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August 31
- Harris buys Leitch Technology
- Cuban: HD Viewers Getting Raw Deal
- Dalsa Digital Cinema Adds Fujinon HD Zoom
- LCD, Plasma ‘Screen Savers’ via DVD
- Panasonic Readies Asian Rollout of 65-inch HD Plasma
- Accell Delivers HDMI, DVI Cables for 1080p
- HD Cinema Blog: ‘Closing Escrow’
- Sony to Mount Major HD Ad Blitz
- Letterman Fries Bacon in HD
- HDMI Version 1.2 Introduced for HD Connectivity
- Intelsat to Grow Global Footprint with PanAmSat Deal
August 30
- Comment Date Extended in Continental Airlines/Massport OTARD Wi-Fi Systems Battle
- NASA TV Provides Digital Satellite Signal to Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7
- DBS Providers to Carry Alaska and Hawaii TV Stations
- Consulting Engineer Dennis Wallace Co-stars in MSTV Video ‘Your Neighbor's Static’
- Satellite Update
- DTV Station Status
- New Harris DVB-H/T Transposer Offers Increased Adjacent Channel Suppression
August 28
- Samsung gains first OpenCable Certification on two-way digital television
August 26
- Hitachi unveils terabyte DVD recorder
- Micronas launches DTV demodulators for U.S. HDTVs
- Bulgarian TV7 buys Quantel Newsbox
- StorageTek announces new disk storage subsystem
- Leitch provides HD Gear for New York Yankee baseball games
- Wohler to unveil new HD monitoring products at IBC
- Phihong offers single port injector for Gigabit systems
- Broadcast Pix offers control of Sony cameras
- Grass Valley intros next-generation media server
- Few consumers purchase HDTV for improved picture
- Verizon to sell affordable high-speed net connections
- Experts criticize America’s lack of vision on broadband
- FCC implements HDTV and multicast programming satellite carriage in Alaska and Hawaii
- Rename your town, receive free satellite TV
- Emmis sells nine TV stations
- Raycom purchases Liberty
- DVD format war now likely
- The latest happenings from around the world of sports
- Broadcast center readies for Chinese National Games
- Yes Network puts HD pieces in place for Yankees coverage
- EVS to introduce HD XT[2]
- NFL Network kicks off full-scale IP-based “Team Cam” interviews
- Swiss OB provider to roll out new HD vehicle
- VxScaler offers field upgradeable HD/SD crossconversion
- Chyron announces special HD Duet HyperX pricing
- Inscriber Inca RTX drives 2005 Tour de France graphics
- Webcast delivers live coverage of Swedish Match Tour finals
- PORTADRIVE bundles workflow package
- Grass Valley Debuts New K2 Media Server & Media Client System
- Avid Completes Purchase of Pinnacle
- Broadcast Pix Studio Adds Control of Sony Cameras
- TWI Buys 3rd Snell & Wilcox Alchemist Converter for Sports Programming
- DirecTV Selects Leitch's Videotek VTM-450E HD/SD Multi-format On-Screen Test Instruments for its HD Expansion Project
- Media General Expands P2 Adoption
- A Town Named 'Dish?' You Betcha
- Emmy Engineering Award Goes to MobiTV, Sprint
- Russian Broadcaster Installs Leader Analyzer
- Winsted Promotes Appoints Inside Sales Manager
- WISC-TV Debuts ESP: LIVE During Tornado
- OmniBus Expands in Maylasian Market
- RF Seminar Planned for January; Includes 4 Times Square Tour
- DTV Sales Rise 45 Percent in 2005
- Crispin Completes Indie Install
- Emmis Begins TV Exodus
August 24
- Plasma ‘burn in’ proves to be temporary problem, says IDC white paper
