Mark J. Pescatore
Mark J. Pescatore, Ph.D., is the content director of Systems Contractor News. He has been writing about Pro AV industry for more than 20 years. Previously, he spent more than eight years as the editor of Government Video magazine. During his career, he's produced and hosted two podcasts focused on the professional video marketplace, taught more than a dozen college communication courses, co-authored the book Working with HDV, and co-edited two editions of The Guide to Digital Television.
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Opinion Pro AV history can’t keep pace with technology’s future

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Content director Mark J. Pescatore was at the Magic Kingdom when portions of this year’s parade footage were shot

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ASG today announced Steve Young joined the company to direct business operations and organizational development for the company’s systems integration business.

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Frost Cutlery produces 16 hours of its program, “Cutlery Corner Network,” each week on its Broadcast Pix integrated production system.

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In July, Open Signal: Portland Community Media Center upgraded the lighting grid in its main studio with 30 Brightline L1.2 SeriesONE LED fixtures.

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Michael Hession has joined leading media technology and engineering firm Advanced Systems Group (ASG) to manage business and financial operations.

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WFIE, the NBC affiliate in Evansville, Ind. (DMA #103), is using its JVC ProHD Studio 4000S live sports production and streaming studio to produce breaking news and local sports coverage for the web.

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Cobalt Digital has promoted Kyle Wilken to vice president of firmware. Wilken joined the company in 2013 as a senior FPGA engineer, and was previously promoted in 2015.

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Cobalt Digital has signed a master distributor agreement with Plura MEA for sales and support in the Middle East and Africa region.

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Weigel Broadcasting Co. is using Cobalt Digital’s 9922-FS-DSP to provide microservices for EAS local insertion and CALM compliance for its terrestrial stations.

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Cobalt Digital is pleased to announce the appointment of Ciro Noronha, Ph.D., as executive vice president of engineering.

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Broadcast Pix will be showing the BPswitch broadcast and streaming software toolset at NAB Show New York (Booth N923) on Oct. 16-17, 2019, at the Javits Center.

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Cobalt Digital will showcase its new 9992-DEC Series of HEVC/AVC/MPEG-2 decoders at NAB Show New York Oct. 16-17, 2019, at the Javits Center.

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Houston Community College has launched a new podcast studio built around three JVC KY-PZ100 robotic PTZ cameras and the ProHD Studio 4000 live production studio.
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