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October 30
- Gepco Introduces Hybrid Fiber Breakout Box
- Miami HEAT Speeds Video Production Workflow With SGI InfiniteStorage Technology
- KQUP to Broadcast Seattle Supersonics Games
- IOC Signs TV Rights Agreement for the Middle East
- Broadcast Sports Lands CBS Golf Contract With MRC Equipment
- Stations call for end of UHF discount
- Disney bucks corporate trend on ownership
- AT&T anticipates HDTV
- WTHR automates with MicroFirst
- Linear Acoustic spotlights new audio processor
- TIA adopts DVB-H for mobile TV
- Rochester Telephone selects TANDBERG Television for IPTV
- Facing the challenge of local HD news
- Digital Cinema Lab relocates to USC
- FCC flooded with comments on media ownership
- EchoStar confronts distant signal cutoff order
October 27
- Insiders Preview gives users close-up first look of debut products
- Fox Sports overcomes crowded RF spectrum with custom wireless system
- U.S. consumers grapple with 3G technology
- The latest happenings from around the world of sports
- RaceTech to use data-driven graphics at U.K. horseracing tracks
- Miami Heat improves video workflow efficiency
- WLLA-TV Installs Jampro Antenna
- KUAT-TV Automates With Sundance Titan
- Front Porch Digital to Adopt SMPTE Digital Archive Standard
- Set-top Makers Announce Support for Microsoft TV IPTV Edition
- SMPTE Marks 90th Anniversary at Hollywood Conference
- Sprint Nextel Announces First BAS Switchover
- Global Link Productions Provides Hawaii Earthquake Coverage
- 'Digital Freedom' Campaign Underway
- Harris Revenue Growing Thanks to Acquisitions
- ABC Purchases Ross Video Switcher
- WTHR, KEYC Tap MicroFirst for Automation
- Lifetime Installs Miranda Channel Branding and Facility Monitoring Systems
- Lobbies Line Up on Converter Power Consumption
- Chromatec Joins openGear
- Sinclair, Mediacom Play Hardball
October 26
- Avid Offers Class On Demand Liquid Training Through Its Web Store
- Indiana Public Broadcaster Shoots With Canon’s XL H1 HD Camcorder
- EchoStar Ordered to Stop Out-Of-Market Transmissions
- JVC Introduces GY-HD250U HD Camcorder
- Wal-Mart, Televisa launch signage, kiosk network in 292 Mexican stores
- Researcher: LCDs in strong pursuit of plasmas’ 60 percent market share
- Pioneer unveils three professional plasma screens
- Calendar
- OnScreen dealers take on additional see-through LED signs
- NEC launches digital projector line for in-theater advertising
- San Francisco hotel enhances LCDs and on-demand video
- Samsung exec predicts rapid shift to full HD in expanding LCD industry
- St. Louis Blues installs LED scoring and entertainment system
- Satellite Update
- FCC Issues Fine for Using Fictitious Name on Application
- Updates: Pembroke Park Transmitter Site Injury and Lookout Mountain
- FCC Releases Mutually Exclusive LPTV Companion Channel Applicant List
- Cloaking Demonstrated at Microwave Frequencies
- New Mobile 'TV-On-Chip' Receives NTSC/PAL/Others, But Not ATSC
- FCC Proposes Post-Transition DTV Allotment Table
October 25
- IntelliMats integrates with BroadSign software
- Current TV manages multistudio productions with Synergy MD-X
- Thomson expands Technicolor business in Europe with NOB agreement
- NBC Universal restructuring impacts news operations
- Oklahoma City station takes first step toward HD news acquisition
- Yuma broadcasters become first to complete 2GHz BAS relocation
- Syntax-Brillian Opens HD Plant in California
- Chipmaker IntellaSys Joins HANA
- HD Disc Confusion: When it Reigns, It Pours
- Cisco Enters HD Teleconference Industry
- NAB New York: Maxell Demos Holography, Next-Gen DVD
- Gefen Unveils New Scalers for HD-SDI
- Canada: ExpressVu Starts, Stops HDNet Launch
- AT&T Pushing IP HD Into 15 Markets
- Sony Blu-ray Player Delayed, Again
- Flat-panel HD Prices Drop 27 Percent Year-to-Year
October 24
- The latest happenings from around the world of IPTV
- Siemens tops new ABI Research Vendor Matrix ranking
