Nautel to Deploy Three 300kW NX Series Transmitters in Turkey

Nautel today announced that the company has been awarded the contract for deployment of three NX300 high power MW transmitters for the Turkish Radio - Television Corporation (TRT).

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WEGENER Teams with ViaSat to Support Video Multicasts over VSAT Network

Wegener Corporation, a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced the operation of live video broadcasts on a VSAT network from ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT), showing compatibility of WEGENER’s video overlay solution for VSAT networks. VSAT networks provide bandwidth efficient solutions for distributing interactive IP data between thousands of data centers, retail locations, corporate LANS, schools, the Internet, and home offices. Using standard ViaSat LinkStar® uplink and downlink equipment WEGENER added live high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video streams to a VSAT network traditionally used to transmit data files. Artifact-free video was successfully decoded by the WEGENER SMD 515 IPTV set top box.
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NAB 2008 Marks Official Release of VIZRT’s VIZ QUATTRO Next Generation Clip and Still Store

The new Viz Quattro from Vizrt will make its official debut at NAB 2008 (SL4805) in Las Vegas this April. Viz Quattro is an enabling feature that bridges the graphics and the video workflows. It is a breakthrough solution that enables an operator to create fully animated graphics containing multiple videos from a single desktop interface.

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DEV Systemtechnik introduces signal transmission devices for high frequency ranges

DEV’s latest distribution amplifiers, DEV 281x and DEV 285x, support the high performance requirements of frequency ranges which are, for instance, used in military applications. The devices are optionally available with a different operating voltage (-36 to -60V DC instead of AC).

http://www.broadcastequipmentguide.com/devsystemtechnik_02_28_08.php

University of Oregon School of Journalism Selects Broadcast Pix Slate 1000 Switcher to Produce Live News Program

Broadcast Pix today announced that the University of Oregon, School of Journalism and Communications, has installed a Broadcast Pix Slate 1000 switcher. System integrator Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) worked with Broadcast Pix and the University to set up the Slate 1000 in the school’s television studio at the Chambers Electronic Media Center. That is where students enrolled in the Electronic Media program attend production classes and produce a daily five minute newscast as well as a weekly live half hour news program called, “Oregon News.” The live newscast airs locally on area cable systems.

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IABM appoints Roger Stanwell as Chief Executive Officer

The IABM, the organisation that represents broadcast and media technology suppliers worldwide, has announced that as of 10th March 2008, Roger Stanwell will take over the leadership of the association.

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Triveni Digital’s New StreamScope™ EM-40 Enables Real-Time Enterprisewide Service Quality Assurance

Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics (LGE), today announced the release of the StreamScope™ Enterprise Monitor (EM-40), an enterprisewide service quality assurance solution that enables proactive, real-time, service-based response in maintaining the integrity of transport streams. Targeted to the needs of broadcasters, cable operators, service providers, and IPTV networks, the EM-40 oversees a fleet of StreamScope units that continuously detect, localize, analyze, and isolate faults using a predefined set of rules. By giving users full remote analysis capabilities for any monitored stream, the EM-40 significantly reduces customer downtime and complaint-response costs.

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KTRV-TV Lowers Operational Costs with Sundance Digital FastBreak NXT Automation System

Sundance Digital, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) and an award-winning provider of high-performance television automation solutions, today announced that KTRV-TV, owned by Block Communications and the Fox affiliate for the Boise, Idaho market recently completed an upgrade to broadcast operations by installing a FastBreak® NXT Automation™ package enabling the station to increase operating efficiencies and decrease downtime associated with tape based playback.

http://www.broadcastequipmentguide.com/sundance_02_28_08.php

Concern is mounting that South Africa might miss the deadline to have a fully functioning digital broadcasting system in time for the Soccer World Cup in 2010…

Concern is mounting that South Africa might miss the deadline to have a fully functioning digital broadcasting system in time for the Soccer World Cup in 2010…
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HITACHI PUSHES THE PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE OF ITS NEWEST HDTV STUDIO & FIELD PRODUCTION CAMERA MODEL SK-HD100

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. announced substantial performance and features additions to the SK-HD1000; it’s newest HDTV studio and field production camera.

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