David Austerberry
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Portuguese soccer club builds TV channel with VSN
By David Austerberry published
Benfica TV has commissioned a complete HD system consisting of news production, master control and digital archive.

New technology helps directors meet the demands of sports
By David Austerberry published
While TV audiences may be migrating to online and mobile entertainment, one area where television excels is the live event, specifically sports. One of

2010 FIFA World Cup
By David Austerberry published
Every four years, football teams from 32 nations compete for the Fration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. This major sporting

Portable HD storage
By David Austerberry published
Video acquisition is fast becoming tapeless, as camcorder manufacturers move toward alternative media formats. The optical disk, solid-state drive and

PlayBox to show NewsAir NRCS at IBC2009
By David Austerberry published
NewsAir complements the AirBox playout system with a suite of newsroom tools for a smaller newsroom

IPV to introduce data aggregation engine
By David Austerberry published
The company will launch its Teragator metadata aggregation tool, which promises to help broadcasters maximize assets through quality-managed media access and organized browse and search, at IBC2009.

Orange County updates with PlayBox playout
By David Austerberry published
The Florida county government station has updated two channels with PlayBox playout systems based on AirBox servers

Multiviewers need a router
By David Austerberry published
Strath Goodship of Miranda talks discusses the purchase of NVISION and how it complements Miranda’s products
Marquis integrates Medway with SeaChange
By David Austerberry published
The integration provides broadcasters with greater flexibility for building HD workflows with support for Avid DNxHD

Ole Miss chooses Broadcast Pix Slate integrated production system
By David Austerberry published
The University of Mississippi is using a Slate 2M/E switcher to provide polished coverage of home sports events with just three full-time staffers
ScheduALL bucks trends with revenue growth
By David Austerberry published
Broadcasters and post-production houses are looking to maximize their use of resources

CBS Entertainment news migrates to HD production, playout with Grass Valley K2 HD servers
By David Austerberry published
Hybrid linear and nonlinear editing gets shows to air fast and in multiple versions

Ramar Communications integrates eight channels of master control
By David Austerberry published
The broadcaster has installed a multichannel system to support seven TV stations in the southwest United States.
A broadcaster's perspective on NAB
By David Austerberry published
Clyde Smith of Turner Broadcasting talks about the company’s goals for the upcoming show
TMD to focus on maximizing efficiency at NAB
By David Austerberry published
Broadcast operations can increase throughput and substantially reduce errors with the Mediaflex workflow engine
Marquis parks files for Avid, FCP
By David Austerberry published
The new Medway application eases file archiving and exchange for Apple Final Cut and Avid NLEs
Video Technics, Comprompter introduce NewsFlow Complete
By David Austerberry published
The joint solution provides for a complete file-based news production from script to air for small to midmarket stations

EVS opens new office, launches Blueline brand
By David Austerberry published
Blueline systems for live sports are differentiated from new Silverline products for studio production, which includes the recently launched XS server and Insio
Scaling beyond SAN
By David Austerberry published
Much of the evolution of file storage in the broadcast environment has taken place on an ad-hoc basis. The island of production graphics, news and editing

Centralcasting revisited
By David Austerberry published
As fiber costs fall and greater capacities and more routers become available, it’s time to take a fresh look at centralcasting.
HD and the pursuit of picture quality
By David Austerberry published
In the UK, there has been much talk in the last week of HD bit rates. During a consumer feedback program, the BBC's head of HD answered a complaint that
Ericsson becomes broadcast service provider
By David Austerberry published
TV4 Sweden has outsourced playout services to the managed service provider.

Studio production recording
By David Austerberry published
The mainstay of television programming is the studio production game shows, magazine shows and talent shows all based on a multicamera shoot, with a live
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