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In the December 8, 2011 Issue:

NBC stations join nonprofits for news collaborations
Blackmagic Design acquires signal-processing technology from Teranex Systems
Broadcasters ask Supreme Court to overturn ownership rules
Avid adds more collaborative features to Interplay MAM
DNF Controls announces new production control application for live TV production

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 Top Story
NBC stations join nonprofits for news collaborations

The partnerships were part of a written deal by Comcast with the FCC last year in order to broaden local news coverage.

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 News
Blackmagic Design acquires signal-processing technology from Teranex Systems

The company calls it a "strategic acquisition" that will give it entry into new markets and enhance its product line with improved image quality capabilities.

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Nielsen says TV set ownership declines for first time since 1992

The total number of U.S. households with TV sets declined year to year for the first time since 1992.

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 FCC & Industry Update
Broadcasters ask Supreme Court to overturn ownership rules

Broadcasters want the high court to overturn a Third Circuit decision from last summer that left most of the FCC's media ownership regulations intact.

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 New Products & Reviews
Avid adds more collaborative features to Interplay MAM

The new version lets users network their operations, control movement of media between Interplay MAM and storage systems.

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Velister selects Net Insight for all-IP digital terrestrial television network in Cyprus

The commercial DVB-T operator covers the entire country and has been live since July.

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Sencore supports PBS compliance project for WARN Act

The new equipment will facilitate the public broadcast network's compliance with the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act.

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DNF Controls announces new production control application for live TV production

The Production Control System provides fast, simple and reliable control over video and graphic playout devices.

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Studio Technologies keeps production communications open for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Intercom audio was sent over the fiber system to the production platform where the original digitized four-wire signal was converted to analog.

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Softel iTV platform helps stream video content to 50 million households

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