- Report: IPTV subscriptions to exceed 50 million in 2010
- SaskTel to launch HD IPTV service
- ISMA releases ISMACryp 1.1 spec
- 16x9 unveils wide-angle converter for HVX200
- ABC control room to rely on Ross switcher, production control
- Cable TV industry expands HD offerings in attempt to stay competitive
- Filmmaker Perry put JVC GY-HD100U to the test for ‘SIXGUN’
- Graham-Patten ADLY-4 solves AV sync problems
- Post Digital turns to Quantel eQ for HD
- NVIDIA releases driver for Windows Vista
- Cinital ships Previzion HD Studio
- New computer device could change HD equation
- KTVU puts HD newscast on air in five months
- Online shoppers choose price as leading factor in HDTV purchasing decision
October 23
- Telekom Malaysia installs Magicwall for signal monitoring
- Greek TV station selects Image Server 2000 from 360 Systems
- Panasonic delivers portable DVCPRO HD field deck
- AOL to lay off 1300 in New Mexico and Arizona
- KWTV gets new HD ENG helicopter
- PostWorks joins forces with mobile post services company
- SGI emerges from bankruptcy set to reinvent business
- Argentinean networks choose Vizrt graphics
- NBC layoffs signal changes in broadcasting
- Christie hits the road with display systems
- Russia’s Channel One buys EVS news production
- Study says FCC media ownership rules will harm local communities
- Adobe acquires Serious Magic
- Grass Valley HD production gear covers 2006 World Series
- Apple acquires Silicon Color
- The changing face of TV news
October 20
- Cubase Software to feature MP3 Surround
- Wireworks introduces LumaVue custom panels and plates at LDI 2006
- Sprint Nextel announces first market to complete 2GHz relocation
- Harris director presents technical paper on delivering file-based media for IPTV
- Microsoft Connected Services Framework deployed at Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Sweetwater constructs new HD truck
- NMT installs PESA routing equipment into truck series
- File sharing generates 8000 new lawsuits
- Redstone attacks FCC for indecency crusade
- ITN improves operations in London headquarters
- Ross Video, Telecast Fiber Systems expand openGear platform
- Sunflower Broadband and MTV Networks launch VOD ads with SeaChange technology
- Open Text completes acquisition of Hummingbird
- NAB New York Kicks Off Monday
- Vitec to Acquire Autoscript
- CBS Makes Major Moves Online
- TIA Publishes FLO Specs
- GlobeCast Taps Net Insight for Fiber Upgrade
- Roderick Snell Receives SMPTE Progress Medal Award
- WCNY Converts to HD With Pro-Bel
- TV One Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification
- Telecast Joins Ross openGear
- New NBC HD Truck Equipped With Canon Lenses
- NBC to Cut 700 Jobs in Digital Makeover
- Avid Names New General Manager of Video Division
- Media General Completes Sale of CBS Stations
- Band Pro Hosts HD Open House
October 19
- Crystal Vision Introduces Smart Switch
- MultiDyne Introduces DVM-1000 Series
- Vitec Announces Acquisition of Autoscript Companies
- Nordahl.tv releases updated HD camera report
- Canon XL H1 HD Camcorder Used by Local Documentary Producer
- Ensequence powers QVC UK interactivity
- FCC releases FOX ownership MO&O
- CableLabs, UpdateLogic agree on DTV software updates
- FCC advances push on sharing TV band
- Dates and events you need to know
- FCC ramps up for annual video competition report
- New DIRECTV satellite reaches orbit
- DTV Station Status
- Xceive Technology Expands PIP Options
- USA Today Reviews Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick
- TV Transmitter Site News
- Denver Tower Study RF Exposure Implications Questioned
- FCC Grants Experimental License to Test SPAWAR Transmitter
- DirecTV 9S and Optus D1 Satellites Launched
- Satellite Update
October 18
- Me, Too! Programmers Dive Into Broadband
- Roderick Snell earns SMPTE Progress Medal Award
- Sharp to lead Avid Video division
- CBS, Yahoo! reach exclusive deal to offer local news video via the Internet
