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June 30
- Adobe adds Vizrt rotoscoping technology to its product line
- Vitec Broadcast Group names new CTO
- Inscriber releases Inca Studio 2.0
- Beehive unveils Wasp'3D graphics for news
- Adobe licenses Vizrt’s Curious gFx software
- PanAmSat, JSAT launch joint Ku-band venture
- HME unveils AC850 battery charger
- Crispin NewsWheel stretches existing news production for multicasting
- Google Video opens new distribution avenue
- Meeting to address rising satellite interference
- Small, HDV camcorders to have limited role in HD ENG roll out, says author
- Americans continue to like news outlets, survey says
- RTNDA to FCC: VNR use not widespread
- Commission issues payola fact sheet
- CNN to provide video news clips for AOL
- Viacom Group redesigns Web sites for stations
- Adobe to integrate VizrT's 'Curious' Rotoscope Technology
- BBC to Offer 'Live 8' in First HD Public Demo
- GMA Likely to Beat Competition to HD
- DirecTV Taps LG Electronics Transcoder for HD Delivery to Hotels
- Microsoft, Toshiba to Jointly Push HD-DVD Format
- Antennas Direct: What You Don't See is What You Get
- Winegard's Howell Emphasizes DTV Education for DBS Industry
- New Intelsat Satellite to Offer HD Coverage of Americas, Caribbean
- DVD, DVR and HD Blamed For Decline in Cinema Attendance
- First Responder Bill Also Seeks Transition Delay
June 29
- Kramer launches firewire matrix switcher
- Mediornet network integrates signal routing and optical distribution
- Inscriber releases Inca Studio version 2.0
- Keywest debuts multichannel controller/player
- Plasmas and LCDs provide ubiquitous view of performers at Baltimore’s Rams Head Live!
- New York Mets upgrades video scoreboard
- Jonas Mekas’ works shown on LCD screens at renowned Venice art venue
- Digital signage will eclipse network TV ads, ad execs predict
June 28
- Lobbyists try to back door broadcast flag
- Comcast Cable pursues wireless partner
- ScheduALL version 4.46 now available
- Congressman suggests compromise on broadcast flag
- Singapore to air Asia's phone drama series
- London’s Bravo purchases Quantel’s eQ
- Google readying Web video search
- Sony intros SAIT mini library
- Scientific-Atlanta intros Digital Content Manager
- Sony executive predicts DVD compromise “unlikely”
- SeaChange brings live TV to VOD
- Panasonic ships advanced DV/DVCAM tape stock
- Hollywood’s “boogeyman” is getting bigger
- DirecTV Approves LG Transcoder for Distributing Satellite HDTV to ATSC DTV Sets
- Sweden, Spain Set Timetables for All-Digital Terrestrial TV
- FCC Releases Tentative DTV Channel Designations for 1,554 Stations
- New Troposcatter System Achieves 20 Mbps Data Rate
- Satellite Update
- United States, Canada Agree on Use of Channels 63, 64, 68 and 69 Near Border
- VSB Seminars Scheduled
- Mobile MicroTuner Receives L-band DVB-H Frequencies
June 27
- House restores some CPB Funds; DTV still in jeopardy
- Cordillera selects Harris for centralization and automation
- Harmonic names new president of Convergent Systems Division
- Accom dims the lights; tech support to continue
- Stringer pledges to halt Sony’s slide
- Inscriber releases Inca Studio 2.0 for on-air graphics
- Pericom's HDMI switch provides 1.65Gb/s data rate
- Microsoft suffers another IPTV setback
- Viewers prefer movies at home over theater, study says