- Kramer updates matrix switcher with Internet-enabled remote control
- IBC2005 to emphasize HDTV, emerging technologies
- IBN to roll out Kroger’s narrowcasting network in 2500 stores
- Chicago station turns to Sony LCD, CRT monitors for control room
- Leitch adds Panasonic DVCPRO50 support
- TV7 purchases Quantel Newsbox
- Panasonic ships DVCPRO P2 drive
- Nokia N90 cell phone offers VHS quality video capture
- New Al Jazeera International global news centers to rely on Vizrt
- WISC-TV warns viewers of tornadoes with help of new tool
- WABC-TV to track news vans
- Small satellite modem to deliver stories, photos
- Virus attacks hit U.S. media companies
- Viacom Digital Media Group continues partnering campaign
- Nashville to test emergency response system
- TV One Introduces Products for Home Theaters
- SHVERA Procedural Rules Became Effective Aug. 15
- Sub-band Division Multiplexing for Wired, Wireless High-Speed Data Transmission
- CEA: 'HD-Capable' Households Surpasses 6 Percent
- Radio, TV Broadcasting Complaints to FCC Decline
- ABC, ESPN to Air World Cup in HD
- LCD Catchtes Up to Plasma
- IBC2005: DVC to Celebrate Fifteenth Anniversary
- CTV Now Broadcasting HD in Toronto, Vancouver
- IBC2005: Tandberg to Display MPEG-4 Advanced Encoding
- Zarlink Intros Mini Demodulator for Portable DTV Sets
- Voom HD Marketing 'Suite' Offer
- Fox Video Taps For-A's Hanabi For HD Upgrade
- Satellite Update
- ADI, Pulse-Link Demo Wireless HD for Gaming, DVRs
- Analog Shutdown Delayed in Australia
August 23
- Royalty-free HD footage available
- Zandar introduces FusionPro+ line at IBC2005
- BTV+, Scala integrate satellite connectivity with signage software
- VertigoXmedia adds standards conversion to character generator
- One-switch system lets guides at Swedish astronomy museum control video playback
- Flat panels drive 10 percent growth in TV revenues, despite declining unit sales
- Cost of ownership becomes critical concern for 24-hour applications
- Digital signage: standardized and customized?
- TV7 purchases Quantel Newsbox
- Viacom stations partner with Sports Networks for localized web content
- ETERE to show tape archive manager at IBC
- DaletPlus news library has stations in mind
- TV experiments with audio podcasting
- Canon camera helps Earthcam deliver video over the web
- DirecTV selects Videotek HD on-screen test instruments
- Danish Broadcasting purchases Harris automation
- Music industry to replicate Hollywood’s content release “windows”
- ingbo TV in China buys Omneon server
- San Francisco’s KQED uses net to file swap TV
- Seller of AOL data is sentenced
- New digital archiving blog launches
- A new kind of DTV launches, without the transition
August 19
- SpectraRep supports Nashville’s disaster preparedness exercise
- Sachtler to premiere new camera support systems at IBC2005
- DTG automates KTTC-TV
- Fox Video Services selects For-A HD switcher
- ATI announces TV-on-Chip
- KATU-TV and KVAL-TV go P2
- WFLA-TV purchases 15 Fujinon ENG lenses
- EGT introduces high-density H.264 encoder
- WTTW-TV chooses Sony monitors for control room
- Canon SUPER86x Lens Tracks 'Discovery'
- DTG Upgrades WCIU-TV with Xe Automation
- LitePanels Moves to Larger HQ
- Omneon Marks First Installation in China
- WTTW Installs Sony Monitors
- ESPN, ABC and Soccer United to Show Matches in HD
- Ascent Media Builds Out Technical Ops Center
