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In the July 7, 2009 Issue:

Genachowski takes over FCC
DIRECTV to add more local HD markets
DP Fischer shoots 'Postales' with Panasonic AG-HPX500
Interview: Neuman discusses Los Angeles 2GHz BAS relocation
Demand for HD PVRs experiences dramatic growth, says In-Stat report
NVIDIA offers GPU-accelerated plug-ins for CS4

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 TOP STORY
Genachowski takes over FCC

The incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission laid out some of his goals for the agency the day after being sworn in to the position.

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 NEWS
DIRECTV to add more local HD markets

The direct-to-home satellite TV provider announced plans to add seven more markets where it’s making local HD broadcasts available.

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DK-Technologies’ new entry level PT0710M HD/SD waveform monitor is a single channel version of its critically acclaimed four-channel PT0760M. It is ideally suited to smaller production studios and Outside Broadcast vehicles. DK is offering a PT0710M as one of the prizes in its free to enter competition. Click here to enter.

 HD SHOWCASE
DP Fischer shoots 'Postales' with Panasonic AG-HPX500

Director of photography Dan Fischer shot ‘Postales’ with the solid-state HPX500 to improve the efficiency of the movie’s workflow.

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 SOUND OFF
Interview: Neuman discusses Los Angeles 2GHz BAS relocation

Chris Neuman, former KTLA director of operations and engineering, and the man Sprint Nextel chose to coordinate the 2GHz Broadcast Auxiliary Service relocation for the Los Angeles market cluster, talks about the project, lessons learned and where HD ENG stands.

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Utilizing Smooth Streaming

Smooth Streaming, Microsoft's new adaptive streaming technology, is an exciting advancement that brings us closer to Web-based television-like delivery of HD media content. This white paper will introduce you to Smooth Streaming and explains how you can apply the technology in real-world VOD and live event broadcasting applications.
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 A GLANCE AT THE STATS
Demand for HD PVRs experiences dramatic growth, says In-Stat report

According to one In-Stat analyst, nearly 75 percent of all personal video recorder shipments are HD PVRs.

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White paper: IP Networks for Broadcaster Applications

Intended for broadcast engineers interested in understanding how Internet Protocol (IP) Networks can be used as a transport layer for next generation broadcaster networks, this paper describes how IP and MPLS technologies have the capability to deliver highly available point-to-point and point-to-multipoint services to meet today's broadcaster video requirements. With the inherent capabilities of modern IP routers and high-speed optical and Ethernet transport, broadcasting organizations can take advantage of the substantial OPEX and CAPEX savings of IP networks. With no need to statically provision circuits and bandwidth, much more efficient utilization of networks and resources can be achieved, while ensuring the bandwidth and Quality of Service to support even the most demanding applications. Read this white paper now.

 HD PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
NVIDIA offers GPU-accelerated plug-ins for CS4

Among the plug-ins is the NVIDIA CUDA architecture-based Elemental Accelerator 2.0 for Windows from Elemental Technologies.

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Matrox MX02 delivers HDMI monitoring for AVCHD editing with CS4, NeoScene

The Matrox MXO2 Mini I/O device provides HDMI monitoring with 10-bit 4:2:2 color precision.

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Telecinco turns to Snell Kahuna for soccer coverage

The Snell Kahuna and IQARC00 conversion and signaling module helped Telecinco deliver simultaneous coverage of the FIFA Confederations Cup soccer tournament in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios.

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Freedom Communications smoothes surround audio listening with Linear Acoustic

The solutions reformat all stereo programming to 5.1 channels at eight Freedom Communications stations.

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Harris unveils new features for Videotek handheld monitor/generator

The new features include input auto-format detection and continuous picture motion in test signal generator patterns.

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Podcast
Chris Neuman, former KTLA director of operations and engineering, and man Sprint Nextel chose to coordinate the 2GHz Broadcast Auxiliary Service relocation for the Los Angeles market cluster, talks about the project, lessons learned and where HD ENG stands. Click here.
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White Papers
This Cisco white paper is intended for broadcast engineers interested in understanding how Internet Protocol (IP) Networks can be used as a transport layer for next generation broadcaster networks, this paper describes how IP and MPLS technologies have the capability to deliver highly available point-to-point and point-to-multipoint services to meet today’s broadcaster video requirements. Click here.
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Evertz's StreamLINK encoders and decoders work with the IntelliTrak audio and video lip synchronization analyzer. Click here.
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