Global Television selects Calrec for audio upgrade at regional news centers
Canada’s second-largest broadcaster will install three Hydra audio networking systems and six Omega consoles with Bluefin in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary....
KMOV turns to Chyron graphics as part of its local HD news transition
The station has incorporated a variety of Chyron technology, including two HD/SD-switchable HyperX2 graphics systems, into its workflow for HD news production....
Canal Overseas relies on Wohler closed-captioning encoder, decoder
The Paris-based broadcaster is using the HDCC-200A HD/SD-SDI closed-captioning bridge....
Genesis Networks unveils SABER hybrid satellite, fiber service
The new occasional-use service offers broadcasters HD transmission services worldwide....
FX Group introduces line of ‘green’ news sets
Dubbed EcoFX Green Sets, the new offering is the result of months of collaboration between multiple FX departments....
SPACECONNECTION acquires occasional-use services of 5DTV
The acquisition will allow SPACECONNECTION to deliver enhanced satellite capacity and customer service....
RTNDA protests commission’s Enhanced Disclosure Order
The association has joined station owners and other organizations in objecting to the FCC’s new Enhanced Disclosure Order that it says will place a heavy regulatory reporting burden on broadcasters....
Harris to support new joint LG-Samsung proposal for mobile DTV standard
Harris this week said it would supply a mobile digital TV transmission platform for the North American mobile digital television transmission standard proposed Wednesday by LG Electronics and Samsung. ...
Sony unveils new UWP series UHF wireless mics
The new systems are designed for stable audio reception and interference-free multichannel operation in newsgathering applications....
Shining Technology introduces Beetle camera-mountable converter
Beetle converts the most widely used analog video signals to and from digitized professional FireWire DV signals....
Harris gets Saudi contract for two new TV facilities
The new facility includes two HD studio control rooms for production and daily live broadcasting....
Snell & Wilcox integrates Kahuna with Omnibus Columbus automation
Directed by a newsroom computer system, Columbus automatically drives on-air events via the Kahuna switcher....
Al-Watan TV to deploy tapeless HD newsroom
The Kuwait City-based station will rely on the Dalet News Suite platform to provide a fully integrated newsroom and tapeless news production system....
Omaha station delivers 3-D traffic maps to ease viewers’ commutes
KETV is relying on the Beat the Traffic reporting system to create 3-D animated maps that include current road speeds, traffic incidents and travel times....
SPJ to hold seminars for citizen journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists will conduct seminars in Chicago, Los Angeles and Greensboro, NC, over the next two months to equip citizen journalists with basic reporting knowledge and a sense of journalism ethics....