- Grass Valley Launches K2 Server
- Al Jazeera Taps Vizrt for Graphics
- Twentieth Century Fox Acquires For-A Hanabi Switcher
- Ross Appoints New Sales Managers
- Euphonix Equips KCET Production Truck
- WFLA Taps Fujinon for ENG Gear
- Micronas, ATI Introduce DTV Chips
- OCAP and eTV Platforms On Display at CableLabs Event
- Telairity Launches H.264 HD Encoder
August 18
- CPB, PBS to Build Next Generation Interconnection System
- Fisher Communications’ Stations KATU And KVAL Convert News Operations To Panasonic P2 Solid-State Memory System
- In Canada, CHUM Television's A-Channel Goes Live With Ross OverDrive
- News10/Sacramento “Beats The Traffic” With Cutting Edge Technology
- Comcast Media Center and SES AMERICOM Form Joint Marketing Alliance
- 119th AES Convention to explore audio for HDTV
- TiVo, IFC launches video download trial service
- New book lists 50 ways for broadcasters to profit from digital spectrum
- Plasma TV shipping in record numbers
- CBC locks out employees
- Lions Gate, Universal Music back Blu-ray DVD technology
- Satellite grows with rural TV viewers
- TV experiments with audio podcasting
- Broadcasters hit with computer virus attacks
- FCC sets date to air on-screen educational/informational bugs
August 17
- Royalty-free HD footage available
- VTM selects Ross multi-definition switchers for HD production studio
- Pixel Power Clarity5000 offers HD CG, still, clip store
- Network Electronics to unveil HD audio embedder/de-embedder
- Wohler to roll out 15 HD products
- HD viewing grows among gamers, says a new report
- Broadcasters can profit from DTV in 50 ways, says Kagan Research
- Galaxy 14 to extend HD satellite distribution
- Balin uses Canon HD Electronic Cinema lens
- ‘Reality Check’ first film shot with JVC ProHD camera
- Online guide keeps HD sports fans in the game
- IBC2005 to focus on HD developments
- SBE establishes 8-VSB specialist certification
- HDNet offers free downloads of HD coverage of Discovery launch
- Comcast to televise NHL in HD
- National Geographic Channel HD to begin in 2006
- Plasma ‘burn in’ proves to be myth, says IDC white paper
- Surveys: Massive Changes Coming to TV Broadcasting
- DTV Station Status
- Al Jazeera Goes HD with Vizrt Graphics
- IBC2005: For-A to Premiere Ginga Switcher for Europe
- BDA Promotes Blu-ray Security Features
- Solectek Intros Long-Range 5.8 GHz Wireless Products
- HDNet Gets Behind the Scenes at NASA
- HD DVD Campaign Scaled Back for Holiday Rollout
- Voom to Co-Sponsor HD Conference
- DHC Re-evaluates Plasma... with Different Results
- FCC Seeks Data on Video Competition
- Syntax, Sampo Introduce Low Cost HD LCDs
- Satellite Update
- Comment Dates in Returned 2 GHz MSS Frequencies Proceeding Change
- IBC2005: Tandberg Television Offers Fully Integrated HD Compression
- TiVo Enhances Interactive Ads
- Calling It As They See It
- Do ENG Crews Put Safety First?
- Small 11 GHz Antenna From RFS Meets FCC Part 101 Category A Reqs
- QUALCOMM to Acquire Flarion Technologies
- Samsung, LG Work to Improve CRT Technology
- MVDDS License Auction Scheduled
- World University Games is First 'Docu-Sports' Production
August 16
- ABC to disrupt HDTV feed
- Lessons Learned: Crispin's System 2000 Operations
- How To Buy: A Routing Switcher
- Cameron Diaz Looks Fine On HDTV TelevisionSo Might Your Talent
- Do “Search Engines Own the Future”?
