Max Media Relies on Utah Scientific to Expand Master Control to Cover 12 Montana Stations

Utah Scientific today announced that Max Media has expanded its innovative HD centralcasting system based on a UTAH-400 routing switcher and UTAH MC-400 master control switcher to cover 12 Fox and ABC stations serving six Montana markets. The system, one of the largest anywhere based on Utah Scientific equipment, is located in Missoula.

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Harris Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Results

Broadcast Communications

Orders in the fourth quarter were $127 million, up sequentially by 18 percent compared with $108 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Orders were down 29 percent compared with $179 million in the prior-year quarter.

Fourth quarter revenue in the Broadcast Communications segment was $130 million, a 25 percent decline compared with $174 million in the prior-year quarter, but was about flat compared with $132 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Operating loss in the fourth quarter was $257 million. Non-GAAP operating loss was $2 million and excludes the $256 million non-cash, pre-tax charge for impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, but includes $8 million in charges for cost-reduction actions. Operating income was $8 million in the prior-year quarter and $2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.
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Albiral Display Solutions Presents Multiviewers at IBC 2009 – Booth No. 9.E35

During IBC 2009, Albiral will show the prototypes of its new Eyepreview product range, consisting in Multiviewer monitors for 3Gbps, HD, SD and analog inputs (DVI as an option). With a maximum number of 16 inputs, this product range will be available up to 65”.
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IPV Installs SpectreView Browse Solution at European Commission to Support New Archive System

IPV, a global leader and largest independent supplier of low bit-rate, frame-accurate video technology to the broadcast and professional video sectors, today announced that its has installed its SpectreView browse solution at the European Commission (EC) to provide easy desktop access to incoming feeds and archive media at the Commission’s base in Brussels.
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Linear Acoustic Audio Processing Resolves Loudness Issues – Manage Dolby Metadata for South Korea’s Qook TV

Linear Acoustic, announced that its advanced loudness management and monitoring technology is being used by QOOK TV, formerly MegaTV, an HD IPTV service provided by Korea Telecom, South Korea’s main telecom operator.

QOOK TV is using the Linear Acoustic AERO.air™ 10-channel transmission loudness manager with Dolby Digital (AC-3) encoding and the LAMBDA professional digital audio and metadata monitor with Dolby E/AC-3 decoding to correct loudness during its live and video-on-demand broadcasting services to South Korean audiences.

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Grass Valley Deploys Facility-Wide Playout SAN Based on New K2 Summit Media Server at SBS Netherlands

The Netherlands division of SBS/ ProSiebenSat.1 Group is upgrading its entire content playout platform to handle and distribute high-definition content with a new investment in a storage area network (SAN) based on Grass Valley K2 Summit server technology. The ongoing migration project will debut on air in Q4 2009.

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Registration Opens for Worship Facilities Conference & Expo Charlotte

Pastors, Tech Directors and Facilities Teams Representing Hundreds of Churches Expected at Exclusive Conference Featuring Tools and Technology for House of Worship Industry

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Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2009-2013 forecast

Purchase Report

Over the next five years, digital technologies will become increasingly widespread across all segments of entertainment & media (E&M) as the digital migration continues to expand according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2009-2013.

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2009 WFX New Product Awards – Presented by Church Production and Worship Facilities magazines

WFX announces the 2009 WFX New Product Awards, presented by Church Production Magazine and Worship Facilities Magazine.

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Vizrt Unveils Viz Multichannel 2.5 Channel Branding Software

New Release Adds Integration with Vizrt’s Viz Ticker3D, Multi-language Support, and a New Settings User Interface

Vizrt announces that Viz Multichannel 2.5—the lastest version of its powerful channel branding software—will be unveiled during the company’s invitation-only “Amsterdam Sessions,” held from September 10th-15th in the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam.

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