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November 1, 2009

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Weathering the storm Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Johnny Gonzales Today's broadcasters have a lot to be concerned about. Ratings, programming, budgets, OPEX, ROI, equipment, personnel and a myriad of other things can...

Hyperlocal news Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Angela Snell It's no secret that this year's global economic meltdown has affected TV advertising sales, while production costs have soared. In the meantime, media...

Highlights from AES Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM The 127th AES Convention returned to New York last month. In case you missed the show or didn't get a chance to see everything, read on. We've compiled...

The Broadcast Engineering IBC2009 Pick Hit Awards Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM Welcome to Broadcast Engineering's Pick Hit awards, the industry's longest-running product technology awards for broadcast and production. Each year at...

Can you hear me now? Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By John Luff This is supposed to be a communications business. We build visual and audio communications with our viewers. Everything behind the scenes is done to get...

Fiber optics Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Stan Moote Most of us know that fiber optics have been around for nearly four decades. But as broadcasters, we tend to think fiber is for transporting video in and...

Beyond the Headlines

Data and weather graphics systems Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ran Yakir Displaying high-quality television weather forecasts can sometimes present huge challenges to broadcasters. For a start, there is no standard format to...

Transmitter power efficiency Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jeremy Hendy The worldwide introduction of terrestrial DTV and radio systems will lead to a significant number of new transmitters being installed in the coming years....

Scaling beyond SAN Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry Much of the evolution of file storage in the broadcast environment has taken place on an ad-hoc basis. The island of production graphics, news and editing...

Digital Handbook

Testing audio consoles Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Adam Liberman The drop in the number of attendees at the recent IBC show is another reminder that it will be quite a while before the broadcast market returns to what...

Systems Integration

Broadcast archives Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David Austerberry With the inception of file-based productions, a broadcaster's archive has become more of an issue than ever. When programs were supplied on videotape,...

Editing systems Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Ed Casaccia Today's job description for a professional editor has changed significantly to include a variety of tasks that go well beyond cutting and splicing images...

New Products & Reviews

Harris ADC automation Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mike Testa On June 15, New England Sports Network (NESN) launched the 25-year-old regional sports network's sixth market segmenting channel to distribute select...

New Products Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM Anton/BauerTandem 150 Modular power system operates as a DC power supply once a camera or other device is connected and turned on; separates the power/charger...

Departments

News at 10, obits at 11 Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Brad Dick Editorial Director Your last hurrah may be on the 11 p.m. news. It seems at least one group of TV stations has decided to run obituaries. Until now, obits were the exclusive...

How long will the archive last? Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, David Austerberry, Editor Recently, I attended a seminar on advanced media workflows. The panel talked about the advantages that file-based operations bring to production, especially...

Monetizing archives Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Anthony R. Gargano The film industry has perfected to a science the maximization of revenue of its movie libraries. Initially, revenue is generated through a release timeline...