- RF Express: The RF Business Plan
- IBC Preview
- Sales Briefs
- Bulletproofing Operations: Getting Traffic, Automation & Digital Delivery
- Digital Technology’s Promise Delivered
- KCET-TV moves with Euphonix
August 15
- Premiere launches HDTV preview channel via ASTRA
- China Telecom selects Alcatel's to bring broadband services to Hubei Province
- TWI signs on for third Alchemist Platinum Ph.C standards converter
- Leitch releases new version of Inscriber Inca RTX HD
- KRWG-TV transitions to tapeless with Omneon Spectrum media server
- DST delivers automated master control center to Arizona PBS affiliate
- Discovery Television and Technology Center launches new on-air operations
- SMPTE headquarters relocates
- ABC to rejoin NAB
- Ted Szypulski named SBE Broadcast Engineer of the Year
- The Application layer
August 14
- Snaring Fox, the Blu-ray Group launches new DVD security features
- KMPH introduces 24/7 Webcast
- Yahoo! expands news video with CNN and ABC feeds
- Telcos win TV franchise battle in Texas
- WBIR automates with Crispin
- NEC develops new battery technology
- Danish Broadcasting purchases Harris automation
- Canopus EDIUS Pro 3 format supports P2, VariCam and XDCAM material
- Viacom stations partner with Sports Networks for localized Web content
- Panasonic delivers P2 Store Drive
- Former FCC chairman Powell to join media equity fund
- A new kind of DTV launches...without the transition
- HD DVD may not gain holiday advantage
- Fox plans new HDTV channels
- Snell & Wilcox offers free Kahuna training
- Cox agrees to carry Raycom Media stations
- GMA Network buys Jampro antennas
- Vinten intros Vision Ped Plus
- Brick House Video addresses lip-sync in Proteus standards converter
- San Francisco’s KQED uses net to file swap TV
- Latest version of Inscriber Inca RTX HD now available
August 12
- Communications Specialties offers product libraries for AVSnap software users
- EAS Weekly Test Becomes Radiological Alert In Florida
- CBS and ABC Boost Non-Television Partnerships
- Snell & Wilcox Brings Free Kahuna Production Switcher Training To Technical Directors Across the U.S.
- KRWG Transitions to Tapeless With Omneon Spectrum Media Server
- Studer Vista 8 Sold to Chelsea Television Studios
- The latest happenings from around the world of sports
- Vinten to unveil Vision Ped Plus
- NETIA launches Dragster image detector
- Snell & Wilcox to offer TDs free Kahuna classes
- DIRECTV SuperFan tier to offer NFL interactivity
- PAG to unveil Orbitor support system
- NASCAR.COM rolls out post race Web cast
- ABC, ESPN to offer all Little League World Series coverage in HD
- AP, News Corp. launch sports information joint venture
- TWI acquires third Alchemist Platinum Ph.C
- Fox Interactive Media acquires Scout Media
- Digital 5.1 surround mix pulls motocross fans into X-Fighters action
- Crystal Vision releases HD chroma keyer
- Quantel Taps JVC for HD2K Projector
- Ross' OverDrive Wins SBE Tech Award
- SSI Advanced Post Switches with For-A Hanabi
- Texas Approves Statewide Video Franchises
- Wegener Provides Fox with iPump
- Texas Rangers Score with DNF Controls Slow-Mo Controller
- Wohler Technologies Gets New Digs
- NAB: Set Size Matters
- Chelsea TV Studios Buys Studer Vista 8
- Ross Video Switches VTM
- Michael Powell Joins Investment Firm
August 11
- Snell & Wilcox provides free training for Kahuna production switcher users
- Leitch releases version 1.2 of Inscriber Inca RTX
- Chief offers low-profile lock for digital projectors
- Focus Enhancements releases line of multichannel HD media players
- Kramer debuts three-port repeater/hub for high-speed FireWire signals
- Gefen introduces HDMI switcher
- GDS opens outdoor testing facility in Italy
- EarthCam’s live video power’s Times Square signage
- LED screens help Lord & Taylor raise the bar for its annual pre-fall promotion
- Results vary when resizing images for multiple displays
- Savvy investment signals growing importance of digital signage industry
