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In the September 2, 2011 Issue:

East Coast temblor reveals weakness of cell networks, strength of broadcasting in times of emergency, NAB says
Do you want to be a judge for the IBC2011 Pick Hit awards?
Farewell Fairness Doctrine
Chongqing TV, Qunghai TV add HD DSNG solution
South African Broadcasting Corp. commits to ENPS for news production
Broadcast Pix to unveil Granite 6000

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 Top Story
East Coast temblor reveals weakness of cell networks, strength of broadcasting in times of emergency, NAB says
By Phil Kurz

Following the magnitude 5.8 quake that hit the East Coast Aug. 23, cell phone networks were jammed, but emergency information was available from broadcasters, said Dennis Wharton, Executive VP Communications for the NAB.

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 IBC Pick Hits
Do you want to be a judge for the IBC2011 Pick Hit awards?

At IBC, we will again be holding our Pick Hit awards for products. The award is in recognition of the innovative technology developed and shown at an IBC stand.

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 Industry News
Farewell Fairness Doctrine

The FCC said Aug. 22 it officially had wiped the controversial Fairness Doctrine off its books.

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FCC releases details of procedures for nationwide EAS test

The bureau provided detailed information about duration, termination and other procedures to be used for the Nov. 9 nationwide EAS test.

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Chongqing TV, Qunghai TV add HD DSNG solution

The Chinese broadcasters are using Ericsson’s Voyager II digital satellite newsgathering MPEG H.264 encoding solution to support live event contribution.

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International Satellite-Industry Forum to take aim at interference

Representatives from the satellite and broadcast industries will be on hand Sept. 8 for a forum in Amsterdam addressing how to reduce satellite interference.

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 Newsroom
South African Broadcasting Corp. commits to ENPS for news production

SABC will deploy ENPS nationwide and across both television and radio, an installation that will encompass 15 sites.

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 New Products
Broadcast Pix to unveil Granite 6000

The new live video production system features an expanded 2 M/E control panel with rows of 24 buttons for rapid access to more sources.

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Adtec Digital to unveil DSNG encoder/modulator

The ultra-low delay EN-91 DSNG contribution encoder/modulator combines high-efficiency AVC 4:2:2 compression with fast processing.

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Bitcentral announces new Precis newsrooms

Since late spring, a dozen more station news operations have added the Bitcentral Precis news production system or Oasis content management system.

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MeshTV introduces LiveStreamPac SPORT backpack newsgathering system

The MeshTV LiveStreamPac Backpack SPORT system has a rich feature set that includes support for HD video resolution.

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PAG to unveil battery linking system at IBC20112

PAGlink is a system of V-Mount Li-Ion batteries that link batteries together in multiples to create super-high capacities.

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