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| (12.26.01) |
Survivor 2002: TV
Technology’s Resident Prognosticator Finds Bright Spots in
His Static-Filled Crystal Ball, by Frank Beacham
In our last New Year’s column we predicted a serious shakeout
of over-hyped technologies. It happened all right... big time. Now
what?
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| (12.12.01) |
From Broadcast to MicroCast:
Weather Gets Personal, by Patty Gaul
One of the most important facets of news is weather – and
television stations have invested heavily in the branding of their
station’s forecasting tools and personnel. |
| (12.12.01) |
HDNet: Cracking the Chicken/Egg
Problem, by Claudia Kienzle
While there’s been great debate over whether broadcasters can
find a compelling, viable business case for HDTV, HDNet is going forward
full-speed to make it work. |
| (12.12.01) |
A Kinder, Cheaper DTV
Transition, by Sanjay Talwani
Now that the FCC has relaxed some rules and deadlines of the digital
buildout, commercial broadcasters must decide whether to transmit
a full-power digital signal by the May 2002 deadline or get started
with lower-cost, lower-power signals and risk getting left behind. |
| (12.06.01) |
Big Shoes for Today’s
Broadcast Engineers, by Troy Pennington
Perhaps now more than ever, the technical members of our
profession are intricately involved with the issues that challenge
the survival of this industry we so cherish. The broadcast engineer’s
role today is crucial in keeping our stations and production facilities
solvent and competitive.
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| (11.28.01) |
Capturing History at Ground
Zero, by Michael Hedrick
In the days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, television
viewers saw images of rescue workers at "Ground Zero"
– the site of the massive destruction wrought when the Twin
Towers and other buildings collapsed.
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| (11.28.01) |
DBS Merger Touts Sky-High
Services, by Sanjay Talwani
The proposed merger of the two leading U.S. satellite TV providers
could bring a new wave of services for consumers: inexpensive high-speed
Internet, more local-into-local offerings, more HDTV ¾ all
with nationwide price caps to ensure the new mega-DBS company doesn’t
gouge cable-free rural America.
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| (11.28.01) |
AOL Time Warner Seeks Interactive
Pot of Gold, by Peter J. Brown
How well is the AOL Time Warner merger unfolding? In other words,
are the two cultures blending together in relative harmony?
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| (11.14.01) |
Monitoring
Streams and Waves, by Claudia Kienzle
Compared to NTSC, DTV broadcasting requires many more devices
for test and measurement. Besides conventional waveform monitors
and vectorscopes for monitoring video quality, broadcasters also
need devices that will analyze the transport stream...
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| (11.14.01) |
Industries Battling for
the Future of Set-Top Boxes, by Sanjay Talwani
The cable industry says it’s taking the initiative to get
cable set-top boxes (STBs) onto retail shelves, where consumers
would have a choice of models and features.
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| (11.14.01) |
Getting
New York Back on the Air, by Patty Gaul
The terrorist attacks that caused the collapse of the World
Trade Center towers in New York City on the morning of Sept. 11
marked the beginning of several unforgettable weeks for Don Carpenter,
technical support engineering manager at Harris, and the engineers
at Harris’ Broadcast Communications division.
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| (10.31.01) |
Videophones' Toughest
Test, by Sanjay Talwani
As the world digs in for a war with evasive enemies and an indefinite
timeline, news organizations are clamoring to get their people and
equipment to the world’s hot spots. |
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(10.31.01)
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Kewazinga Brings "Holodeck"
To Broadcast Sports, by Walter Schoenknecht
Extreme skateboarders and BMX bikers appear to hover in mid-air,
while home viewers’ vantage points slowly rotate around the acrobatic
athletes. |
| (10.31.01) |
Video Over Copper Gains
Traction, by Peter J. Brown
Digital video compression ¾ key to the success of telco TV
services ¾ is getting a big boost from Harmonic Inc. |
| (10.17.01) |
Armstrong’s Legacy
Lingers in New York, by Frank Beacham
"Armstrong was technically brilliant. Many of his ideas
were truly great. He came up with solutions that others of us would
not have considered." – Renville McMann
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| (10.03.01) |
WTC Tragedy
Rewrites Broadcast History, by Frank Beacham
In a frightening instant -- punctuated with an eerie funnel of
black smoke on a clear September morning -- New York City's skyline
changed forever and with it did the history of broadcasting. |
| (05.10.01) |
TV
Technology STAR 2001 Awards
Winners of the second-annual TV Technology STAR Awards ran the
gamut – from graphics applications to wireless mics. Selected
for their ingenuity and exceptional offerings, we’d like to
congratulate the following 14 companies.
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| (04.30.01) |
FCC
Chairman Skeptical of What Future Holds for Terrestrial TV, by Jonathan
R. Pegg
The shrinking number of Americans who rely on terrestrial delivery
of TV signals is bringing into question its value to the viewing
public and the government, according to FCC Chairman Michael Powell.
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| (04.25.01) |
Understanding CRM is Easy,
Measuring Is Not , by Jonathan R. Peggs
As financial institutions scramble to attract and retain customers
in a fiercely competitive market, many are eagerly looking to customer
relationship management (CRM) initiatives and technologies to give
them an edge. |
| (04.06.01) |
Ways
to Maximize Tower Vertical Real Estate, by Dan Barton, Andrew Corporation
With 1,600 television stations simulcasting both NTSC and DTV until
their final conversion to digital, there is a great demand for premium
vertical real estate to optimize the placement of their antennas.
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| (01.25.01) |
AFRTS, SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA
PROVIDE SUPER BOWL COVERAGE TO U.S. WORLDWIDE
Nothing can make a guard stationed in cold, remote Antarctica
feel more at home than a live look at the Super Bowl in warm, sunny
Tampa, Fla.
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| (01.17.01) |
SGI Serves up Video
with a Twist, by Bob Kovacs
If you’ve seen a movie with animation or special effects lately,
chances are you’ve seen Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) products
at work. |
| (10.18.00) |
Test Your Safety
IQ, by John Premack
The recent rash of mishaps involving contact between ENG masts and
overhead electrical wires makes it chillingly clear that safety
is everyone’s business.
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