- Cooper brothers acquire Novastar Digital Sound
- SSL re-energized after new purchase
- Lobbyists try to back door broadcast flag
- CBS to demand fees from cable operators
June 26
- Pinnacle gets into the swing of the U.S. Open
- Panasonic ships advanced DV/DVCAM tape stock
- British Forces TV uses master control and channel branding tools from Miranda
- Pace wins multi-year STB agreement with Comcast
- TV Azteca selects Technical Innovation for new facilities
- Liman Video Rental now offers Fujinon HD lenses
June 24
- Shea Stadium gets new Ross Synergy
- Shanghai Media Entertainment Group selects Dolby Digital
- Leitch ships version 9.1 VelocityQ NLE
- Panasonic ships AMQ professional DV/DVCAM tape
- WWE delivers RAW quality production abroad
- U.S. Open broadcasters streamline graphics production
- New York Mets, Shea Stadium turn to Ross Synergy switcher
- French Open provides venue for HD demonstrations
- The latest happenings from around the world of sports
- ESPN to use IP-videoconferencing for interviews during NBA draft
- DVShift-HD compensates for delay
- BT Media and Broadcast extend transmission contract
- Outside Broadcast delivers HD soccer finals with full surround sound
- Thales Sapphire Passes CableLabs DPI Tests
- Broadcasters Select Crispin for Playback
- Public Broadcasters Go to the Mat
- Cable Lobby Girds for Regulatory Rhubarbs
- SSL Promotes Phil Wagner to President
- Chinese Media Group Adopts Dolby Digital 5.1
- Charles 'Chuck' Sherman Dead at 71
- Vizrt Expands Sales Staff
- Telestream Offers Flip4Mac Resell Program
- Travel Show Takes Off with Miranda Gear
- Analog Way, Altinex Sign Distribution Agreement
- TV One Opens Chinese Office, Names Sales Manager
- Senate Commerce Chairman Collects Telecom Drafts
- Martin Fills Key Positions
- Mormons Switch with Sony
- EchoStar Appoints New President, Vice Chair
- Cordillera Automates with Harris, Taps Leitch for Transmission
- AGC To Run Digital Converter Project
- Accom Closes Shop
- Hinchey Urges Amendment to Keep Political Influence Out of Public Broadcasting
June 23
- Cordillera Communications expands with Leitch
June 22
- Are You Versed in U-Verse?
- About 34 million TV sets used for OTA view, says CEA study
- NAB, MSTV to solicit proposal for D-to-A converter box
- Mersey TV orders Hamlet HD waveform monitors
- FCC denies request to eliminate 50 percent DTV tuner requirement
- Mediornet unveils X-Switch optical network
- SAVE LIVES Act to bring down curtain on analog TV transmission
- TANDBERG Television highlights HD encoding for telcos
- Dayang D3-CG-HD delivers HD graphics, titles, animation
- Outside Broadcast delivers HD soccer finals with full surround sound
- New organic dye makes mass-produced HD DVDs possible
- Four IPTV players demonstrate MPEG-4 HDTV over an ADSL2+ network
- More microwave mayhem?
- Hotel pay-per-view provider kicks off HDTV service
- HD action sports
- HD plasmas brighten the nightlife at Rams Head Live
- Awareness of Internet movie downloading grows, says report
- Tiernan wins HD encoder, decoder orders from South Korea
- NBC Networks to Simultaneously Air 'King Kong' HD Trailer
- UWB-Enabled HD Coming to China First
- Broadcom Demos Live Broadcast of IP-HD over DSL
- Mobile Video Technologies Emerge
- Century-Old Westinghouse is Pursuing HD LCD
- Antenna Myths: Who's Really Watching Free TV?
