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Selections From Current Issue:
June 25, 2008
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 Wimbledon in HD Crosses the Pond
NBC carrying BBC’s hi-def feed of tennis’ premier event
Marking the 40-year anniversary of working with the BBC on Wimbledon, this year NBC will pick up high-definition coverage of the action on Centre Court and Court 1, and will also showcase upconverted standard-definition coverage of the remaining matches.
by Susan Ashworth
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Beyond the Box
CE manufacturers to hide upgradeable middleware inside sets
Earlier this month Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, ADB, Digeo and Intel all formally signed a comprehensive agreement with America’s six largest cable firms, including Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, Charter, Bright House and Cablevision to develop technology compliant with CableLab’s tru2way technology that could eventually lead to the demise of the cable set top box.
by John Merli
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Fox News Goes Tapeless
Network’s news and business channels install end-to-end digital workflow
While the network could have chosen to go tapeless in a piecemeal manner as other networks had done, it decided to go tapeless end-to-end.
by Craig Johnston
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Disks Still Drive Video Storage
Solid-state flash memory broadcast servers on the horizon
Broadcasters wanting the most cutting-edge solutions for digital video storage can consider emerging solid state “flash” memory systems for professional use, but spinning disk drives and digital tape remain the most cost-effective solutions for most operations today.
by Ken Freed
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The Big Picture: Frank Beacham
NBC, Microsoft Raise The ‘Broadcast Flag’
In a remarkable case of viewer “gotcha,” NBC and Microsoft were recently caught red-handed playing footloose with the broadcast flag.
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Digital TV: Charles W. Rhodes
Addressing Interference Problems Using FAAF
In the April 2, 2008, issue of TV Technology, I proposed a solution to DTV reception problems. This proposal could address interference problems including interference from unlicensed transmitters operating on “vacant” broadcast TV channels and weak signal problems. I call this a Frequency Agile Active Filter (FAAF).
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Count on IT
We Need to Talk About SOA
It doesn’t matter what technologies we apply to get our systems to communicate more efficiently if they aren’t passing the right information to achieve our business goals.
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Tuning In: Gary Arlen
Where Are They Watching? And Who Are ‘They’?
Far more teenagers watch video on TV sets than on computers—for now.
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