- Audit firm awards ISO 9001:2000 certification to TV One
- Li-Ion batteries don't have to be dangerous
- Midwest local newscasts average 36 seconds of election coverage
- Interactivity to play important role for the future of TV news, study says
- Vitec Group signs deal to buy Autoscript
- CNN Pipeline Looking for a Landslide
- Discovery HD Theater 'Sunrises' Enhance Morning Ambience
- National Newspaper Labels 720p as 'In-between' HD
- Next Up With Local HD News: KTVU, WTHR, KPNX
- A Couple of DirecTV HD Complainers Get Refunds
- CEA 2006 Industry Forum Hears Praise for DVD Wars
- Editing for Sports: HD All the Way
- NEC Chip to Bridge Next-Gen DVD Divide?
- Capital's ESPN Zone Undergoes HD Upgrade
- WIPO Treaty Has Cloudy Future
- Irish Greens Come Into Focus
- Reviewer Says Pinnacle HD Stick Needs Work
- Europe: HD Channels Ramp Up in Poland, Scandinavia
- Canada: 'Ice Planet' in HD Coming as TV Series, Video Game
October 17
- Magazine finds LCD, plasma TVs offer consumers reliability
- Sweetwater readies HDTV truck
- Displays top list of planned home theater purchases, says CEA report
- Net Insight to upgrade fiber network for GlobeCast
- Modulus Video, Sencore partner on multiformat receiver/decoder family
- Fujinon unveils compact HD studio lens
- Media 100 ships version 11.5
- Instant Media signs deal with Universal for Internet TV delivery
- New LSI Logic media process architecture positioned for future
October 16
- HPA Engineering Excellence Award recipients announced
- New Graphics from Mdots for the Minnesota Wild Hockey Team & the Detroit Pistons Basketball Team
- Major League Baseball Connects with Ross OverDrive
- Harris Inscriber RTX HD System Provides Realtime Graphics for 36th Ryder Cup Golf Tournament
- Live Webcasts Deliver Niche ACC Sporting Events to Fans
- ATSC approves new transport stream verification
- FCC gives Qualcomm's MediaFLO permission to begin service
- FLO Forum publishes new standards for mobile video performance
- DIRECTV to add 25 more local HD markets by year’s end
- Thomson predicts 75 million IPTV subscriptions by 2009
- FCC allows use of wireless devices in 'white space'
- BSkyB deploys Streambox for newsgathering
- FOR-A to feature range of SD/HD products at GV Expo
- Mobile phone video helps Fox News break NYC plane crash story
- KTVU launches local newscasts in HD
- Scripps’ HGTV HD channel ingests with S&W Memphis
- New laser TV technology holds potential
- ESPN.com attracts 20 million users in September
- YouTube sale leaves analysts wondering
October 13
- Too Much Too Soon
- Easier Said Than Done
- Fast-Forward Dinosaurs
- The Little League World Series Championship
- ...Multi-Image Display Technology
- Bi-Directional DTV Software Updates
- Living On HDV’s Bleeding Edge With KLCS
- Low Cost HD & The Bleeding Edge
- Belgian mobile provider turns to LV77000 rasterizer
- NEP Supershooters relies on wide array of Canon HD lenses for new ND3 unit
- The latest happenings from around the world of sports
- Two IPTV deals reveal technology’s potential for sports
- MST Systems delivers graphics for Ryder Cup coverage
- Splash Media Upgrades With Sundance Digital
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Adopts ScheduALL
- Crown Castle to Acquire Global Signal
- Snell's Kahuna Helps 'The View' Go HD
- Scripps Taps Snell & Wilcox for HD Channel Ingest
- MBC Brings Media History Into Digital Age
- FCC Opens Taboo TV Channels
- FCC Gives Tentative Approval to MediaFLO
- ATSC Gives Nod to Transport Stream Recommended Practice
- YouTube Wasn't too Legit for Google to Get
- Discovery Chooses Tandberg Television to Power Interactive Applications
- FCC to Examine Effects of Newcomers in Video Marketplace
- Jadoo Power Joins With Network Environmental Systems to Aid Law Enforcement
- BSkyB Deploys Streambox Newsgathering System
October 12
- Scherer Elected to Second Term as SBE President
- JVC Announces Firmware Upgrade for BR-HD50U ProHD VTR
- Text TV: R U Watching?
