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In the November 11, 2009 Issue:

Meredith redesigns local station Web sites, adds iPhone support
Closer look at broadband initiatives program reveals opportunity for broadcasters
Smart rendering plays important role in contributing news stories via IP networks
New Raycom Media NBC affiliate adds Snell Kahuna
Mobile Studios delivers PortaCast HD flypack to Congress

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Meredith redesigns local station Web sites, adds iPhone support

Meredith Local Media Group has relaunched its stations’ Web sites and is making them available as an iPhone application.

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Closer look at broadband initiatives program reveals opportunity for broadcasters

Government efforts to expand the reach of broadband nationwide may open new doors to broadcasters for sharing content, long-distance collaboration and distribution.

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RTNDA to honor Steve Kroft with highest honor

‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Steve Kroft will receive the 2010 Paul White Award during the association’s convention April 12 in Las Vegas.

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Smart rendering plays important role in contributing news stories via IP networks

Smart rendering prevents minimally powered laptops from being overburdened by demanding requirements of editing HD news and contributing stories via IP.

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New Raycom Media NBC affiliate adds Snell Kahuna

WMBF-TV is relying on the multiformat SD/HD production switcher to produce HD local news.

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Mobile Studios delivers PortaCast HD flypack to Congress

Three PortaCast portable HD flypack systems will be used to record committee room hearings and deliver live feeds to C-SPAN for broadcast.

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Ross Video announces SoftMetal software upgrade

Version 4.2 software for the company’s SoftMetal video servers is available free to all existing SoftMetal owners.

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RF Central assists Buffalo Bills with in-stadium wireless camera system

The video production unit of the NFL team is using a combination of an RF Central RFX-CMT-II transmitter and RMR-X6-II diversity receiver.

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Fujitsu releases IP-900 series

The MPEG-4 AVC encoders and decoders offer low latency with best-in-class video and audio fidelity at low encoded data rates for HD and SD transport via IP networks.

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On Call Communications featured IP-based SNG at SATCON 2009

IP-based video encoders were integrated into the 96cm QuickSPOT satellite newsgathering system, a compact configuration designed for small vehicles and mobile operations.

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At the recent SMPTE Annual Tech Conference and Expo, Bitcentral CEO Fred Fourcher presented a paper on what stations must consider if they wish to submit HD news stories from the field via available broadband networks... Click here.
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