Trompeter Electronics receives U.S. patent for mini BNC connector
The U.S. Patent Office recently awarded the company the patent for its miniature BNC, which is being used in the broadcast industry for HD applications....
Kulabyte announces Express GreenStream encoding appliances
Express GreenStream uses Kulabyte’s TimeSlice video encoding technology to deliver two-pass VBR qualities in live encoding and streaming environments....
NVIDIA offers new Quadro graphics cards with video production features
The Quadro FX 5600 SDI and Quadro FX 4600 SDI graphics cards feature eight-, 10- and 12-bit uncompressed SDI output in SD, HD or 2K formats....
On2 Technologies, RipCode deliver two-pass appliance-based encoding
RipCode’s new high-capacity video transcoding appliance supports multiplatform content creation and cross-platform services for On2 TrueMotion VP6....
Iowa Public TV adds SSL C100 HD consoles
The public broadcaster added the digital broadcast mixing consoles to support its transition to HD....
AJA leaps on new Apple Leopard Mac OS
The company’s Mac video solutions will let users take full advantage of the new Apple operating system....
DataDirect Network, Vizrt team up on MAM, nearline solution
The companies demonstrated the media asset management and nearline storage solution during IBC2007....
Avid, Masstech Group ink product licensing deal
The integration of Avid Technology’s editing workgroups with Masstech Group’s media lifecycle management solution is designed to produce workflow efficiencies....
Chicago Tribune embraces video camcorder
Chicago’s largest daily newspaper is putting two Canon XH A1 HD camcorders to work gathering still images for the print edition and video for online coverage. ...
Lamb to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
The C-SPAN president and CEO will receive the honor during a Nov. 5 White House ceremony....
HD-equipped U.S. households top 15 million, Nielsen says
New figures from the Nielsen Company show about a 2.8 million household disparity between those with the ability to view HD and those receiving an HD channel....
KBCI improves news production efficiency, workflow
The Boise, ID, station has worked in a new newsroom production environment since June....
Quantel Zoning brings distant news centers closer together for TV 2
The approach has given Norway’s TV 2 the speed and access to data it needs to maintain an efficient workflow regardless of distance....
San Diego broadcasters improvise, cooperate to cover wildfires
San Diego stations proved to be resourceful in maintaining live field coverage of the wildfires despite adversity. ...
Fifty-one percent of BAS licensees complete contracts with Sprint Nextel, Degitz says
Speaking at a conference this week, Sprint Nextel’s Mike Degitz also said that the first major market in the country is expected to complete its digital retuning tomorrow. ...
