KMBC-TV viewers teach station HD lesson
Bucking conventional wisdom, viewers of the Hearst-Argyle owned station in Kansas City, MO, surprised the station when they questioned the use of skin detail softening circuitry in its HD studio cameras. ...
WFMY News 2 monitors performance, competition with Volicon Observer
The Gannett-owned station is also using the Observer to streamline compliance monitoring and to simplify clip segment creation and playout....
Class on Demand releases Edius 4.5 training DVD
‘Complete Training for Edius 4.5,’ is designed for users new to the Thomson Grass Valley Edius 4.5 editing system....
Vinten Radamec unveils Fusion FCS16 control system
The new control system uses a 10.4in touch screen for its user interface and stores up to 64,000 shots....
Chyron partners with Broadcast Interactive Media
The technology partnership will enable the full range of YouNewsTV’s viewer-generated content to be available to TV stations for seamless on-air use. ...
Lamina, Zylight collaborate on Z50, Z90 ENG lights
The companies have worked together to make it easier for camera crews running from daylight to indoor shooting conditions to maintain proper light output....
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Maintaining a competitive edgeThe Internet is developing into a great homogenizer when it comes to news media. Once easily defined media types, like television and newspapers, are... |
Getting more local with coverage
Six of the 10 television stations Bill Peterson oversees as senior VP for The E.W. Scripps Company television station group are launching high-definition...
A letter from the publishers
In the news business, being second is never acceptable. Staffs know that their station benefits when they capture and air a story before the competition....
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The HD news transitionTelevision news is all about showing viewers the relevant people, places and events affecting their world. HDTV offers that audience a bigger, clearer... |
Gaining momentum
On Sept. 7, the very day the Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS) relocation was mandated to be completed, the FCC waived the deadline it had imposed 31.5...
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News moves to three screensCell phones, mobile TV devices and the Internet may be creating a bit of an identity crisis these days for TV newsrooms. Are the journalists who work... |
Succeeding on new platforms
Television news is in a period of advanced change, and the broadcasters who succeed will be those who identify the unique value they bring to new distribution...
News graphics evolve
Developments in television news graphics are keeping pace with the other sweeping changes affecting news workflow, formats and delivery options. Driven...
Measuring TV audience
The next couple of years are likely to be the most dynamic in the history of television measurement, says Paul Donato, chief research officer at Nielsen...


















