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In the April 28, 2009 Issue:

• CBA to present LPTV, Class A diversity ownership report to members of Congress
• TiVo offers HD VOD movies, shows via Amazon.com
• New Dallas Cowboys stadium to offer HD video experience
• AJA Video offers its solution for tapeless HD production
• Record level of consumers view TV as a luxury
• Fujinon unveils XA50X9.5B ESM HD telephoto lens

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 Top Story
CBA to present LPTV, Class A diversity ownership report to members of Congress

The Community Broadcasters Association this week will seek government help with DTV funding, cable carriage and other issues to ensure the continued stability of a slice of the broadcast industry that already is highly diverse in ownership.

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TiVo offers HD VOD movies, shows via Amazon.com

Hundreds of HD movies and TV shows will be available for purchase.

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 HD Showcase
New Dallas Cowboys stadium to offer HD video experience

When it opens in June, the new stadium will include 3000 Sony LCD displays in luxury suites, along the concourse and in the concession areas.

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AJA Video offers its solution for tapeless HD production

Designed to resemble a miniature tape machine, the KI Pro accepts HD-SDI, SD-SDI, component and HDMI 1.3a, and records Apple ProRes HQ to a removable 250GB hard drive, said company product marketing manager Bryce Button.

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Join the editors and writers of Broadcast Engineering magazine at NAB2009, even if you can’t make it to Las Vegas!

Beginning Monday, April 13, check out Broadcast Engineering’s exclusive NAB blog, BE@NAB, featuring pre-show coverage of events, conferences and NAB news. Then, check back Monday, April 20, when Broadcast Engineering writers and editors begin to post live from NAB2009 with the latest product and company news, audio podcasts with interviews from attendees and exhibitors, first-person accounts and links to videos taken from the show floor and posted on Broadcast Engineering’s premiere video site!

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 Stats & Studies
Record level of consumers view TV as a luxury

New Pew research has found that just more than half of those polled see TV as a necessity, the lowest level since the researcher began polling consumers in 1973 about what they judge to be luxuries and necessities.

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 HD Products & Reviews
Fujinon unveils XA50X9.5B ESM HD telephoto lens

The XA50X9.5B ESM has 50x magnification and a 9.5mm to 475mm focal length, which can provide a tight shot at 100ft.

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Ensemble Designs unveils 3Gb/s sync pulse, test signal generators

The 9400 3Gb/s signal generator and test signal generator offers every signal needed for a complete house reference system.

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Sony updates HDC family of HD cameras with new CCD technology

The new CCD technology is designed to achieve an extended bandwidth output signal.

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Panasonic rolls out AG-HMC40 AVCCAM handheld camcorder

Weighing less than 2.2lbs, the new camcorder offers full HD 3MOS imagers and solid-state AVCHD recording on SD cards.

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FOR-A HVS-300HS production switcher debuts in the United States

First introduced at IBC2008, the HVS-300HS features a compact 1RU main unit, making it well suited for use in flight packs, mobiles or small production facilities.

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