- SMPTE Names Maki Executive Director
- Texas school district implements switchers for stadium and classroom CCTV
- Xstation delivers complete DTV subchannel solution
- Broadcast Engineering announces IBC2006 Pick Hit Award winners
- Dresser Wayne partners with EK3 to build fuel dispensers with integrated VGA screens
- Luxemburg’s BCE, CAN turn to Front Porch Digital
- HD screens go live in Chicago’s revamped ESPN Zone
- Chyron Channel Box delivers branding
- SCTE calls for nominations for Young Engineer Award 2007
- LED matrix brands frontage for Raiffeisen Bank
- NABEF launches new PSAs to commemorate National Freedom of Speech Week
- Emerge MPX1000 widens reach of HD networks
- InfoValue, Allin Interactive form partnership for cruise ship video
- Convergence gives the audience control
- Networked HD video lights up MTV Video Music Awards
- Narrowcast video plays mission-critical role in homeland security exercise
- TDC Kabel TV to deploy Scientific Atlanta encoders
- Large-screen LCD enhances oceanic experience at Aquaria
- TV Magic supplies DVR for Japanese experiment module aboard International Space Station
- Codex captures up to uncompressed 4K resolution
- Upcoming Events
- Panther takes honor for Foxy Crane
- ATSC USB Tuner Update
- XM Radio Terrestrial Repeaters Operating Illegally
- Nokia Develops Bluetooth Alternative
- Satellite Update
- Group Says NIH Study Confirms Adverse Effects From Denver Tower RF
October 11
- From Tapes to Bits: The changing landscape of broadcasting
- Volicon announces HD logging system
- Three upstate New York channels move to file-based news workflow
- MSTV, NAB oppose “Trucker TV”
- Sky News adopts next-generation newsgathering technology
- Sprint-Nextel, industry reach two milestones on path to 2GHz plan completion
- RTNDA urges commission to drop VNR inquiry
- HP Adds HD DVD to PCs
- Pinnacle Offers HD on a PC Stick
- Europe: Toshiba Invests in LG. Philips' Poland LCD Plant
- Canon Joins Toshiba HD SED Venture
- HD DVD Truck, Format Get Plugged on 'Today'
- HDNet Rather Show Pushed to November
- Sony, Lionsgate Release First 50 GB Blu-ray Titles
- Critics Cry Foul Over Samsung '4:3 HDTV'
- Next-Gen DVD Quality Lost on Smaller Screens?
