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In the January 12, 2012 Issue:

At CES, TV manufacturers show new models despite soft market for HD sets
Broadcasters drowning in a sea of new competition
Mobile EAS system tested at CES
JVC develops handheld 4K camcorder

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 Top Story
At CES, TV manufacturers show new models despite soft market for HD sets

Whether there will be buyers for these new models is the big question.

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 News
Broadcasters drowning in a sea of new competition

The big game changer threatens to be Internet video, a place where new channels and sources of video are being spawned almost every day.

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CBS pays homage to news heritage with revamped 'This Morning' set

The new "Studio 57" set includes a large monitor wall that replicates the same virtual multiview wall used by the director in a new HD control room ("Control Room 47").

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 FCC & Industry Update
Mobile EAS system tested at CES

CES presented the first public demonstration of the "Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS) Pilot Project."

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At CES, Mobile DTV tries again

After five years of promises, mobile digital television is still waiting to happen.

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 New Products & Reviews
JVC develops handheld 4K camcorder

After conducting a number of 4K forums throughout North America last year, JVC has used that feedback to develop a 4K and HD imaging system.

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Contour, Cerevo partner for live POV camera streaming

An HDMI cable connects Contour's Contour+ camera to Cerevo's LiveShell to bring real-time video broadcasting straight from the camera to the Ustream website.

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Sky Deutschland fills new sports studio with Vitec Videocom equipment

Sky Deutschland has launched its new channel, Sky Sport News HD, and has chosen Vitec Videocom brands for its new automated production including Autoscript prompting, low-energy LED lighting from Litepanels and Vinten Radamec broadcast camera robotics.

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