Sprint Nextel, broadcasters seek extension on FCC 2GHz BAS relocation deadline
The company and groups representing broadcasters have asked the commission to extend the 2GHz BAS relocation deadline until Feb. 10, 2010...
DTV delay flexibility adds complicating element to transition
The likely presence of some full-power analog stations during the extension was never envisioned nor planned for by those responsible for orchestrating the DTV transition...
Millions of consumers to welcome three-screen bundled services
The content most in demand for bundled TV, Internet and cell phone video services is real-time weather, news and sports, according to the TDG report...
CBS to launch crossplatform financial survival site
MoneyWatch.com will be expanded and featured throughout CBS television, radio and mobile platforms...
WNBC to develop 24-hour hyper-local news channel
No date has yet been set for the launch...
JVC to showcase new ProHD camcorder in Park City, UT
Just unveiled, the GY-HM100 is a handheld 3-CCD HD camcorder that can record 35Mb/s HD video to SDHC media cards...
NOW unveils local TV iPhone application
Designed to take advantage of the iPhone's multitouch interface, the application features local news, video, weather forecasts and traffic images...
AP to deliver multiplatform coverage of Inauguration Day
The Associated Press coverage will include streaming video and a live webcast from Washington, D.C....
RTNDF workshop to offer advice on improving newsroom leadership, management
The event will cover a variety of topics including tech tips and tools for interactive, digital newsrooms as well as getting the best results from Gen Y employees...
McDowell takes Martin to task over DTV call center efforts
In a Jan. 14 letter, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell told the chairman the commission’s efforts to date have been ‘inadequate’...
Hearst-Argyle chooses Zeus Broadcast Global
Zeus Broadcast provides tools to manage service departments, including help-desk communications and asset tracking...
National Archives to preserve content with Front Porch Digital SAMMA robot
The pilot project will rely on a SAMMA four-stream U-Matic robot to migrate videotape records to digital files...
High school students produce news brief with Broadcast Pix Slate
Students at West Forsyth High School in Cumming, GA, produce a five-minute news program with the Slate three days a week...
Orad to highlight virtual set solutions at NRB 2009
The company will feature its RealSet HD/SD system that seamlessly integrates 3-D virtual objects into a conventional studio...
Sonnet Technologies to highlight Fusion F3 at MacWorld
The hardware RAID storage system is appropriate for applications in studios, high-end A/V racks, mobile TV trucks and desktop or portable video editing systems...
