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In the October 7, 2011 Issue:

WZTV-TV joins trifecta of Sinclair Broadcast local HD news rollouts planned for 2011
TV tops all sources of news about Hurricane Irene in three markets, survey says
Lens manufacturer offers online video tutorial on proper cleaning
Weigel Broadcasting turns to Pixel Power graphics for news launch at WBND-TV
Broadcast Pix ships new Mica live production systems

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 Top Story
WZTV-TV joins trifecta of Sinclair Broadcast local HD news rollouts planned for 2011

The station joined KABB-TV in San Antonio, TX, which went on air with local HD news in August.

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 Industry News
TV tops all sources of news about Hurricane Irene in three markets, survey says

A newly released survey conducted for Hearst Television finds that two-thirds of respondents identified local TV news as their source of critical information about the storm.

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AP, Streamworks offer APTV Direct as online live video stream

The new Streamworks system will make the live service available via online, mobile and tablet devices.

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Screen Subtitling Systems acquires SysMedia

The acquisition brings together two leaders in subtitling for media.

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Lens manufacturer offers online video tutorial on proper cleaning

FUJIFILM has produced a 3-minute video on the proper way to clean video lenses of dirt and dust.

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Encompass Digital helps broadcasters cover Hurricane Irene

The company provided U.S. and international broadcasters with remote transmission sites from North Carolina to Vermont.

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 Newsroom
Weigel Broadcasting turns to Pixel Power graphics for news launch at WBND-TV

The Pixel Power Clarity integrated with automation and other key systems that allowed the broadcaster to meet its aggressive schedule for WBND.

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South African Broadcasting Corp. transitions to ENPS newsroom

The new system, which is being designed and installed by ATG Broadcast, will be the world's fifth largest of its kind.

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 New Products
Broadcast Pix ships new Mica live production systems

The company also announced its Powerful Punch Tour, which is stopping at a number of dealers and trade shows in cities worldwide this fall.

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Sony speeds up SxS PRO memory cards

The new model SBP-64A card can read and write data at up to 1.2Gb/s through an ExpressCard slot, without the need for an adapter.

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NBC broadens use of LiveU's bonded cellular uplink technology for ENG

LiveU provides a rapid, convenient video uplink via bonded 3G/4G LTE, Wi-Fi and WiMAX cellular links.

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EVS joins with Dalet for live sports and news production

The integrations involve control of the EVS servers for ingest and playout, as well as smooth exchanges of media and metadata.

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Digigram unveils *MOBILE iPhone App

IQOYA *MOBILE transforms an iPhone into a high-quality MPEG-2 L2 and AAC recorder/editor, mobile IP codec.

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