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Denver SBE Chapter Asks for RF Volunteers for Democratic Convention

6.13.2008

Broadcast engineering leaders in Denver are looking for volunteers to help with wireless coordination and enforcement at the upcoming Democratic National Convention. more

Arris, Motorola DOCSIS 3.0 Devices Get First PacketCable Certification

6.13.2008

DOCSIS 3.0 specifications enable downstream data rates of 160 Mbps or higher and upstream data rates of 120 Mbps or higher. more

Nucomm Wins Patent for Digital Transmission Over Analog

5.23.2008

The patent covers Nucomm’s signature Analog Coder product line, which allows transmission of HDTV signals over existing conventional analog microwave links at data rates as high as 30 Mbps along with several analog audio subcarriers. more

Samsung Snags First tru2way License

5.09.2008

The products could be deployed in Comcast systems this year. more

Backchannelmedia to Test Market TV Click-Through Advertising Platform

5.02.2008

WCVB (Channel 5), Hearst-Argyle Television’s ABC affiliate in Boston, is partnering with Backchannelmedia. more

Harris, LG Tout Public Safety Uses of MPH

4.25.2008

Harris teamed with New Hampshire Public Television, the University of New Hampshire and Project 54—a collaborative R&D effort between UNH and the New Hampshire Department of Safety—for the demonstration. more

ICO Launches Mobile Television Satellite

4.25.2008

As ICO Global Communications demonstrated its ICO mim (mobile interactive media) service in Las Vegas during the NAB Show, the company launched a satellite that will use the DVB-SH standard for the service. more

SBE Will Phase Out of NFL Frequency Coordination

4.11.2008

The NFL will soon take over the program and coordinators will be retained directly by the league. more

Triveni Announces PSIP Partnerships

4.11.2008

Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics, has announced two collaborations with major automation providers to help broadcasters meet FCC rules requiring PSIP to accurately reflect program information by May 30. more

Dielectric Communications Expands Testing Operations

4.11.2008

Additions include a 60-foot tapered electromagnetic anechoic chamber, a 950-cubic-foot high-power passive intermodulation chamber and a 64-cubic-foot thermal chamber. more

Verizon Eyes End of FiOS Analog

4.11.2008

Until now, Verizon has provided these duplicate channels to allow digital subscribers to view some limited programming in an analog format without using a set-top box. more

New Standard Further Opens FLO Protocol Stack

4.04.2008

Following review by the TIA TR47.1 Engineering Committee, the specification will be published as TIA-1130, marking yet another step towards the full and open interoperability of the FLO protocol stack. more

VCI Solutions Joins the Advanced Media Workflow Association

3.28.2008

The Advanced Media Workflow Association is a user-focused industry body dedicated to the promotion, development and adoption of open, accessible standards and specifications relating to file-based workflows (including AAF, MXF and other formats), Service Oriented Architectures, and Application Specifications as they apply to the areas of content creation, production, post production, rich media authoring, archiving and distribution. more

Europeans Back DVB-H Mobile Standards

3.21.2008

The European Commission has made mobile TV technology Digital Video Broadcasting for Handhelds—DVB-H—an official EU standard. more

CBS Gives Web Sites Access to NCAA March Madness on Demand Platform

3.14.2008

CBSSports.com, in partnership with CBS Sports, CBS College Sports Network and the NCAA, has announced that its Web site has dropped registration requirements for NCAA March Madness on Demand. more

Grajski Sees Promise of Mobile Broadcasting

3.14.2008

He said broadcasters should seek low-cost methods to deliver information tailor-made for mobile devices. more

Warner Bros. Media Research Opens New Media Lab

3.14.2008

Testing at this facility will provide insight into how consumers engage new forms of content and enable hands-on interaction with cutting-edge consumer electronics devices and emerging distribution platforms. more

HD Camera Lens Selection Guide Goes Online

3.14.2008

Featuring an easy-to-use, fully interactive design, site users select their camera brand and model number along with their specific production application. more

Industry Giants Bring ATSC Mobile DTV Efforts Into Their Global Vision

3.07.2008

ATSC President Mark Richer called the announcement “another indication that development of ATSC-M/H has strong industry support and is likely to be the ubiquitous standard for mobile and handheld DTV.” more

EVS Integrates Avid DNxHD

3.07.2008

This VC-3 standard will enable unprecedented interoperability between any licensed users of the codec, EVS said. more