BE_RF UPDATE_ Penton Media February 4, 2010 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/broadcastengineering_/v/383 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT (http://broadcastengineering.com/webcast/best/) ---------------------------------------- TOP STORY --Technical, economic issues make transition of TV transmission to DTS unlikely, says Weiss By Phil Kurz While Merrill Weiss, a leading authority on distributed transmission system broadcasting, says such a move might be technically possible, many practical problems make the transition doubtful. To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/news/technical-economic-issues-transition-0204 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Improve DTV coverage with Distributed Transmission Systems DTS is the choice of ATSC broadcasters trying to replicate analog TV coverage especially where terrain shielding creates coverage gaps. 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To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/news/comment-period-begisn-eas-0204 Bela TV, Enforcement Bureau settle broadcast indecency action The broadcaster has agreed to make a voluntary payment of $25,000 to the U.S. Treasury and the Enforcement Bureau will drop its investigation of a 2006 alleged violation of broadcast indecency rules by KBEH-TV. To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/news/bela-tv-enforcement-bureau-0204 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT A Mechanism to Recover Lost MPEG / IP Delivery Data in Real Time sponsored by: Sencore In the ever advancing world of media content delivery, MPEG over IP (MPEG/IP) has been gaining popularity for a number of reasons. MPEG/IP delivery offers lower costs, higher bandwidth, greater efficiency, and new application possibilities over the traditional methods, such as: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and RF networks. Along with the benefits, come a number of challenges. 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