Toronto-based CHUM Television said it has placed a "significant order" for SD and HD conversion, processing, and control and monitoring equipment from Harris Corp. to support the Canadian broadcaster's latest HD initiative. CHUM Television's Citytv plans to begin broadcasting its Toronto morning show, "Breakfast Telev

Toronto's Dome Productions has chosen the Harris Corp. Leitch HD conversion portfolio for its new mobile production unit. The sale includes the Harris Leitch X75 multiple path converter/synchronizer that provides simultaneous up-, down- and cross conversion, a variety of modules in the Leitch NEO XHD series, and t

An component of the transition is Harris for SD and HD conversion, processing, and control and monitoring equipment to support the HD initiative.

The XHD-3903 is the world's first HDTV converter available with built-in 3 Gbps 1080p 50/59.94 processing and conversion capabilities and says the XHD-3903 provides a future-proof upgrade path for HD, according to the company.

The XHD-3903 is the world’s first HDTV converter available with built-in 3 Gbps 1080p 50/59.94 processing and conversion capabilities and says the XHD-3903 provides a future-proof upgrade path for HD, according to the company.

Mississippi Education Broadcasting Television, an eight-station public television network, ordered $3.2 million in transmission equipment from Harris Corp.'s Broadcast Communication Division to aid the network's transition to digital broadcasting. The public television network bought a Platinum CD VHF digital transmit

“This year saw the purchase of a lot of new gear—studio cameras, video switcher, graphics generator and weather presentation—and AJA’s FS1 converter is the glue that keeps all of that working together,” said Carl Guffey, director of engineering at WDBJ.

CHUM Television, a Canadian media company and content provider, recently acquired licenses to add five new national specialty channels to its lineup, which already includes popular offerings such as Citytv, MuchMusic, Bravo, Space, Star, MuchMoreMusic and CP24.