- KES 2006: LGE Plays Catch-up With 50-inch PDP
October 10
- RK Enterprises introduces MMR-B15 HD field monitor/receiver
- Verizon to offer FiOS in three more Massachusetts communities
- Survey shows bigger is better
- LCD TV demand to nearly double this year, says Frost & Sullivan
- TV One rolls out three AV routing switchers
- Band Pro offers new Carl Zeiss Tele-Extender for 2/3in HD lenses
- Vermont broadcasters near completion of combined HD transmission facilities
- Avid ships new versions of DekoCast, Thunder
- Omaha station pulls DTV signal from Cox over compensation dispute
- Indy Racing League commits to IPTV
- Worldwide IPTV homes to reach 36 million by 2011, says report
- FTTH passes 6 million homes in North America, says industry study
- The latest happenings from around the world of IPTV
- DTS Digital Images turns to Xytech to manage resources
- Movie piracy costs industry, economy, says new report
October 9
- Local television remains dominant source of news
- NAB’s Rehr hits the wall
- Media consolidation homogenizes program content
- JVC Pro HD GY-HD100U camcorder used on ‘Carts’
- Panavision buys rental company Plus8 Digital
- EchoStar gets reprieve during TiVo appeal
- Canon to debut ultra-thin SED TV display technology in 2008
- WFTV news goes HD with Canon lenses
- Hearst-Argyle pulls HD stations from Cox Cable systems
- Avid ships new graphics systems
- George Lucas: Days of the big picture are over
- Nokia dismisses idea of single mobile TV frequency
October 8
- From Tapes to Bits: The changing landscape of broadcasting
- Logitek debuts Artisan digital broadcast console
- Conexant Set-Top Box Decoder gets Dolby Digital Plus certification
- SoundField introduces DSF-2 digital mic system
- Studer upgrades all Vista Series desks
- Logitek names new international sales manager
- CEntrance ships Ideal Driver software for FireWire
- Sound Devices announces free upgrade to 7-Series recorders
- Knopfler studio selects ADA-8XR converters
October 6
- BBC installs new fiber products at Television Center studio
- BBC considers new program services for U.S. market
- SOFT expands HD handling
- Morpheus loses file-sharing case
- NTT teams with Expway for EPG deployed by Japanese IPTV operator
- Insight delivers on-demand services with Harmonic’s Narrowcast system
- TANDBERG MPEG-4 AVC technology selected for Norwegian digital terrestrial TV
- DirecTV buys Avid MediaStream servers
- Inertia Unlimited completes off-road truck recording series
- Global “Day Against DRM” protests copy protection
- Ascent Media supports launch of ReelzChannel movie network
- New partnership helps bring ACC sports to fans via the Internet
- ESPN Star Sports goes tapeless with Omneon
- China Movie Channel restores old films and TV shows
- TV4 selects Ardendo to manage assets
- Robert Wright: Piracy threatens U.S. economy
- EchoStar improves scheduling for FSS service
- Showtime Programs Previewed on Yahoo!
- PESA Appoints Terry Cribbey to Sales Team
- Multicast Must-Carry: The Words Not Heard at MSTV Confab
- WKYC-TV Taps DNF Controls for HD Facility
- Congress Waters Down WARN
- ReelzChannel Selects Ascent Media Network Services
- Cable Lobby Moves to New Digs
- Sony Europe Forms Alliance With Front Porch Digital
- SMPTE Names Kimberly Maki Executive Director
- LIN TV Adds and Shifts Executives
October 5
- KETV's Digital Signal Discontinued On Cox Cable
- BBC and Microsoft Sign Memorandum of Understanding
- RF Central to Hold Second Digital Awareness Conference
- ASC Calls For Entries In Annual TV Competition
- ReelzChannel Selects Ascent Media Network Services
- MSTV urges aviation regulator to work with FCC
- Finnish Digita Oy selects Rohde & Schwarz for DVB-H project
- Show organizers set dates for IBC2007
- FCC revises children’s TV obligations
- Copps calls for FCC clarity on serving public interest in DTV era
- Harris joins Grass Valley Open Alliance Partner Program
