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In the March 10, 2009 Issue:

Shared broadcast operations centers may hold key to local HD future in small markets
Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox join to form new company
LDS adds new HD production truck
Raycom Media's Dave Folsom presents local HD lessons
Percentage of unprepared for DTV transition continues to decline
Plura Broadcast unveils PBM-070 LCD monitor

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 Top Story
Shared broadcast operations centers may hold key to local HD future in small markets

Paul McTear, president and CEO of Raycom Media, is pursuing the concept of small and midsized market competitors sharing broadcast operations centers to make HD more affordable on the local level.

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 News
Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox join to form new company

The company will be led by Pro-Bel's Graham Pitman, as deputy chairman, and Snell's Simon Derry, as CEO. Peter Fredericks will serve as the new entity's finance director.

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 HD Showcase
LDS adds new HD production truck

The new 42ft mobile unit built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is equipped with six Fujinon lenses and Sony HDC-1500 HD cameras.

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 Sound Off
Raycom Media's Dave Folsom presents local HD lessons

Drawing on the experience of a dozen Raycom stations that transitioned to local HD news in 2008, group VP and CTO Dave Folsom offers advice on HD lessons learned.

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 Stats & Studies
Percentage of unprepared for DTV transition continues to decline

The latest figures from Nielsen reveal that 3.9 percent of U.S. households have taken no steps to prepare for the June 12 DTV transition.

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 HD Products & Reviews
Plura Broadcast unveils PBM-070 LCD monitor

The PBM-070 Series supports an auto calibration mechanism using ICAC and calibration tools.

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New software simplifies DK-Technologies waveform monitor menu structure

The company has announced new software for the PT0760M HD/SD waveform monitor.

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TV One unveils two new video scalers

The new 1T-VS-622 will convert composite or S-video SD analog signals to an HDMI output at PC, SD or HD resolutions.

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Moldovan TV adds Ross Vision production switcher

The broadcaster is relying on the new Ross Video switcher for its transition to HD.

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AT&T relies on HD Flypak with Broadcast Pix Slate 3000

While the Slate 3000 can handle up to 18 inputs, AT&T maintains a four-camera setup.

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