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In the October 6, 2009 Issue:

• Consumers express interest in home 3-D TV viewing but lack willingness to pay
• Technology, workflow offer solutions to shrinking TV news resources Part I
• Fox TV's 'Dollhouse' transitions from film to VariCam for second season
• WPLG takes advantage of greenfield opportunities for new HD studios
• More than 7 out of 10 U.S. households to own HDTVs by year’s end, says SNL Kagan
• Bexel adds Grass Valley Super Slo-Mo cameras for 'Monday Night Football' coverage

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 TOP STORY
Consumers express interest in home 3-D TV viewing but lack willingness to pay

Newly released results of an In-Stat survey indicate while there is noteworthy interest in 3-D TV among consumers, the idea of paying for the equipment to view it is unpopular.

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 NEWS
Technology, workflow offer solutions to shrinking TV news resources Part I

Stations look to news technologies to produce efficiencies and cut costs in the face of sharp revenue declines.

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 HD SHOWCASE
Fox TV's 'Dollhouse' transitions from film to VariCam for second season

The thriller now uses the Panasonic VariCam AJ-HPX3700 to achieve a filmic-look and take advantage of variable frame rates and subtle tone control with master-quality.

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 SOUND OFF
WPLG takes advantage of greenfield opportunities for new HD studios

Station chief engineer Darren Alline discusses the opportunities and challenges of putting in place an HD infrastructure at the station's new studios in Pembroke Park, FL.

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 STATS & STUDIES
More than 7 out of 10 U.S. households to own HDTVs by year’s end, says SNL Kagan

An analysis by the research firm projects an upturn in the sale of HDTVs in the United States, which will account for 2.8 million more units being sold this year than last.

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 HD PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Bexel adds Grass Valley Super Slo-Mo cameras for 'Monday Night Football' coverage

NEP Supershooters is using two new LDK 8300 HD Live Super Slo-Mo camera systems during each week’s telecast of “Monday Night Football” on ESPN this season.

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Band Pro, Media Distributors announce HD production, workflow open house

The companies will showcase several HD technologies, including the Sony CineAlta F35 and Media Distributors Fusion Drive hybrid recorder/asset management system at an open house in New York City next week.

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Wohler to feature new RM dual-input LCD monitoring series at HD World

Well-suited for mobile trucks, news and transmission control rooms, each new RM series dual-input LCD rack includes two auto-sensing HD/SD-SDI and analog composite inputs.

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Dutch facility adds Digital Vision Film Master

The Film Master system enhances Loods, Lux & Lumen’s color correction capability with increased speed and first-class picture quality.

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Utah Scientific to feature UTAH-100 series, UCP-MV control panel at HD World

The UTAH-100 Professional Products series includes fixed-frame and modular routers and distribution amplifiers for a wide variety of signal types.

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