- Building a More Efficient Newsroom: Q&A
August 10
- T-VIPS to debut video-over-IP network products
- Snell & Wilcox to offer Kahuna classes
- SBE to honor Ross Video for OverDrive
- OCTOPUS to unveil Field Reporter
- Leitch releases new version of Inscriber Inca RTX HD
- Telestream delivers Launch IP media delivery software
- India’s Amrita TV launches with VertigoXmedia graphics automation
- Danish Broadcasting looks to Harris for automation
- FCC announces procedures to make BAS transition licensing easier
- SBE launches voluntary frequency coordinator accreditation
- European Commission approves Pinnacle acquisition
- Jennings dies at age 67
- ABC rejoins NAB
- Viacom announces series of online content partnerships
- KMPH-TV launches Web-only newscast
- Despite New Ventures, Cable Gets Wake-Up Call
- Canon HD 'Film' Lens Tapped By Indie Filmmaker
- National Geographic, Fox Team Up for HD Network
- Sky Shows Off STB for HD
- Comcast's OLN to Cover NHL in HD
- CBS Sports to Broadcast PGA Championship in HD
- BetaFeed Reruns HD Shuttle Launch for PC
- Vyvx Introduces Robust Delivery of Long-Form HD
- BPL Firm Ships First LCD HD Samples
- Premiere to Launch Three German HD Channels Via Astra
August 9
- Scopus to show MPEG-4 universal encoder at IBC
- KRWG-TV transitions to tapeless with Omneon Spectrum
- Telesur selects Crispin automation
- Telewest deploys Entone's VOD servers
- Net-delivered classic movie channel announced
- SeaChange completes acquisition of Liberate’s international business
- Court TV goes mobile
- Yahoo intros audio content search
- Technology suppliers rev up compatibility for IPTV gear
- Seeking DAM case studies
- Corbis acquires eMotion
- DCI agreement advances digital cinema
- Feds charge man with camcorder piracy
- Broadband users watch less TV
- FCC Issues Guidelines for Modifying 2 GHz BAS Licenses
- FCC Approves Early Return of WPXJ-TV Out-of-Core DTV Channel
- Date Extended for Filing Conflict Decision Form 383
- Puerto Rico Lower 700 MHz Band Auction Concludes
- FCC Busts Garage Door Opener Distributors for Selling Unauthorized Transmitters
- FCC Approves Sprint-Nextel Merger
- Virginia Tech Invents New WiFi Antenna
- MSTV Receives 'Impressive Response' to Terrestrial D-A Converter Box RFQ
- Bruce Franca Named Acting Chief of FCC OET
August 7
- Technology suppliers rev up compatibility for IPTV gear
- SSI Advanced Post Services purchases For-A Hanabi switcher
- Viacom TV stations partner with Weather Underground
- Winegard granted patent for SquareShooter off-air antenna
- Kramer offers new DVI distribution amplifier
- Bogus homeland alerts hit the air in Florida
- JustEdit to exhibit new HD playout servers at IBC
- Court TV goes mobile
- Nascar to join news business
- Vyvx launches improved platform for HDTV content
- DST helps public broadcaster automate operations
- Game Creek selects PESA for its Freedom
- Creative Group purchases Sony XPRI systems for HD Post
August 5
- Bloomfield Is SBE Educator of the Year
- Leitch Unveils Inscriber Inca RTX HD 1.2
- Dalet News Suite Powers SNN
- NBC Affiliate Installs BitCentral Precis
- Harris Names New VP of Broadcast Communications Division
- Game Creek Truck Runs with PESA Cheetah
- European Commission OKs Avid's Pinnacle Acquisition
- Stern Signs With Video on Demand Service
- KRWG-TV Goes Tapeless With Omneon Spectrum
- Discovery Launches New Digital Facility
- MRC Appoints New Vice President of Sales
- NAB Nabs Net, Pares Down Chief Selection
August 4
- Canada’s CHUM TV uses Ross Video technology
- Scopus to show MPEG-4 universal encoder at IBC
- Avid unveils SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.5.0
- Twelve companies to build DTV converters for NAB, MSTV
- FCC approves temporary DTV channel return in Buffalo
- NASCAR On NBC Races To Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday With The Allstate 400 At The Brickyard
- ABC’S NFL “Monday Night Football” Pre-Season Special: Hall Of Fame Game
