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In the September 8, 2010 Issue:

David Westin steps down as ABC News president
TV news salaries see modest increase in 2009
NY1 News adds self-contained production package for reports from NYSE
Hearst to pay treasury $7500 as part of consent decree
Canon introduces XF-Series professional camcorders

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 Top Story
David Westin steps down as ABC News president

Westin said in an e-mail to colleagues Sept. 6 that he would stay on until the end of the year.

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 E-News
TV news salaries see modest increase in 2009

The new RTDNA/Hofstra University Annual Survey found that TV news salaries grew 2.5 percent overall.

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Grass Valley divestiture spawns Thomson Broadcast, Thomson Video Networks

The two business units will now operate as stand-alone entities under the Thomson brand.

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 ENG
NY1 News adds self-contained production package for reports from NYSE

The 24-hour news channel in New York City added the AzzurroCam production system because of its experience with the system and ease of use.

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Iraqi broadcaster adds MPEG-4-over-IP capability to DSNG fleet

The latest step in a multistage infrastructure project, the addition of two Newtec technologies is improving news response times, improving productivity and reducing costs.

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 Beyond ENG
Hearst to pay treasury $7500 as part of consent decree

Hearst Stations and the FCC entered into a consent decree in late August regarding unauthorized use of a portable satellite earth station in Hawaii last year.

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 ENG Products
Canon introduces XF-Series professional camcorders

The new XF105 and XF100 use the Canon XF codec, an MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mb/s codec, used for HD-quality image capture.

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VISLINK to introduce Advent NewsLite IP-enabled satellite uplink

NewsLite is a modular solution that combines the performance of high-bandwidth broadcast contribution feeds with the flexibility of BGAN-type newsgathering.

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Steiwer TV chooses DK-Technologies PT0710M waveform monitor for new SNG vehicle

The PT0710M HD/SD waveform monitor can display R, G, B and luminance and gamut errors.

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Streambox to introduce StreamboxME for Android at IBC

StreamboxME adds Android phones to a growing list of mobile devices and WiFi-connected laptops that can be turned into tools for cost-effective newsgathering.

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PacTV adds Snell HD router to increase HD content delivery capability

The 256 x 256 Snell router is compatible with HD, SD, ASI and 3G.

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