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In the October 20, 2009 Issue:

• ATSC adoption of mobile DTV standard to usher in new broadcast era
• Harris Broadcast Communications president announces retirement
• Filmmaker overcomes distortion by employing Fujinon wide-angle lens
• HD ENG well worth effort, expense, says WPLG chief engineer
• Report sees bright days ahead for 3DTVs
• MLB Network adds Calrec Alpha audio console

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 TOP STORY
ATSC adoption of mobile DTV standard to usher in new broadcast era

Last week, the Advanced Television Systems Committee adopted the A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV standard.

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 NEWS
Harris Broadcast Communications president announces retirement

Harris Broadcast Communications President Tim Thorsteinson has announced plans to retire from the company effective Oct. 31, 2009, to pursue other interests.

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Address the Challenges of the Digital TV Transition

The digital transition from analog to 3G-SDI continues to present unexpected challenges. Our technical brief covers how to address the advanced monitoring and measurement challenges that you will face as you evolve your digital facilities. Learn more now!

 HD SHOWCASE
Filmmaker overcomes distortion by employing Fujinon wide-angle lens

Marek Poray-Heywowski eliminated distortions produced by a wide-angle adaptor by replacing it with a Fujinon XS8x4AS-XB8 lens.

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 SOUND OFF
HD ENG well worth effort, expense, says WPLG chief engineer

The south Florida station has been on air with local HD newscasts from its new Pembroke Park, FL, studios since spring, and doing live HD ENG shots has been well worth the investment in time and treasure, says station chief engineer Darren Alline.

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 STATS & STUDIES
Report sees bright days ahead for 3DTVs

A new report from GigaOM Pro forecasts that as sales volumes increase and prices drop, millions of consumers will buy 3-D-capable HDTVs.

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 HD PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
MLB Network adds Calrec Alpha audio console

The new 72-fader Calrec Alpha console is capable of up to 480 channel-processing paths and helps to prepare the network for future 5.1 surround broadcasting.

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Sky acquires SoundField UPM-1 upmix processors

The European satellite broadcaster is using the stereo-to-5.1 upmix processors in the field and in the studio.

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Eyeheight unveils three single-card legalizers

The LE-2nM, LE-2nS and LE-2nU are housed in a rack-mountable or free-standing half-rack-width 1U chassis.

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Marshall Electronics unveils HD monitors with direct fiber-optic video input

Marshall’s new modularly designed monitors use Telecast Fiber Systems’ TeleCube fiber-optic HD/SDI transmission modules.

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Akamai Technologies rolls out HD network

The Akamai HD Nework supports video delivery via its network of 50,000 EdgePlatform servers worldwide using Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight as well as distribution to the iPhone.

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Rich Chernock, chief technology officer of Triveni Digital, discusses the anticipated adoption by ATSC members of the mobile DTV standard, why DTV monitoring is so important and how the upcoming IEEE event came about... Click here.
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