Waterman Broadcasting Taps Chyron

Graphics upgraded in South Florida

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: May 15, 2008
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Fort Myers, Fla.-based Waterman Broadcasting is upgrading the graphics at its three stations with six Chyron HyperX 2 systems, according to the Melville, N.Y. vendor. Waterman also took two Camio news graphics management systems and the company’s new election package.

Waterman is deploying the systems at WBBH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Fort Myers, and WZVN-TV, the ABC affil in Naples that Waterman runs via a local marketing agreement.

Waterman’s third station, WVIR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Charlottesville, Va., started originating its local news in hi-def as of mid-April.

News

Rentrak has announced it has signed a long-term TV measurement deal with Waterman Broadcasting, which is based in Fort Myers, Fla.

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News

The broadcast group is using several Chyron HyperX2 systems, CAMIO news graphics management and the company’s Election Package at WBBH-TV and WZVN-TV.

Equipment

ChyronHego has announced it is supplying Florida-based Waterman Broadcasting with a complete suite of upgrades for BlueNet graphics workflow for the broadcasters main control room.

News

Waterman Broadcasting has bought JVC’s GY-HD250 ProHD cameras for the station’s ABC affiliate, WZVN-TV in Fort Myers, Fla. They will be the station’s primary studio cameras.

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Miscellaneous

Back in December 2006, Waterman Broadcasting, which owns WBBH-TV (NBC) in Fort Myers, FL, WVIR-TV (NBC) in Charlottesville, VA, and has a Local Management Agreement with Montclair Communications’ WZVN-TV (ABC) in Fort Myers, supplemented its ENG production with JVC’s GY-HD100 ProHD cameras.