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In the December 2, 2011 Issue:

IP newsgathering — Part 2
Four public television stations to take part in groundbreaking Mobile Emergency Alert System trial
WHTM-TV acquires local HD news with JVC cameras
Four Spanish broadcasters rely on wTVision for election graphics
Blackmagic Design adds Avid DNxHD recording, playback to HyperDeck Studio

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 Top Story
IP newsgathering — Part 2

Some broadcasters are rethinking the newsgathering equation, investing in IP newsgathering technology and reassessing the role of traditional ENG technology.

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 Industry News
Four public television stations to take part in groundbreaking Mobile Emergency Alert System trial

WGBH Boston, Vegas PBS (KLVX) in Las Vegas, and two Alabama Public Television stations will participate in a project to assess the potential of an enhanced emergency alert system using Mobile DTV service.

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WHTM-TV acquires local HD news with JVC cameras

Station owner Allbritton Communications recently standardized on JVC ProHD cameras for studio and ENG work.

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Gray Television commits to TVUPack for second phase of ENG deployment

The station group will outfit more of its 36 stations with the lightweight backpack newsgathering system that transmits contributed stories via 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi and WiMax connections.

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 Newsroom
Four Spanish broadcasters rely on wTVision for election graphics

TV Galicia, Aragón TV, La Sexta and 8TV presented election coverage to their viewers using a variety of technologies and visuals supplied by wTVision.

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24-hour Russian news channel deploys extensive tapeless news workflow

RBC-TV has deployed a new infrastructure and workflow system using Harris technology to facilitate a file-based workflow throughout its Moscow headquarters.

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 New Products
Blackmagic Design adds Avid DNxHD recording, playback to HyperDeck Studio

HyperDeck Software Update 2.0 became available at the end of November free of charge for all HyperDeck Studio customers.

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RBC-TV expands Artist intercom, RockNet digital audio network

To expand its comms infrastructure, RBC-TV installed an Artist system made up of an Artist 64 mainframe and Artist 2100 and 3000 series control panels.

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ToolsOnAir releases just:play, just:live version 1.6

Version 1.6 includes full support for Mac OS 10.7 (Lion), as well as support for Apple's Mac Mini.

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Grass Valley releases EDIUS version 6.06

The new software includes new hardware drivers that provide support for 1080p50/60p projects on the Grass Valley HDSPARK, HDSPARK Pro and STORM Mobile editing platforms.

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AP adds Custom Consoles Media Wall to global media hub master control room

The master control room is the international hub of the AP's global video operation.

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