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In the December 8, 2010 Issue:

Ascent Media sells playout business to Encompass
Google to acquire Widevine
Actus Digital takes broadcast monitoring in new direction with Actus ProLog
Belo migrates St. Louis station to automated newscast production
UTV accelerates tapeless transition with intelligent archive

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 TOP STORY
Ascent Media sells playout business to Encompass

Encompass is adding to its European and Asian transmission facilities as well as strengthening its U.S. central-casting and satellite operations.

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 AUTOMATION NEWS
Google to acquire Widevine

The multiplatform DRM supplier is joining the Google empire.

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 NEW PRODUCTS
Actus Digital takes broadcast monitoring in new direction with Actus ProLog

The new turnkey logging and monitoring system offers integrated logging, monitoring, search and repurposing capabilities on an expandable platform.

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Telestream releases Vantage 2.0 video workflow management software

The release features the Vantage Workflow Portal, a new SDK, GraphicsFactory integration and video workflow analysis.

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Matrox adds new workflow features to MXO2 product line

New features include support for the DNxHD and ProRes codecs.

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 BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Belo migrates St. Louis station to automated newscast production

KMOV, the CBS affiliate, is now on-air with an Ignite HD automated production system from Grass Valley for its daily local HD newscasts.

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Russian broadcaster completes first stage of move to tapeless newsroom

Stage one of the rollout equips MIR TV with Dalet's newsroom computer system and ingest tools.

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UTV accelerates tapeless transition with intelligent archive

Tyrell CCT has provided Ireland’s UTV with storage and archiving technology.

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Peruvian broadcaster deploys news TV channel with VSN HD technology

RPP has chosen a VSN news production system for its new TV channel.

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