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TV Technology News
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News features from the Television Industry.
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Denver Finally Gets its DTV
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After years of legal delays, supertower now on the air
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by Ken Freed, 8.20.2008
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It took an act of Congress but the long-delayed consolidated DTV tower on Lookout Mountain at the western edge of metropolitan Denver is finally built and in use.
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Wilmington’s Moment
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Broadcasters get ready for historic analog shutoff
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by Sanjay Talwani, 8.20.2008
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The people of Wilmington may have the message about DTV and converter boxes, but some of the stations themselves have had a busy summer getting their DTV signals up and ready.
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The Orlando Digital Readiness Test
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by Richard Monn, 8.20.2008
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Last February, after stations in the Orlando market began running PSAs about the analog shutoff I started getting phone calls from viewers confused about what it was all about. Most of the callers wanted to know: “Will this analog shutoff affect me?” I didn’t think they should have to wait until next February to find out.
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Twin Cities Prepares for GOP
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September convention could serve as white space test bed
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by Ken Freed, 8.20.2008
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When the organizing committee for the 2008 Republican National Convention took over the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul last month, they kicked off six weeks of intense work preparing the facility for the 39th Republican convention, Sept. 1-4.
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ENG Van Makers React to Gas Prices
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Stations eager to save some green while going green
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by Craig Johnston, 8.20.2008
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ENG vendors are also keeping their eyes peeled for alternative fuel vehicles that could fill the bill.
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Signal Trouble
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Converter shortages, reception issues plague transition
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by John Merli, 8.06.2008
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Although broadcasters continue to reassure viewers that their old antennas will do just fine, others are predicting heartache ahead.
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Captioning Works to Keep Up
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New tools spell solutions to new problems
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by Sanjay Talwani, 8.06.2008
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DTV brings better pictures, better sound and more channels and features. But closed captioning, the stalwart scroll of text that accompanies dialog, has proven trickier than many broadcasters—and their deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers—might have once figured.
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Democrats Descend on Denver
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Networks to broadcast from dual sites
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by Ken Freed, 8.06.2008
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When the Democratic National Convention converges on the Pepsi Center here, Aug. 25–28, greeting the 7,000 party delegates and 25,000 visitors will be more than 15,000 members of the press representing local, national and international print, Internet, radio, and TV media.
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Old-Time Hollywood’s Journey to HD
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Film restorers learn to work with what’s available
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by James E. O'Neal, 8.06.2008
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With the advent of HD and now the Blu-ray home entertainment business, some of this material could be a prime candidate for repurposing and a new revenue stream for its owners.
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A Marathon In Itself
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The Games Are Boosting Business Locally, Too
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by Martyn Green, 7.31.2008
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"Till recently we only had one SNG in China, but because of the Olympics, we now have a second one capable of sending HD signals."
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NBC Clears HD Hurdle for Beijing
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Peacock network takes on its biggest TV broadcast ever
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by Susan Ashworth, 7.23.2008
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Before a single Chinese pasi gong has sounded on the opening ceremonies on August 8, the 2008 Summer Olympic Games is already proving to be groundbreaking television.
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NBC Pursues Mass Streaming Initiative
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NBC has devised a well-rounded game plan devoted to covering the 2008 Beijing Olympics via non-broadcast means
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by Susan Ashworth, 7.23.2008
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Viewers can get access to on-demand video clips, and receive programming via their mobile devices.
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A Big Job for BOB
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For the two weeks of the Olympics, the IBC is the world’s biggest broadcaster
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by Susan Ashworth, 7.23.2008
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Running round the clock through the Olympics, the IBC will serve as the home for studios and production facilities for BOB, as well as rights-holding broadcasters.
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SIGGRAPH Celebrates 35 Years
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Annual confab serves as crossroads for art, science and technology
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by Scott Lehane, 7.23.2008
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The show, which is expected to draw some 30,000 professionals from across the computer graphics, animation, gaming and Web design industries, strikes a unique balance between academic pursuits and the commercial interests of exhibitors.
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A New Day at the Weather Channel
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Cable network unveils new hi-def facility
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by Claudia Kienzle, 7.09.2008
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One year and $60 million dollars after the official groundbreaking ceremony, The Weather Channel’s state-of-the-art HD facility set a new benchmark for hi-def weather programming 26 years after it pioneered the first 24x7 weather cable network in 1982.
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Airing Classics in HD Creates Challenges
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It’s not just ‘put ’em up and play ’em’ anymore
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by James E. O'Neal, 7.09.2008
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Aside from the obvious scratches and gate weave problems associated from older footage, one of the biggest concerns in readying film for repurposing is keeping the colors true.
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Changing the BAS Transition Game Plan
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FCC proposes dropping ‘Top 30 Markets’ rule and other requirements
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by Robin Berger, 7.09.2008
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The FCC is soliciting comments on a timetable and market-by-market approach for introducing the newly defined takeover and new operational requirements to facilitate the entry of MSS operators into the 2 GHz band.
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My Return to OTA
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A broadcast engineer goes ‘back to the future’
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by Dane Ericksen, 7.09.2008
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After almost 20 years of cable TV, I decided that it was finally time to return to over the air.
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Wimbledon in HD Crosses the Pond
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NBC carrying BBC’s hi-def feed of tennis’ premier event
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by Susan Ashworth, 6.25.2008
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Marking the 40-year anniversary of working with the BBC on Wimbledon, this year NBC will pick up high-definition coverage of the action on Centre Court and Court 1, and will also showcase upconverted standard-definition coverage of the remaining matches.
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Beyond the Box
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CE manufacturers to hide upgradeable middleware inside sets
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by John Merli, 6.25.2008
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Earlier this month Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, ADB, Digeo and Intel all formally signed a comprehensive agreement with America’s six largest cable firms, including Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, Charter, Bright House and Cablevision to develop technology compliant with CableLab’s tru2way technology that could eventually lead to the demise of the cable set top box.
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