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Television
industry faces dark times
Shares of most major media companies have been declining in recent
months.
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Politicians'
concern grows as analog shutdown nears
Consumer advocates gathered on Capitol Hill last week to lobby for
more money to publicize the analog shutdown.
Congress
gives $65 million to LPTV stations for DTV transition
New legislation will also allow about $10 million for the cost of
new digital translators and for DTV education.
Portable
analog TVs will be lost in the transition
Nobody manufactures a battery-powered converter box.
Chinese
allow recording of landmarks for summer games
The Chinese government’s attempt to limit live coverage anywhere
but at the sports venues had turned into a major problem for rights
holding broadcasters.
The
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The deal was completed after three weeks of negotiations.
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Gas
for flat-screen TV manufacturing accelerating global warming
The gas used in the making of flat-screen LCD and plasma
televisions is being blamed.
Disney
will not charge for carriage on small cable systems
The operators will get three years’ worth of carriage free from
2009-2011.
Mobile
video to top $15 billion in worldwide revenue by 2012
Mobile video, which relies on the 3G network for delivery, has the
advantage of an established network.
FOR-A
establishes new division for Latin America
The company is now focusing on the specific needs of customers in
Latin America and the Caribbean.
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New Products & Reviews
Newseum
archives footage with Front Porch software
DIVArchive system is being used to manage the massive amount of
digital content.
Media
Links makes large-scale routing easy
The product provides a flexible infrastructure that can be
reconfigured in seconds as transport requirements change.
FOX
News chooses MultiDyne HD fiber links
The HD-1500 series is available in standalone and rack-mount
versions.
Zaxcom
to show new audio recorder/mixer
The unit records to two CompactFlash cards simultaneously for
redundancy and data backup.
Crawford
Communications launches new HD channels with OmniBus automation
Crawford has used the SD version of Colossus since 2005.
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Ross
Video offers fiber I/O option for switcher line
The new fiber I/O feature is available on the 3RU Vision QMD 4M/E
chassis.
Neve
introduces lower cost Genesys console
Genesys represents a new beginning for the company, accommodating
the recent major changes in the way people record music.
PlasterCity
speeds 2K workflow with Panasonic processor
Recording to standard D-5 videotape, the 2K processor maintains
real-time functionality of D-5 HD for HD/2K mastering.
Suffolk
County Community College buys Echolab Overture1 switcher
The single M/E switcher will be used within a new digital
production center at the school in Selden, NY.
Poland's
largest broadcaster monitors multiple signals with Miranda
The 24-hour news station has installed two Kaleido-X multi-image
display processors.
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