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In the December 1, 2011 Issue:

House draft bill authorizes voluntary incentive auction of TV spectrum
Could new "SuperTV" reception technology change the Mobile DTV equation?
FCC to take up CALM Act implementation Dec. 13
Dateline
Indian broadcaster adds Snell for playout infrastructure
Innovative Cable adds Volicon Observer RPM

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 Top Story
House draft bill authorizes voluntary incentive auction of TV spectrum
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 Industry News
Could new "SuperTV" reception technology change the Mobile DTV equation?

Fabless semiconductor company Legend Silicon believes its new maximal-ratio combining diversity reception technology will change the equation for reception of DTV on the go.

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Public television stations take part in groundbreaking Mobile EAS 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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 FCC Actions
FCC to take up CALM Act implementation Dec. 13

The FCC will consider a Report and Order on implementation of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act at its Dec. 13 open meeting.

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FCC seeks comment on petition regarding Philadelphia ordinance

The Media Bureau has released a public notice asking for comments from interested parties on a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by the Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association.

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Commission appoints Greg Guice OLA director

In addition, Christopher Lewis has been appointed as deputy director of the FCC’s Office of Legislative Affairs.

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 Dateline
Dateline

The deadline for filing FCC Form 323 is Dec. 1.

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 RF Products and Reviews
Indian broadcaster adds Snell for playout infrastructure

Sathiyam Television has installed a Snell Sirius 620 128x128 router as its main station router with 11 components from the IQ Modular family.

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Harmonic unveils Omneon Spectrum MediaCenter SSD

The 2RU MediaCenter SSD chassis offers up to 4TB of usable storage in several SSD configurations.

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Innovative Cable adds Volicon Observer RPM

The Observer RPM systems will simplify the testing of signal integrity, record suspect content when channels do not conform to pre-specified limits and ensure that alerts are issued.

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PacTV adds new NY-to-DC OC3 fiber connection

The New York link allows Liveshots DC and C-SPAN to deliver content reliably to clients around the world.

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SeaChange introduces flash memory-based MediaServer 1200XD

The MediaServer 1200XD eliminates moving parts and therefore decreases power consumption and increases on-air reliability.

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