- Voomless Cablevision May Go Private
- NAB-MSTV Converter Proposal Bewilders CEA
- NBA Entertainment Consolidates on SGI
- Lawmakers Look at 2008
- BBC Engineers, Viewers Prefer 720p
- 'On Command' Launches HD to Garden Inns
- Life in a Small Market
- Gefen's Monitor Switcher Increases HD Options
- BBC Demonstrates HD over SD Channels
June 21
- News Bytes Articles of RF Interest
- Harris to Demo DVB-H Gear at Broadcast Asia 2005
- DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - June 19, 2005:
- Micronas Opens R&D Center in China
- Satellite Update
- Use Your PC VGA Card to Generate DVB-T RF
- Tribune Hosts 2 GHz Transition Tech. Seminar
- FCC Offers Info on July 1 'Use It or Lose It' Deadline Waivers
June 20
- ANALOG WAY announces new range of scalers
- TANDBERG Television brings next generation IPTV solutions to Supercomm
- Miranda, Omneon sponsor IT-focused forum on Smart HD and SD playout solutions
- Harris Broadcast Communications division promotes Fan
- Vizrt to acquire Curious Software
- Grass Valley, Iomega announce OEM and joint technology development agreement
- Neve launches new 5.1 compressor
- Entone, Neterion showcase 10 GigE for HD
- Kramer introduces FireWire matrix switcher
- Leader announces new rasterizing HD-SD analyzer
- FCC modifies digital tuner requirements
- FCC advances DTV channel election process
- TVNZ Teletext looks to the future with SysMedia PLASMA Magenta
- King World digitally expands with Pro-Bel
- OETA’s digital upgrade includes Sundance Digital
- ATSC transmission
- New bill sets DTV deadline
- Peter Gabriel and David Engelke purchase Solid State Logic
June 19
- HDTV slowly coming to European broadcasters
- Ikegami EditCam HD offers CMOS capture
- Peter Gabriel and David Engelke purchase Solid State Logic
- PUMA TV selects Thales transmitters
- World Expo broadcasters use Telecast SHEDs
- Leitch ships new version of VelocityQ
- Qualcomm announces plans for UHF Ch. 55
- Chyron popular with Latin American broadcasters
- Oklahoma Educational TV selects Sundance Digital for automation
- London’s Bravo purchases Quantel’s eQ
- New telecom bill in the works
- DTG expands automation and device control
- Adelphia Cable installs Gotuit on-demand systems
- Snell & Wilcox to snub IBC2005
- New bill sets DTV deadline
- Senate Commerce Chairman predicts passage of DTV bill in September
- Inscriber upgrades graphics systems at Broadcast Asia
- Microsoft may delay SBC’s IPTV launch
- MSTV and NAB to develop D-to-A converter
June 17
- Snell & Wilcox Drop Out of IBC
- Solid State Logic Purchased By Peter Gabriel & David Engelke
- Pinnacle Systems Tees Up to Deliver Live Graphics for US Open
- MSTV & NAB Seek To Develop Digital To Analog Converter Box
- WRAL-TV Introduces Hurricane Coverage on Mobile Phones Using News Over Wireless
- Charter Taps Kasenna for VOD Servers
- MSTV, NAB to Create D-A Converter
- Supremes Decline Media Ownership Review
- Miranda Appoints New Channel Branding Exec
- Quincy Newspapers Installs Miranda Converters
- Pinnacle Deko Delivers Graphics for U.S. Open
- RGB Networks Unveils Digital Support for EAS
- Peter Gabriel Among New Owners of SSL
- King World Goes for Pro-Bel Gear
- Tennis Channel Extends Transmission Agreement with BT
- Viacom Split Official; Infinity to be Part of CBS
- IMAKE, Alticast Partner on Open Standards iTV Platform
- N.Y. Mets, Shea Stadium Get 'Synergy' with Ross
- Omnibus Expands Support Services
- Snell & Wilcox Drops Out of IBC2005
- McCain Resurrects Spectrum Bill
- Mission Broadcasting Taps Azcar for Digital Conversion
June 16
- Supreme Court won’t hear media ownership case
- Pro-Bel upgrades King World Productions
- KNTV-TV rolls out hourly Web newscasts
- Nucomm configures Newscaster VT2 for digital, analog operation
- Prime TV streamlines digital newsroom workflow
- WMAZ-TV delivers personalized weathercasts
- DaletPlus News Library brings asset management to TV newsrooms
- ATG Broadcast introduces enhanced SAM-E audio monitoring unit
- New vsnnews XL edits text, video, audio
