Mark Hallinger

24sataTV created a budget 24/7 news channel from an existing web-centric infrastructure

New compatibility, long-distance service cut it for NBC.

People, workflow and equipment lined up well in NBC's edit suites

Security inspires public-safety spectrum bill

Anchored by a growing homegrown digital cinematography market, high-definition video production in Europe is coming along.

Stations on tight budgets refurbish their ENG/SNG vehicles

Fewer people. Fatter signals. More hours. Those six words summarize the impetus behind the big technical issues on the minds of NBC's engineering team in Athens.

TV Technology Europe editor Mark Hallinger sat down with Dave Mazza, senior vice president of NBC Olympics, in his IBC office two days after the closing ceremonies.

NBC's HD broadcast was more about building viewership than preparing technically for the next Games.

BOB tackles loudness challenges.

OBS brings the first fully HD Winter Games to the world

Advances in audio gear make first full surround Winter Games memorable

Improved storage, connectivity, and simplicity eased producers' preparations

NBC's Olympics broadcast managed more with less

TV Technology-Europe Editor Mark Hallinger caught up with Dave Mazza, Senior Vice President of Engineering for NBC Olympics a few hours before closing ceremonies.

'Highlights Factory' workflow supports massive new media effort.

P2 solid-state recording, browse availability highlight host effort.

NBC expands 5.1 coverage

Kiwi broadcaster takes to the skies and the sea

Piecemeal approaches meet DTV and consolidation challenges

TV Azteca of Mexico is an example of one of the many smaller facilities in the Olympics International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in London, but it shares many technical features with larger broadcasters.

Sky New Zealand, broadcasting the Games in conjunction with free-to-air broadcaster Prime TV, was a big user of Olympic Broadcasting Service’s (OBS) Multichannel Distribution Service (MDS).