- Associations unite on converter box performance standards
- Pace launches HD PVR for cable, satellite
- BFE completes news production project for HR
- Dates and events you need to know
- New FCC bureau to manage response to emergencies
- Comments Due on Requests for Extension of DTV Testing Waiver
- FCC Okays Restrictions for Broadcast Towers on Ag Land
- DTV Station Status
- Canada: Rogers Resists HD Carriage Fees; Hockey Returns
- KETV HD Channel Yanked Off Cox Cable
- CEATEC Japan 2006: Toshiba Develops HD DVD Writer for Laptops
- FCC Revises 18 GHz Relocation Rules to Allow Smaller Channels
- NAB and MSTV Opposes Trucker TV 2 GHz Wireless System
- CEA, NAB and MSTV File Joint Comments With NTIA
- MSTV and NAB Oppose Lojack VHF Proposal
- Canada: Citytv Toronto Revs Up HD
- Separate Blu-ray Optional Remote on Hand for PS3
- DirecTV's New HD DVR Getting Good Marks
- Slimmer Rear-projection Screen Can Be Wall-mounted
- BBC Eyes HD Channel For America
- CEATEC Japan 2006: Sony Introduces 25 GB Blu-ray Writer
- Satellite Update
- Rather and Rodman on Deck at HDNet
- The Elements of Grid Computing for Storage
October 4
- French company trusts Snell & Wilcox for OB production
- NBC News Capus, Williams to speak at Murrow Award presentation
- Sweden’s TV4 renews contract for ENPS
- KVUE-TV improves news graphics workflow
- HD SNG neighborhood on the horizon at Intelsat
- Viewers rank local TV news in top tier of news sources, survey says
- News Mines the 'Net
- WNBC Makes the Transition to HD News
- SMPTE Celebrates 90th at Fall Convention
- WRAL Diversifies
October 3
- Harris provides real-time graphics for 36th Ryder Cup Tournament
- Suspense thriller shot with Panasonic VariCam
- FFV's Outrider DVR Provides Flawless Video in Rugged CORR Off-Road Truck Race
- DBS subscribers to reach 33.5 million by 2015, says Kagan Research
- VSG opens new integration headquarters
- Signs in the sky: Demand for HD news SNG backhaul grows
- RF Central to hold BAS transition conference
- Real value of new platforms is promotional, says JupiterResearch
- HD plasmas make ESPN Zone Chicago unrivaled in the Midwest
- CES 2007 to offer HDTV track
- Associations come together on converter box program
- BBC HD studio upgrade uses multiple SMPTE 311M hybrid fiber connections
October 2
- FCC's democrats say public interest rules are past due
- Avid Ships New Versions of On Air Graphics Systems and Begins Delivery of Thunder Station
- WhiteBlox and Indy Racing League Ink Exclusive IPTV Broadcast Deal Through 2009
- ESPN STAR Sports Selects Omneon MediaGrid and Spectrum for New Tapeless Production Environment
- Troika Design Group Develops Branding for NBC Sunday Night Football
- Mobile phone users won’t pay for video services
- Verizon to spend nearly $23 billion on fiber network
- Scripps to sell five TV stations
- KLAS broadcasts local HD news in Las Vegas
- CEA and NAB agree on set-top boxes
- NBC and Intel team up for high-resolution broadband
- ABC’s ‘The View’ switches with Kahuna
- Sprint offers status report on ENG spectrum relocation at SBE conference
- Shutdown of Mobile ESPN service shakes nascent industry
- Game Creek Video adds Calrec digital audio workstations to new HD truck
October 1
- Multichannel playout
- Intelligent storage
- NECN's streamlined digital addition
- CAMERA CHARTS: Essential tools for broadcast shooters
- The POWER of 10GigE
- HD set design
- Avocent AMX switches
- Netcasting's catch
- Game Creek Video purchases Calrec Alpha and Sigma Digital Audio Desks for new multiunit HD truck
- CEA president appointed to spectrum management advisory committee
- IBC sets attendance record
- Call for speakers and panelists for NAB2007
- Marquis integrates Medway media highway with Front Porch’s DIVArchive
- TecNec Distributing offers new range of Ocean Matrix gear
- TV Magic completes TV Guide Channel’s Hollywood studios upgrade
- An Audience of Consumers
- TV One's updated 2006 catalog available
- October 1, 2006