- Curious Software showcases Producer, Presenter
June 15
- LCD panel growth defies 1st quarter seasonal downturn, DisplaySearch reports
- Avocent debuts line of media management solutions
- Sony offers IP networking solutions for flat-panel displays
- ActiveLight launches network for digital signage experts
- Furman Sound debuts compact power conditioner
- Clarity unveils plug-and-play networked digital sign
- Avid, Pinnacle merger clears antitrust hurdle
- Samsung launches new lines of professional LCD and plasma displays
- Inscriber releases new version of InfoCaster software
- Panasonic introduces single-chip XGA-resolution DLP projector
- VertigoXmedia and Lighthouse package LED signage solution
- 2GHz relocation proceeds
- Microspace, Scala partner for satellite-based digital signage solutions
- Tandberg Television Advancing Next-Generation IPTV
- Brief Bonanza of Various Sports Gets Full HD Treatment
- Public TV HD Could Benefit from Spectrum Auction
- Transitions: Notoriously Slower than Predictions
- Canadian Broadcasters Urged to Speed Up HD Transition
- Sharp To Heavily Advertise New 65-inch Flat Screen
- FCC Action Signals New Momentum for Transition
- Dye Breakthrough Allows Mass Production of HD DVD-R Discs
- HD Adventure Film to Tour United States this Fall
- Liman Video Rental Offers Fujinon HD ENG
June 14
- Washington State students get glimpse of broadcast future
- Senators urge international copyright crackdown
- Feds shut down BitTorrent hub
- Video brings value for marketing on the Web
- BroadView helps BITE TV manage program schedules
- IPTV offers cost-effective way to deliver repurposed assets
- SeaChange introduces Video-on-Demand ad system
- Nagravision launches Push VOD service over DVB
- Sun Microsystems to acquire StorageTek for $4.1 billion
- IBIS launches ServerLoad for sports broadcasters
- TANDBERG MPEG-4 AVC system used for Germany’s HDTV launch
- 20th Century Fox TV launches Fox Mobile Entertainment
- ABC, NBC News launch news podcasts
- Band sues NBC in free speech challenge to FCC indecency rule
- FCC Approves Experimental Licenses
- NAB, MSTV ask FCC to Reconsider DTV Multicast Cable Requirements
- Scientists Develop Single Molecule Transistor
- July 1 DTV Deadlines
- MVPDs Must Bargain in Good Faith with Broadcasters
- Don't Miss These TV Technology News Bytes!
- FCC Plans for Advanced Wireless Services Spectrum Auctions in 2006
- 12 GHz MVDDS Spectrum Auctions Start Dec. 7, 2005
- Satellite Update
- Study: DTV Sets Easier to Use than Child Car Seats
June 12
- FCC chairman announces new Media Bureau personnel
- JVC’s 3-in-1 digital video recorder/player now available in Europe
- BUF, Fast Forward Video offer compact replay system for sports
- IPTV offers broadcasters content delivery efficiency
- Telcos turn to Congress on competition issues
- Technology milestone: The disposable video camera
- Grass Valley teams with Iomega for IT-based recording
- Viacom stations merge ops with PESA Cheetah
- Miss Universe embraces Pinnacle Systems real-time graphics
- CBS pitches new digital broadcast channel; networks try multichannel must-carry again
- Apple to switch to Intel chip
- Seattle Mariners use Leitch's X75HD technology
- Root Capital buys Autocue
- FCC Speeds Up DTV Tuner Deadline
- FCC advances DTV channel election process
- KENW-TV centralizes digital TV operations with Harris networking system
- Super Bowl champs go digital with Avid
- Companies showcase 10 Gigabit Ethernet HD codec for IPTV
- House panel proposes steep public broadcasting cuts
- Rohde & Schwarz preps mobile TV analyzer
- InfoComm 05 attendance up
June 10
- SWE-DISH adds Autopoint capability to IPT Suitcase
- FCC Modifies Digital Tuner Requirements To Advance DTV Transition
- FCC Advances DTV Channel Election Process
- NAB Blasts CEA Over Over-The-Air DTV
- WEBE to host 2Ghz Tech Fair June 28
- New “HD ENG News Technology for TV Stations” Report Ships
- NTT Develops World's First Video Stream Server Capable of Handling up to Ten Uncompressed HD Video Streams
