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HD TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
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In the December 20, 2011 Issue:

FCC names Henning Schulzrinne CTO
WEAU-TV completes assembly of new 2000ft tower
Big Earth Productions taps HotCam for HD adventure travel series
HD local news transition gives WHTM-TV opportunity to employ distributed, file-based news editing, says Keith Blaisdell
Total ad spend grows 1.5 percent during first nine months of 2011, says Kantar Media
Avid adds more collaborative features to Interplay MAM

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 TOP STORY
FCC names Henning Schulzrinne CTO

In his new role, Schulzrinne will guide the FCC's work on technology and engineering issues along with the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology.

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 NEWS
WEAU-TV completes assembly of new 2000ft tower

Nine months after its tower collapsed, the Eau Claire, WI, station has completed assembly of a stronger, modern tower.

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 HD SHOWCASE
Big Earth Productions taps HotCam for HD adventure travel series

The production company relied on two Canon XF305 shooting kits for "Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers."

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WSET-TV transitions to HD local news

The station recently purchased eight JVC GY-HM790Us and eight GY-HM750Us, which are being used for studio and ENG work.

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HD local news transition gives WHTM-TV opportunity to employ distributed, file-based news editing, says Keith Blaisdell

Keith Blaisdell, WHTM-TV director of technology, discusses the station's new news production workflow and its transition to HD local news.

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 STATS & STUDIES
Total ad spend grows 1.5 percent during first nine months of 2011, says Kantar Media

Most types of TV saw increases in the third quarter, including the Spanish Language Television category, which saw advertising soar 18 percent.

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Monthly LCD TV production grows to record high

Preparation for the Chinese New Year holiday and the Christmas shopping season helped to drive monthly production to a record 19.8 million in October.

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 HD PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Avid adds more collaborative features to Interplay MAM

Avid Interplay MAM 4 increases the value of media by making it easier to find, repurpose and distribute.

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Drastic Technologies releases 4KScope signal analysis software

The Drastic Technologies 4KScope offers monitoring at up to 4096 x 2160 resolution with the AJA KONA 3G.

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DNF Controls announces Production Control Application

The Production Control System is a combination of Flex Control equipment that provides control over video and graphic playout devices.

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Sound Devices updates firmware for PIX 220, PIX 240 video recorders

Firmware version 1.03 offers PIX 240 users record stop/start flag support for all major camera manufacturers, and time code support over HDMI for Sony FS100 and other Sony NEX cameras.

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New Egyptian state TV HD studios rely on RTS/TELEX for intercom system

The system includes two Cronus matrices and a variety of other gear, such as 15 KP-32-16, three KP-32 keypanels and a full-duplex BTR-800 wireless station.

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