three productionSNG trucks....
OmniBus adds Pinnacle file format support to iTX
The new plug-in lets the iTX playout engine handle Pinnacle files in their native format....
Neutrik unveils IP65-rated OpticalCon connector
To achieve an IP65 connection, additional seals and gaskets have been employed on the chassis connector and cable ends....
MultiDyne to roll out LiGHTBoX fiber-optic field transport system
The LiGHTBoX can be linked via tactical fiber cable to the MultiDyne DVM-2500, HD-1500, HD-3000 and HEMC-4000....
Lincoln University of Missouri buys Hitachi Z-4500W cameras
The university in Jefferson City, MO, added the cameras to its on-campus TV studio. ...
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Prompting & captioningFew things in our industry have changed as much as prompting. Until the 1970s, prompting was a mechanical, not electronic, process. Sometimes text was... |
KMOV turns to Chyron graphics as part of its local HD news transition
The station has incorporated a variety of Chyron technology, including two HD/SD-switchable HyperX2 graphics systems, into its workflow for HD news production....
Comet Technologies software empowers citizen journalists
The new software package assists citizen journalists in capturing a story through real-time video and photo transmission....
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FOR-A to highlight new Video Writer at InfoCommThe new MPB-100VW Video Writer features a telestrator that responds to a finger’s touch.... |
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Broadcast Pix to unveil redundancy system for Slate switchersThe redundancy system includes auto-back software and additional storage to maintain a backup copy of all system software.... |
On2 Technologies unveils VP6 video quality improvements
The On2 VP6 video technology used in Adobe Flash 8 and 9 and Flash Lite 3 achieves quality improvements in some cases by as much as 40 percent....
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Comtech kicks off high-volume production of advanced satellite modemThe CDM-625 provides bandwidth and power efficiency and combines the low-density parity check (LDPC) forward error correction (FEC) with the DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier bandwidth compression.... |