- Path 1 to show live, real-time IP digital video transport
- Kraft Sports Productions deploys digital post workflow
- MIRA Mobile’s M-5 relies on X75HD for multi-format Mariners coverage
- New ESPN media player gives online video fans a broader view of the action
- BUF integrates Fast Forward Video Recon into Sport instant replay
- TNT delivers live, HD aerial shots of NBA Eastern Finals
- Thomson, Iomega partner on REV storage application for broadcast
- IBIS rolls out ServerLoad Sport Highlighter
- The latest happenings from around the world of sports
- HD production in Europe advances with two soccer finals
- Torrance Taps Crispin for Playback
- Execs Climb to Top at Ascent Media
- Mobile Companies Cover NBA Playoffs with Grass Gear
- Agile TV, SeaChange Launch Voice-Activated VOD
- Microsoft Announces IPTV Initiatives
- House Panel Proposes Cuts in Public Broadcasting
- HD ENG News Report Now Shipping
- ATF Lab Studies Arson with Omneon Spectrum
- Pinnacle Deko Graphics Highlight Miss Universe Contest
- SBC Intros 'Light Touch Policy'
- FCC Moves on DTV Channel Selection
- Super Bowl Champs N.E. Patriots Post on Avid
- Two More Stations Request Early Analog Shutdown
- FCC Accelerates Tuner Deadline, All Right
- Scientific-Atlanta, Sprint Ink Distribution Deal
- Kurth Withdraws from Commissioner Race
- Sundance Digital Titan Automates OETA
- McSlarrow Readies for Telecom Reform, Touts De-Reg
June 8
- Sharp unveils 65in LCD HDTV
- Congressional testimony reveals market statistics
- House focuses on late 2008 for analog switchoff
- MIRA Mobile’s M-5 relies on X75HD for multi-format Mariners coverage
- Bandwidth and infinity reflections: Part II
- ez-learn on the Web
- Sonne Film enhances post facility with four Discreet systems
- The Outdoor Channel Selects Harris HD automation
- New report guides broadcasters through HD ENG transition
- Underwater scenes for new film shot with single HD, ENG lens
- Summit to explore IPTV opportunities, pitfalls
- DPC selects TANDBERG Television for encoding, distribution solutions
- New VDSL2 specification to clear way for multichannel HD via DSL
- PBS, Sony to develop HD production system model
- HD production in Europe advances with two soccer finals
- BOXX unveils GoBOXX 2300 mobile workstation
- New survey finds small differences between sexes over new TV technologies
- GMA to go HD
- Georgia Tech Studies Alternatives to Tin-Lead Solder
- FCC Denies Opposition to DTV Channel Changes
- Senate Also Seeks December 2008 Analog Cutoff
- 'Growing Panes' for LCD Production
- Leitch Pitching HD to Fans in United States, Japan
- Sharp to Market 65-inch HD LCD
- WEBE to Host 2Ghz Tech Fair
- Vizrt Shows New Real-Time HD, 3D Graphics
- Satellite Update
- Seeking Clarity on Indecency
- Entone, Neterion Showcase 10 Gb Ethernet HD IPTV
- The Importance of Being Decent
- Taking it to the Streets
- DirecTV to Offer Local HD in Nearly 40 Markets
- Stations Seek to Sanitize Signals
- DTV Station Status per FCC CDBS - June 6, 2005:
- Ad Council Refers Texas Instruments' DLP Ads to FTC
- New RF Device has 'Extraordinary Electromagnetic Properties'
- FCC Rejects Petition to Deny Based on OET-69 Default Parameters
- Tandberg Television MPEG-4 System Tapped for German Satellite HD
- HD to Generate $1.3B in Satellite Revenues by 2010
June 7
- New book to turn ‘HD Dummies’ into smart shoppers
- Technical Innovation designs new HD studio for TV Azteca
June 6
- CBC/Radio-Canada consolidates automation, master control, and branding for regional stations
- BBC announces shortlist of bidders for the sale of BBC Broadcast
- Quinnipiac University taps Fujinon for new HD broadcast center
- ATSC transport stream data services
- Washington State University installs Sony XDCAM professional disc system
- Ciprico announces Interoperability of 4-Gig MediaVault storage with Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Pro
- Ascent Media streamlines Singapore operations with Omneon server system
