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  February 23, 2009 A Penton Media Publication  
CONTENTS
Local TV stations face uncertain future

DTV transition goes smoothly

DTV coupon backlog will soon disappear

Stimulus bill funds technology projects

Hulu cuts off users of Boxee video software

YouTube offers first paid video downloads

New ADS Operations Center uses AmberFin's content repurposing service

JVC's shoulder-mount camcorder offers news crews edit-friendly, solid-state recording

Pebble Beach Systems expands Neptune for NAB

SSL breathes new life into C100 console

Brazil's TV Anhanguera network builds HD studio with Grass Valley

Streambox offers HD/SD encoder for ENG

RTS to launch Zeus III digital intercom at NAB

Nagravision and Solaris Mobile team for S-band mobile TV

EditShare shows complete workflow at BVE

Camera Corps pitches Q-Ball at NAB

Digital Rapids brings new media distribution tools to NAB



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Local TV stations face uncertain future
Network executives are beginning to openly discuss ways to marginalize their once important affiliates.






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News
DTV transition goes smoothly
More than 400 stations joined 220 other stations that had already made the transition.

DTV coupon backlog will soon disappear
The government expects to clear the nearly 4 million coupon requests within three weeks of receiving the economic stimulus bill funds.

Stimulus bill funds technology projects
The legislation authorizes $7.2 billion for broadband deployment to rural and other unserved areas.

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FCC & Industry Update
Hulu cuts off users of Boxee video software
The TV Web site owned by NBC and the News Corp. has stopped allowing its programming to be shown online first.

YouTube offers first paid video downloads
YouTube has been desperately seeking ways to monetize its video service.

New ADS Operations Center uses AmberFin's content repurposing service
The facility will offer encoding and transcoding of clients’ media assets.

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New Products & Reviews
JVC's shoulder-mount camcorder offers news crews edit-friendly, solid-state recording
The new GY-HM700 camera records directly to SDHC memory cards in QuickTime and optionally to SxS.

Pebble Beach Systems expands Neptune for NAB
Recently added multi time-zone support allows users to work with either local or remote time zones.

SSL breathes new life into C100 console
New features reduce the size of the rack enclosure to a compact 2U.

Brazil's TV Anhanguera network builds HD studio with Grass Valley
The network operates 11 TV stations covering about 180 cities in the central part of the country.

Streambox offers HD/SD encoder for ENG
Using the new encoder, video editors can send video files over IP in real time and gain immediate feedback.

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More New Products
RTS to launch Zeus III digital intercom at NAB
The system features 32 channels I/O and two configurable partyline interface channels.

Nagravision and Solaris Mobile team for S-band mobile TV
Solaris Mobile’s new service is aimed at broadcasters, telco operators and data providers.

EditShare shows complete workflow at BVE
The company demonstrated its products for maximizing media sharing and storage in multi-user editing environments.

Camera Corps pitches Q-Ball at NAB
Q-Ball allows users to obtain HD video from any location, day or night.

Digital Rapids brings new media distribution tools to NAB
The products help integrate video with IT infrastructures.

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