- ABC rejoins NAB
- Scoopt establishes first citizen journalism picture agency
- Discovery Television And Technology Center Launches On-Air Operations
- Game Creek Returns to PESA for "Freedom" Router Requirements
- The Russian Foreign Ministry Has Declined To Renew ABC's News Accreditation
- WAZE-TV Automates Sales Activities with VCI’s STARS II+
August 3
- Webcast: Managing Hybrid Networks
- HDNet relies on Grass Valley Kalypso for HD blast off coverage
- Creative Group buys two Sony XPRI HD NLEs
- Fischer unveils HD camera fiber connector
- NVIDIA Sorbetto brings interactive lighting tool
- Turner selects PESA Cheetah for second hybrid HD/SD vehicle
- HDV video journalists just right for KRON-TV
- SBE names 2004 award winners
- Digital TV to reach nearly 100 million Western European households by 2010
- HDTV households to grow to 69 million in five years
- HDNet turns to Leitch X75 HD multi-converter for HD Discovery coverage
- Grass Valley Viper sets the stage for new film
- ATI Technologies announces VSB receiver chips
- ATSC approves enhanced AC-3 digital audio standard
- Broadcast, CE trade groups disagree on DTV tuner mandate changes
- DisplaySearch announces conference dates
- CEA releases DTV closed caption testing tool
- MEB announces first annual conference, exposition
- Fox Home Entertainment selects Blu-ray
- Sony Releases New Line of HD Flat Panels
- New Furniture Lines Emerging for Large flat Screens
- Live 8 Tests Limits of TV Production
- Gefen Introduces HDMI Switcher
- DLP RPTV Sales Climb 65 Percent in First Half of '05
- Verizon Seeks TV Franchise in Washington, D.C. Suburb
- Small Boutique Handles Big Project
- HD Movie Crew Will Blog for Notebook Readers
- DVD Dealers Urge Unity on Single HD Standard
- HD Joining List of Hotel Creature Comforts
- CinemaNow to Provide Titles to HDNet
- DTV Tuner Mandate Praised By NAB, Slammed by CEA
- Getting Serious About HD Sports Listings
- Digital Cinema Gains Ground
August 2
- FCC Spectrum, International Legal Advisor Leaves Commission
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- DTV Station Status Per FCC CDBS - July 31, 2005:
- Satellite Update
- KBS, Five Korean Broadcasting Companies Order NEC DTV Transmitters
- FCC Grants License for Trucker TV in 2 GHz ENG Band
- CEA Releases DTV Closed Captioning Testing Software
- SBE Wants Returned 2 GHZ MSS Spectrum for BAS
- Harris Reports Earnings, Plans to Move U.K. Transmitter Production
- FCC Issues Notices of Liability for PSIP Violations
- Continental Air Asks FCC to Protect Wi-Fi Hotspot Antenna
- FCC Experimental Actions
August 1
- Avid to demonstrate computer graphics technology at SIGGRAPH 2005
- ADC’s Pro Patch features optical normal through panel
- FiberOptic offers training and certification
- Turning a generic IP network into a video network
- KPIX-TV animates with Curious World Maps
- Remote monitoring and control
- Revisiting broadcasting, by default
- Portable news systems: Smaller, lighter and smarter
- Reader Feedback: Back me up
- Get the lead out
- WTTW-TV archives HD with JVC's VTRs
- Who controls the gatekeeper?
- The Grand Ole Opry's new sound
- Analog audio noise
- BroadcastAsia2005: HD and mobile broadcasting take the spotlight
- Monitoring the SDI stream
- Looking high and wide for news
- Setting up audio
- iSCSI: The protocol for IP/Ethernet-based storage area networking
- Post-production evolution
- Leitch brings new HD/SD portfolio to IBC2005
- IMF launches 24-hour music channel with Omneon Spectrum
- FOX Sports, Chyron create 3-D graphics for MLB All-Star Game
- Cine-tal announces two product lines
- Leader adds new features to LV5700A video analyzer
- FCC launches review of closed captioning rules
- Independent task force urges Senate and House to reject TV ratings oversight bills
- Middle East broadcasting show caters to growing TV, radio and film industry
- The media network layer
- WSIL-TV purchases Wheatstone digital broadcast console
- Monitoring loudness levels