- Baltimore Ravens outfit new training facility with 100 Panasonic plasma displays
- Scopus displays products at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2005
- Viacom's Miami stations consolidate with PESA Cheetah router
- ATI enables HD video transition on PCs
- U.S. Digital Television selects Pixelmetrix DVStation-Remote
- Fujinon HD lens captures “The Cave”
- BroadView helps BITE TV manage unconventional program schedules
- Telecast announces Rattler HD/SDI mini transceiver
- China’s 24-Hour TV news channel selects Vizrt graphics
- SeaChange introduces VOD advertising solutions
- John Henderson receives 2005 Bernard J. Lechner Award from the ATSC
June 5
- TANDBERG MPEG-4 AVC system used for Germany’s HDTV launch
- Time Warner to test Internet TV
- MPAA may back off broadcast flag
- Vizrt completes acquisition of Curious Software
- Sun Microsystems to acquire StorageTek for $4.1 Billion
- VFGadgets.com introduces mini HDV handle for Sony’s HVR-Z1U camcorder
- Companies demonstrate H.264 IPTV technology in Japan
- Telestream expands Flip4Mac to offer XDCAM ingest to Final Cut Pro
- New study finds cell phone users want video and music
- CNBC Europe selects Pebble Beach automation
- Broadcasters back grass roots DTV group
- PBS and Sony team up to support HD production
- Thales’ Mobile TV systems support QualComm’s FLO
- Decisionmark, ATI Technologies unite for PC TV
- FCC begins rules review
- Netflix CEO predicts the future of TV
- Canon offers new HD lens for ENG
- 20th Century Fox TV launches Fox Mobile Entertainment
- IBIS launches ServerLoad for sports broadcasters
June 3
- ESPN Regional Sues ConAgra Over Sponsorships
- Station Owners Request Nielsen Postpone Continued Roll Out of Local People Meter Service
- Outdoor Channel Selects Harris for HD Automation
- Viacom's Miami Stations Consolidate Digital Operation and Improve HD Capability With PESA Cheetah Router
- Telestream Flip4Mac Brings Sony MXF Digital Ingest to Final Cut Pro 5
- Tektronix Launches New Analyzers
- Belo Goes Digital with Telestream FlipFactory TrafficManager
- Harris Appoints Vice President
- Root Capital Purchases Autocue
- Pace, Comcast Ink STB Deal
- BUF 'Sports' New Fast Forward Video DVR
- Harris Automates Outdoor Channel
- FCC Puts Tuners on Deck
- Philips Launches Digital Media Adaptor Reference Design
- NBA Eastern Conference Flies High in HD with Helinet
- Avid Lowers Prices on Unity Line
- Radyne Simplifies Name, Brand Strategy
- Scientific-Atlanta, Gemstar Put Down the Gloves
- Gannett Gets New CEO
June 1
- Building a More Efficient Newsroom: The New Journalist’s Desktop
- PRODUCT JACKPOT
- Automation
- Fujinon's Precision Focus Assist system
- SPECIAL REPORT: Implementing new workflow principles
- Editing systems
- High-performance production distinguishes The Score
- Storage solutions push IT forward
- The buzz is back
- Squeeze harder
- Cameras
- Test, measurement and monitoring
- Editing at NAB2005
- Local news could follow HD path soon
- XVD's CamCast Professional wireless digital streaming system
- Reader Feedback - Recommendations
- Multiple screen sizes may create multiple headaches
- Close to the edge
- IMPLEMENTING NEW WORKFLOW PRINCIPLES
- Audio consoles
- MXF comes of age at NAB2005
- Broadcasting a la NAB
- 2005 PRODUCT SOURCE
- Switches for broadcast
- Routing switchers
- Audio products
- RF systems
- Hoop's eye view of CBS' Final Four coverage
- High-quality visual effects and editing
- Digital video compression and noise
- FCC’s Adelstein calls for probe of payola in broadcasting
- Gefen to Offer More Robust HD Video Extender to Rent
- Smaller HD Displays Will Be Coming Too
- Video HD Converter Renders Dual 3D images
- Miranda Unveils New 'Bridge Work' for HD Conversion
- Hitachi Goes Into Overdrive on Plasma Output
- Plasma Versus LCD Price War Continues
- Custom Fujinon HD Lenses Capture Scenes in Sony Movie
- Five Viacom Miami Area Stations Integrate with Pesa Router
- Plasma HD Sales are a Mixed Bag Globally
- Revised Analog Cut-Off Likely Dec. '08