GERALD M. WALKER

The Hospital, a production studio in the heart of Covent Garden, is out to prove that broadcasters and commercial producers are ready to adopt hi-def.

This process allows changes in the NRCS to be reflected immediately on-screen.

A top the agenda at IBC2001, interactive television (iTV) is not only a hot topic, but also a growing reality in Europe and Japan.

Several papers at the IBC2003 Conference confirmed that progress of moving to IT-based solutions is being made, and research is continuing to refine the process.

Although critics have pointed out that reality programming is not really real, audiences have made this television format a real hit. Hand-held cameras

Posting attendance numbers like those of the plush pre-9/11 years, NAB2004 was awash in high-definition production systems. From the pre-opening press